Monday, June 3, 1996 Senior graduates with a new attitude toward future alma mater Politics, politics, politics. It’s the second to last week of another awesome year here at UCLA. So for this week, I’ll spare you from my caustic commentary and stinging criticism of liberals. No hard-line conservative causes this week. No political arguments […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Students shortchanged with association’s restructuring
Thursday, May 30, 1996 Bargaining power, focus on collective interests will be lostBy David E. Lee As a past president of the Graduate Students Association, as well as a former member of the ASUCLA Board of Directors, I’ve been disgusted and saddened by the actions taken to disallow elected student officers from serving on the […]
Hate confrontation in Westwood sparks revelation
Thursday, May 30, 1996 A family’s racist remarks can’t be seen as AmericanBy Glenn K. Oyoung When my girlfriend, Carol, asked me to drop her off at Freddy and Liana’s, the hair salon on Broxton, I sighed. I don’t like being a chauffeur, but so it goes with boyfriendly duty, right? I dropped her off […]
A call to join the struggle
Friday, May 31, 1996 Instances of pain and injustice have inspired action It was a surprise. For the Los Angeles Police Department, anyway. A nondescript truck simply stopped in the middle of the intersection. Two graffiti artists jumped off the truck and sprayed a demand for justice over life-size pictures of the three pro-union housekeepers […]
Q&A with the Daily Bruin
Wednesday, May 29, 1996 Soon-to-be UCLA Prof. Mark Kleiman suggests a more ‘rational’ approachBy Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff Crime and drugs pervade nearly every area of the American consciousness, coming to dominate political campaigns, classroom discussions and the ordinary routines of average Californians. In recent years, a cadre of academic experts on crime […]
Remembering the best times as a UCLA Bruin
Wednesday, May 29, 1996 Out of the blur memorable people, experiences emerge At last, I can see the daylight. After almost four years of monotonous studying, laboring, midterms and finals, the end is near. On June 15 I am scheduled to walk out of this university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology. I […]
Digging up more than one ‘Trial of the Century’
Tuesday, May 28, 1996 Political and social ills lead to dramatic cases in every era Quick! Here’s a test: Who’s the first person you think of when I say "the trial of the century"? If you’re like most Americans, your answer was probably "O.J. Simpson," which is not surprising given the extent to which his […]