Thursday, November 21, 1996 Strike denies education I am troubled by an aspect of the SAGE strike. The individual TAs can strike if they want to, but they should not be encouraging other students not to attend their classes. I find such cries to be disturbing. Isn’t the reason of going to a university to […]
Category Archives: Opinion
University digs its own hole in handling of TAs
Thursday, November 21, 1996 STRIKE: A new plan for apprenticeship is in order to reflect changing societyBy Eddy Lin In response to Chancellor Young’s e-mail info bulletin, I have a little humble opinion of my own. I am currently an undergraduate engineering student, and I find that the situation the university puts itself in is […]
Help ASUCLA with Bruin identity crisis
Thursday, November 21, 1996 BRUINWEAR: Controversy over UCLA mascot paraphernalia sparks many suggestionsHEY BRUINS! To help ASUCLA answer the question: Should "Bearwear" be renamed "Bruinwear," "BruinGear," "BruinCentral" (or anything "Bruin")? as suggested by several recent letter writers to the Daily Bruin (and supported by hundreds of petition signers, including Charles O’Bannon, Jonathan Ogden, Marques Johnson […]
Addwater and Stir cartoon
Thursday, November 21, 1996
Strike not about worker rights
Thursday, November 21, 1996 SAGE/UAW: Graduate employees’ conditions aren’t as bad as believed; a pay cut is not likely to happenBy Gregg Gold I have paid union dues most of my working life (Musicians Union Local 47) and never crossed a picket line until the last strike here at UCLA. This year, I will do […]
Generation Xers cast vote for issues, not political party
Wednesday, November 20, 1996 TRENDS: 1996 election results reveal rise of cross-partisan votingBy Amy Finley In the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 5 presidential election, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Newt Gingrich were both quick to point out that President Clinton’s 49 percent of the popular vote could not be construed as […]
Letters
Wednesday, November 20, 1996Strike means hope for students I have wanted to teach since I was in the third grade. As a TA at UCLA, I have the privilege to get paid for two things I like to do: teach history and study history. I also have the right to join a union in my […]