Category Archives: Opinion

Letters to the editorBuilding strife Editor:Several points should be made regarding the "Thundering distractions vex campus," Nov. 3 article. If the reason for construction is to bring buildings such as Public Policy up to seismic standards, why are these buildings currently used? In the case of Public Policy, dozens of faculty were recently moved into […]

LettersWish for wins Editor:I am writing this letter hoping that my wish will come true. As you may recall, I often write to you about winning games for me. Some have called me number one rooter for UCLA. I want you to know I feel very badly about the football team losing to the Arizona […]

Disparity remedy Editor: I’d just like to mention something that Michael Reardon, ("Three thousand students don’t make a majority," Nov. 3) and many other people seem to overlook when criticizing affirmative action programs. There is life BEFORE ADMISSIONS. When speaking of "fairness," you neglect to mention that the target population of affirmative action programs doesn’t […]

Letters to the editor Calling it like it is Editor: This is in response to Sonja Gedeon’s article "Toeing the Klan line," Oct. 31. I am proud to be a conservative. If she had said to my face that as a conservative I am an advocate of the Ku Klux Klan, it would have taken […]

Letters to the editor Topical melanin Editor:Up until today, I respected Aaron Howard for his strength and pride in the black community, but now some of that has slipped away. It seems he has chosen to give up someone he loves ("Interracial dating, social responsibility collide," Oct. 27) merely because of her skin color. Is […]

Letters to the editorMisleading million Editor: I am not affiliated with UCLA except that as a California resident I pay taxes to support it. I must point out some factual errors in the Viewpoint article written by John Shapley Oct. 24. The gathering of a million men in Washington, D.C. was not the largest civil […]

Letters to the editor Comprehensive coverage? Editor: I am writing this letter in hopes that some of you will take notice of the fact that several students at UC Irvineare dying [in support of affirmative action] as we speak. No matter what the cause they stand for, it is a tragedy for all students, faculty […]