Computer distribution separates ‘haves,’ ‘have-nots’ While the debate rages on over how much students pay for their UCLA education, or how much the state should subsidize our higher learning institutions, let’s not forget the other side of the coin: Where is the money going? Maybe if we paid more attention to the "for what," the […]
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Young’s vocal affirmative action stance is much-needed
Editorial Young’s vocal affirmative action stance is much-needed With affirmative action debates well underway and heating up at UCLA, Chancellor Charles Young’s plans for a campus-wide affirmative action education campaign come as welcome news this week. In a campus climate threatening divisions on issues of race- and gender-based preferences, Young’s defense of affirmative action attempts […]
Letters
Letters Putting things into perspective Editor: B. Roderick Spilman’s March 2 letter to the editor, "Silent no more?" regarding "perverted homosexuals … defacing this campus" is prefaced "this is not an anti-gay letter," but it clearly reveals a homophobic agenda. Why does graffiti expressing same-sex sexuality bother him when he never mentions the rampant racist, […]
Memories of a past relationship tucked to sleep
Memories of a past relationship tucked to sleep Raúl A. Añorve I met my first "real" boyfriend in 1991 at a time when I knew I was supposed to be thinking, feeling and doing all the right things for my career and life. I was going to love a Latino man who could enhance my […]
Neglect of the poor results in dismal future
Neglect of the poor results in dismal future By Solomon Matsas It seems to be quite fashionable to drop-kick the poor these days. Politicians are stumbling over each other to offer up the most severe welfare reform plan, the deepest social funding cuts. This is certainly not revolutionary. The poor have been everyone’s whipping post […]
Support Angela Davis and academic freedom
Support Angela Davis and academic freedom By Antonio Serrata I am responding to the Feb. 22 article titled, "Taxes help pay for Davis’ job, UC says" to express my deepest anger at the uncritical reprinting of The Associated Press article. First of all, "taxes" pay for the salaries of all UCLA faculty and staff and […]
Letters
Letters No more cable complaining! Editor: What a bunch of cry babies! I can’t believe all the complaints and fuss over the minor "inconvenience" the dorm residents must face in getting cable installed ("Cable installation project to begin in dorms," Feb. 23). How much stuff could you possibly have stuffed into those little dorm closets? […]