Wednesday, May 1, 1996 By Romben Aquino A time-honored UCLA tradition became the site of a cheap politically-motivated gimmick. After watching this year’s Spring Sing, it is no longer a secret which slate the Student Alumni Association is endorsing. In a skit between acts, Todd Sargent, a member of the Student Alumni Association (SAA) board […]
Category Archives: Opinion
All things are possible
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 On one of those $5 posters they sell around North Campus, I saw a little African American boy sitting on a basketball in a gym. He was staring off into the air. Only the basketball hoop behind him told you he was in a gym. Bordering this picture were the words, […]
Board member answers allegation
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 By Todd Sargent We have a serious squirrel problem on this campus. As a proud member of the Spring Sing ’96 company (the people who did funny skits between acts) I helped write one skit about this particular campus problem. Apparently some members of the UCLA community are very pro-squirrel and […]
Campaigner clarifies a few issues
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 By Sabrina Smith Would you rather raise your registration fees 75 cents or $750? Seventy-five cents is a small price to pay to two student-run organizations which have been at the forefront of fighting against fee increases and for financial aid. This year, your student government has placed a 75 cent […]
Conflict of interest in campaigning
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 By Todd Sargent USAC election time is here again  and I have one question: Why is the field director (a paid official) of the University of California Students Association (UCSA) campaigning for the Students First! slate at UCLA? This may seem rhetorical, but it is a concern. You see, currently, […]
It’s the last day of elections: Where do you stand?
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 Students First! ignores needs of non-sponsored USAC organizationsThe following viewpoint was submitted on behalf of the Business Investment Society, the Undergraduate Business Society, KLA radio, the Neuroscience Undergraduate Society and Hillel Jewish Student Association. We, the "other" student groups on campus, find the repeated slogan and campaign claim of Students First! […]
It’s the last day of elections: Where do you stand?
Wednesday, May 1, 1996 Students should reform government by ignoring slates, voting randomly By Mike Bourdaa Every year we are subjected to big, ugly campaign signs (as if the green construction fences aren’t enough) and sandwich-boarders trying to shove pins and flyers into our hands, and every year, approximately 80 percent of us choose to […]