Category Archives: Opinion

Tuesday, October 8, 1996 DISCRIMINATION: Two members of the Greek system speak out against a recent pamphletBy Adam Lyall and Patrick Strader We are writing this letter in order to address the outrageous attack on the Greek system that was perpetrated during the first week of school. An unknown party researched, printed and secretly distributed […]

Tuesday, October 8, 1996 More students means more security Increased enrollment numbers entitle academic student employees to better job security. We wish to clarify Sept. 27 Viewpoint’s citation of increases in English class-section enrollment caps. An increase in English 80 section caps did, in fact, occur between Winter and Spring 1996; however, the long-term significance […]

Gary L. Bauer is the President of the Family Research Council, a Washington, D.C.-based research and education organization. By Gary Bauer Let’s get a couple of things straight. Defending marriage is not "bigotry." And defending normalcy and tradition is not "extremist." The truly extreme invention of homosexual "marriage" has been conjured up by homosexual activists […]

Barbara Boxer is a U.S. senator for California. By Barbara Boxer September 9, 1996 Regarding the Defense of Marriage Act S.1740. The bill was debated and voted on September 10, 1996 and passed the Senate 85 to 14: When I heard that there was going to be a bill before us called the Defense of […]

Darnell Grisby and Claudia Rodriguez are acting chairs of the Gay and Lesbian Association. By Darnell Grisby and Claudia Rodriguez Once again the Republicans are using divisive tactics in their efforts to win elections. They always target the most vulnerable groups in American society in an effort to rally upright, outstanding, morally-just All-Americans against their […]

Philip Hoskins, a lawyer, earned his B.A. from UCLA in 1961 and subsequently earned an LL.B. in 1964 from UCLA. By Philip Hoskins The House and Senate have passed legislation called the "Defense of Marriage Act," or DOMA. This brilliant piece of strategy was designed to position President Clinton and the Democrats running for Congress […]

By Tabitha Kazabrown Brown Daily Herald Tolerance can be a virtue. America would be a happier place if tolerance were practiced more often. However, a line must be drawn between a desire for tolerance and coercively using government power to enforce tolerance. As Hobbes said, freedom is found in "the silence of the laws." When […]