Today, vote for leadership that takes action The following viewpoint was submitted by members of the African Student Union, Asian Pacific Coalition, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana y Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) and Samahang Pilipino. In the last two years, underrepresented communities and UCLA students in general have been disenfranchised from student government. Why has this happened? […]
Category Archives: Opinion
The appeal of living in our right-wing country
The appeal of living in our right-wing country By Bruce VanDenburgh It was a beautiful day today, in spite of the fact I spent the morning having my teeth drilled and my afternoon studying for the CPA exam. It was beautiful because I was able to take a day off from my busy job and […]
If we yell loud enough, we’ll get what we want
If we yell loud enough, we’ll get what we want By Joey Gil In my view, the May 1 viewpoint "Are you sick of USAC elections? Boycott" by Anne Arche Goldman was stupid and irresponsible. The biggest problem with progressive students today is their apparent apathy. I agree with Sabrina Smith  I don’t think […]
Remember, celebrate a people once forgotten
Remember, celebrate a people once forgotten There is a place in northern New Mexico, not far from the Arizona border, where small, proud tribes waged countless battles and the blood of countless sons spilled to the ground and was swallowed up by the thirsty sand. This sand was once part of the towering mountains that […]
Words start violence by creating stereotypes
Words start violence by creating stereotypes By Helena Kim I respect Malcolm X too much to just sit here quietly. I love my people too much to just listen to them get put down. The truth? I think Malcolm would be offended if he saw his name mentioned in Aaron Howard’s April 26 Viewpoint column […]
College admissions must consider ‘hard brain work’
College admissions must consider ‘hard brain work’ By Marina Bogorad I know that the topic of affirmative action has been chewed on for quite some time now. Let me chew on it a little more, for Lisa Martinez’s "powerful" argument against it ("Anti-affirmative action camp’s emotional arguments lack merit," April 25) made me hungry. I […]
Days that reached the boiling point
Days that reached the boiling point By Joshua Silverman In 1992 I was an atypical freshman at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo: I was white, male and politically liberal. I was often at odds with my conservative classmates concerning race relations and the state of economic opportunity in America. On April 29, 1992 when I […]