Tuesday, April 16, 1996 Selective, inaccurate use of historical facts rampant in Guerin-Gonzales’ letterBy William J. Upton-Knittle P. Joseph Goebbels would be proud of Professor Camille Guerin-Gonzales, who used a number of his techniques in her letter ("R-E-S-P-E-C-T," April 5) which, at the very least, smells of racism. She begins by combining the infamous beatings […]
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Letters
Tuesday, April 16, 1996Quit whining Editor: "We need a union! We don’t get enough benefits," moan the pathetic so-called graduate students at UCLA. Listen up, kiddies (an appropriate term for whiners, I believe), grad studenthood is supposed to be a TEMPORARY state of being. What this means is that it is a) not a career, […]
Reaching for Change
Tuesday, April 16, 1996 Students should not expect immediate curricula evolutionBy Avi Green April has finally come with spring warmth, the occasional flower and, for thousands of high school seniors across the country, letters from university admissions departments bearing acceptances or rejections. Students arriving soon for tours of Columbia University are in for a surprise. […]
UCLA explorer takes whirlwind tour of Bruindom
Tuesday, April 16, 1996 Journey highlights anomalies lingering in Royce’s shadow Two quarters of Bruindom unequivocally qualify me as a seasoned explorer of the UCLA campus. Just as Christopher Columbus traveled the world and wrote a descriptive journal of his travels, so have I written the below column detailing the peculiar idiosyncrasies, vagaries and miscellaneous […]
Letters
Tuesday, April 16, 1996Caring counts Editor: Please permit me to relate an incident which occurred on your campus Monday evening, April 1. I had driven from downtown Los Angeles in the pouring rain and arrived at UCLA at approximately 6:00 p.m. for a course on fly fishing. At the end of class, I proceeded to […]
To lie or not to lie: Honesty is best policy
Monday, April 15, 1996 Some fibs benefit others, but Lilliputians teach lesson of societal responsibility Those who never lie or cheat can stop reading. Most likely, we all lie in some way or another. Completely honest individuals tell the truth at all times … even when it causes discomfort. Honest people speak up when their […]
Transfer students struggle down yellow-and-blue brick road
Monday, April 15, 1996 Red tape hassle leaves new Bruin singing, ‘If I only had a reg card’By Eric Stump I am writing to express the hardships one endures as an undergraduate transfer student at UCLA. This is the first I’ve told anyone that I am a transfer student, and my social status has probably […]