Category Archives: Opinion

Erasing wrong perceptions of AIDS hospices Local facilities provide sincerity, caring and independence for sick By Anita Chun Serenity. That is the first word that came to mind as I walked up the driveway of Chris Brownlie Hospice nestled in the hills of Elysian Park. Beauty. The single word that describes the interior and exterior […]

Letters to the editorWho cares about the pros? Editor:Why is the Don Antonio’s Sports Box section of the sports page always overflowing with statistics on professional sports leagues, with so little attention paid to college sports standings and rankings? The NFL, for example, only plays on weekends and Mondays, and thus, we see the same […]

Letters to the EditorBitter note Editor:I have been a loyal fan of the Daily Bruin for more than two years, and as much as I enjoy reading it, I have found an outstanding discrepancy. I have noticed that in several issues of the Daily Bruin over the past two years, the UCLA Bruin Marching Band […]

Letters to the editor Uninformed consent Editor: Donna Wong’s Daily Bruin article Nov. 14 ("Some question experimentation on disabled psychiatric patients") raised disturbing questions about ongoing anti-psychotic medication experiments conducted by Neuropsychiatric Institute faculty on Unit 45 at Camarillo State Hospital and Developmental Center. This research, funded by a pharmaceutical firm (Janssen), was conducted on […]

Letters to the editor Fresh perspective Editor:I’m writing to praise the first two columns by Thomas Willman that have appeared in the Bruin Arts & Entertainment section. Midway through both the Oct. 31 and Nov. 14 articles, I found myself double-checking the newspaper banner to make sure someone hadn’t slipped a section of the NY […]

Letters to the editor Wounded heart Editor:I have never been to Israel. I have never heard the Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer. I can only hum to "Shir L’shalom." My only excuse is that I am not Jewish. I am Filipino American with a strong Catholic background. Yet on Nov. 4, 1995, when I learned about […]

Letters to the EditorOfficial Catholics Editor:I would like to clarify a few items stemming from Elizabeth Ashford’s Nov. 10, front page article ("Hindu group’s journey toward recognition ends") on UCLA’s recognition of the Hindu Student Council. First, like the HSC, the UCLA Catholic Student Association was officially recognized by UCLA last month. We’ve since received […]