Are you sick of USAC elections? Boycott! By Anne Arche Goldman It’s that time of year again. Spring’s in the air, the birds are singing and people are walking around donning sandwich boards, pandering to students like prostitutes on Sunset Boulevard. They want us to vote because they "care" about students. They also enjoy the […]
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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 […]
Three years later: violence and absolution
Three years later: violence and absolution Juan T. Alvarado Tomorrow is the third anniversary of the Los Angeles "riots," "uprising," "civil disturbance," but whatever you call them, it’s all pretty shitty to me. It’s the third anniversary of the pointless beating of Reginald Denny and others at the corner of Florence and Normandie. It’s been […]
Oklahoma bombing reactions show distanced ideals
Oklahoma bombing reactions show distanced ideals By Rev. Paul Dechant We are a nation founded on ideals. Our Constitution and the Bill of Rights express our belief that every person deserves equal treatment in a court of law and in the arena of public opinion. Here a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Here […]
Worker’s Memorial Day touches everyone
Worker’s Memorial Day touches everyone By Marianne Brown On your job, have you ever experienced cuts and lacerations, bruises and contusions, strains and sprains? If you have, you are not alone. According to California’s Division of Labor Statistics and Research, 2,104 workers under the age of 18 and 65,552 workers ages 18-24 suffered work related […]
Recalling April 29, 1992: violence as a way of life
Recalling April 29, 1992: violence as a way of life By Susan Evans Three years ago this week, our city’s streets exploded into violence. But what can one possibly say about the Los Angeles Riots that has not already been said? That they represented yet another chapter in our nation’s on-going saga of violent racial […]
NEA is the stuff inspiration is made of
NEA is the stuff inspiration is made of Tony Spano "I must study politics and war, that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history … in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture …" Â President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) The theme music […]