Tuesday, May 7, 1996 Rush to convict overlooks basic Constitutional rightsBy Brian J. Hicks In "Lenient criminal justice system in need of reform" (May 6), A. Aanand Patel displays an incredible lack of understanding and respect for the constitutional due process rights of criminal defendants, as well as a failure to comprehend the realities of […]
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Should south campus secede from college ‘union’?
Tuesday, May 7, 1996 Let North and South Campus relax and enjoy UCLA With the recent sweep of this year’s undergraduate elections by the Students First! "party," I was reminded of the virtual Republican sweep of the national elections in 1860, which caused the Southern states to secede from the Union. In truth, the election […]
Next year’s student government how they should lead the way (and whom to invite)
Tuesday, May 8, 1996 By Darrin Hurwitz The scene in Westwood Plaza early last Friday morning was almost surreal. In the middle of the night, about 300 students, divided by slate, ideology and background, stood apart, chanting, dancing, singing and crying. As the election results were read, as it became clear that one slate would […]
Inaccurate criticism misses mark of real target
Tuesday, May 7, 1996 By Todd Harris Darrin Hurwitz’s April 22 Viewpoint ("Republican Leader Misleading") was itself not only misleading but grossly inaccurate. As a UCLA alum, my advice to Hurwitz is to check the facts before he begins writing as they have a nasty habit of getting žn the way of his point. Let’s […]
There¹s an ass in every crowd
Tuesday, May 7, 1996 What do you do when some guys just won’t quit? I love being a woman. I look forward to having a child as much as I do to publishing my first book. But sometimes I just wish I had a penis and two testicles. Maybe then I’d get some respect. I […]
Hate speech has no place on our campus
Tuesday, May 7, 1996 By Nathaniel Wyckoff I found your front page article, "Speakers challenge limits of campus free speech" (May 2) to be highly disturbing, and I therefore feel it necessary to respond. The Hebrew Israelites, the subject of Thursday’s article, are nothing but racists and anti-Semites. No person who values the Western notion […]
Clarifying UCLA’s role in L.A. education program
Monday, May 6, 1996 Article fails to clearly state part campus will play in reform projectBy Tobi Inlender We at the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies feel compelled to clarify and correct information in the Daily Bruin’s lead story Thursday, May 1, about the Los Angeles Education Alliance for Restructuring Now (LEARN) program […]