Category Archives: Opinion

Monday, April 1, 1996 Coach’s failure to learn from mistakes causes NCAA upsetBy James A. Lebakken John Wooden has said that no one is a loser until they start pointing fingers, but the final score of the game against Princeton is incontrovertible. UCLA lost that Thursday night (March 14) and maybe that indicates a need […]

Monday, April 1, 1996 Loving sacrifices do not jeopardize feminist principlesWhen I get married, I want to take my husband’s last name. Don’t tell me I am giving in to a male-dominated society. Come on, it’s the father’s last name that many women insist they will retain or hyphenate. Besides, love and marriage are not […]

Monday, April 1, 1996Honor Ashe Editor: As a die-hard UCLA tennis fan, and a life-long activist, I humbly submit that the L.A. Tennis Center be renamed the Arthur Ashe L.A. Tennis Center. I believe that a democratic vote of UCLA faculty, staff and students would support this name change. UCLA’s other illustrious tennis alumnus, Jimmy […]

Comm. Board needs vision Diverse, innovative media require funds By Deanna Cherry The Daily Bruin has made the claim that restructuring the Communications Board will threaten student vision and voice ("Comm. Board plan threatens independence," March 11). In fact, the entire movement to restructure the board is grounded in serving students and making their visions […]

It is never too late to return to the ones you love Winter, 1979 "Originally he was from Chihuahua," Uncle Leo began. "Chihuahua’s are little dogs!" I said. "Well it’s also a state in México. It’s near Texas, at least the part our family’s from, ’cause he knew Uncle Robert. Anyway," he continued, "he was […]

Collective sorrow Editor: The religious communities represented at the University Religious Conference at UCLA mourn the tragic deaths of civilians in Israel and decry the use of terror for political purposes by elements of Hamas. Rev. George Grose Academy for Judaic, Christian and Islamic studies Rev. Giles Asbury Canterbury Westwood Rev. David Myler Clinical Pastoral […]

Propositions must be rejected to maintain vital consumer rights By Wesley J. Smith An important decision faces California voters on March 26: whether to allow large corporations and insurance companies, in effect, to buy the California Civil Code. By voting for Propositions 200-202, voters would give these special interests their way. On the other hand, […]