Monday, August 5, 1996 Many use government aid to achieve better lives, would be hurt by reformsBy Henry A. Freedman Mention welfare, and you’ll get a strong reaction from Americans. When it comes to welfare, we are a tough-minded, but, interestingly enough, not unsympathetic, nation. While Americans want the system changed, they don’t want to […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Good intentions turn ugly
Monday, August 5, 1996 Aggressive Christianity turns off those it tries to saveThe other day on my lunch break in Westwood, I noticed this girl who I faintly recognized walking towards me with a friend. I smiled and said hello. She stopped, and I thought she was going to going to congratulate me on graduating […]
Health-care reform offers sick solution
Monday, August 5, 1996 Proposed insurance deductibles only hurt consumers in the endBy Gail Shearer Health-care reform should make insurance affordable and accessible for consumers. Unfortunately, Congressional leaders are promoting a "reform" idea that will ultimately price many Americans out of the health insurance market. In their efforts to pass a health care reform bill […]
U.S. helps Britain divide and conquer Irish working class
Monday, August 5, 1996 Northern Ireland must be released from its religious, capitalistic oppression By James Harris and Laura Garza Events in the past weeks in the six counties of Northern Ireland demonstrate why the withdrawal of British troops from the North, the disbanding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), the unification of Ireland and […]
Absence of seat covers angers staff
Sunday, July 28, 1996 Quality time on the john stirs thoughts on UCLA’s funding cutsBy Sharon Levy When I first came to North Campus over a year ago, I experienced a major culture shock: not all buildings on campus have bathrooms equipped with toilet seat covers. You may wonder how I could have worked on […]
Q&A with the Daily Bruin
Sunday, July 28, 1996 Chancellor Tien of UC Berkeley prepares for a new phase of leadershipBy Grace Wen Summer Bruin Senior Staff On July 9, the University of California system lost another leader when Chang-Lin Tien, the Chancellor of Berkeley, announced that he would leave his leadership position no later than June 30, 1997. Tien, […]
Paranoia strikes deep in the heart of a UCLA student
Sunday, July 28, 1996 Squirrels threaten internal breach of campus security Only a few things on this earth truly terrify me: AIDS, spiders, chemistry tests, hairy men in Speedos and squirrels. But out of all of them, I think that squirrels are the worst. I’ll tell you why. There I was, sitting in front of […]