Thursday, June 6, 1996 What started it all Editor: This is a response to Stephani Crespin’s letter of March 11 ("Better safe than sorry"), in which she expressed frustration with her difficulty in scheduling an appointment for anonymous testing for the HIV virus. She had run into roadblocks both initially in Student Health’s Women’s Health […]
Category Archives: Opinion
A mother’s shadow three lines
Thursday, June 6, 1996 Daughter deals with a parent’s mental illness I’m going to let you inside of me. You can laugh at my experiences if you want, but don’t bother crying or feeling pity. The damage has been done and I will survive. You know how uncomfortable we feel when we see people who […]
Legislation targets legal immigrants
Thursday, June 6, 1996 Bills threatens deporation for use of social servicesBy Levin Sy and Stephanie Wang Congress wants to: *Deny public education to undocumented children. *Restrict legal immigrants’ access to over 60 government programs including job training, Medicaid, public housing, school lunches and FINANCIAL AID. *Deport legal immigrants for using these programs. Although the […]
United States goes far to change unfairness
Thursday, June 6, 1996 Yes, inequality and racism exist, but we do face these issuesBy Mark L. Whittle I must admit, I am not a frequent reader of the Daily Bruin. From time to time, however, I pick up a copy. Last Friday was one of those times. Not much has changed in the campus […]
Letters
Monday, June 3, 1996 The following is an open letter to Chancellor Young. Money’s worth Editor: I am a student paying my own tuition, and I am not able to enroll in the classes I need to graduate. This situation is truly frustrating for a majority of students. The fees are up and the class […]
What does CALPIRG do, what is it?
Monday, June 3, 1996 The organization answers some common questionsThe following was submitted on behalf of the California Student Public Interest Research Group. By Behnaz Pezeshki Although this letter may not be nearly as entertaining as the viewpoint on the Asian penis, it might prove to be just as important. If you have ever wondered […]
Close the growing gap between top and bottom earners
Monday, June 3, 1996 Raise the minimum wage and cut corporate subsidies to reduce wealth inequalityBy Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskel Political leaders and pundits are finally waking up to the growing economic insecurity that more and more Americans are feeling. But do they have any real solutions? To listen to the radio, one would […]