How change allows for a better world Whirlwind tour of decades shows evolution of thinking makes civil rights, medical advances and Nikki possible Wild child bored and sad, Daddy’s little angel you’ve gone mad. Can’t wait, gotta’ escape, life’s too short to hesitate … — M.M. Dear Nikki, Yesterday was your birthday, and I can’t […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Don’t throw away tradition, save the “L” for the children
Don’t throw away tradition, save the "L" for the children Undemocratic change of tradition is threat to Bruin unity as UCLA ritual falls to revisionist trend By Tim Burke and Brian Wachowicz UCLA traditionalists, there is something terribly amiss on today’s Bruin campus! Our grand tradition is on the verge of death, and with it, […]
Letters
Letters Thanks for a snort Editor: Oh my dear God – Christopher Colbath’s "Americans keep on ryding in the free world" (Jan. 30) made me snort most ungraciously, and in public, too. Sook Won Sixth-year Anthropology and history Sins of the fathers Editor: Marlon Jamal Green’s very intriguing column "Chained to Justice" (Jan. 31) argues […]
’94 alumnus remembered by friends as role model
’94 alumnus remembered by friends as role model UCLA, Vietnamese community suffers loss By Mai Pham Tears streamed down my face upon hearing my English professor quote from Boethius: "The desire to do evil may be due to human weakness; but for the wicked to overcome the innocent in the sight of God – that […]
Pre-med blues:
Pre-med blues: beyond MCATs Anxiety, overachievers and o-chem make up week in life of med school hopeful No other collective class of students holds more intrigue and wonder for me than "pre-meds." Chances are, if you aren’t already one, you’ve probably run into a few of them. According to traditional stereotypes, they’re the ones who […]
Letters
Letters Ode to basketball UCLA basketball team: This is Maxie writing to you! I’m an almost 80-year-old alumnus who likes to write letters to our team. (I’ve done so for the past couple of years.) I like the way you have been playing except for the times you lose! You are now starting the last […]
Campus relationship with ROTC should end
Campus relationship with ROTC should end Discrimination practices based on sexual orientation don’t belong at UCLA Today, the university is called to account for its failure to stand by its nondiscrimination policy. The continuing presence of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) on this campus and the probable discharge of Cadet Huong Nguyen illuminate the […]