Category Archives: Opinion

Not in my country, but ours By Russell Burgos It was astonishing. The greatest event on television that I can recall since the one giant leap. Greater than Elvis from Hawaii. Greater than the fall of Saigon. Greater even than the Academy Awards. It was a Pasadena City Council meeting. At that meeting, debate raged […]

Have we forgotten what it means to be a Bruin? By John Kobara Nov. 19, 1994, was a day of celebration for UCLA and the Bruin football team. Our victory over USC at the Rose Bowl was our fourth consecutive win over the Trojans, certainly the high point of the season. We had every reason […]

UC administration responds to SAGE’s struggle By Kathleen Komar I would like to respond to statements in Mike Miller’s Feb. 28 Viewpoint article, "SAGE continues struggle for recognition." Specifically, he notes that, "Bureaucrats at the University of California Office of the President in Oakland … propose eliminating the partial fee remission program that now pays […]

Cuban trade embargo adds to budgetary waste Thomas Overton The meat-axes are out in Washington these days. If you read the op-ed pages much, it seems like nearly every federal program on the books is up for review. Welfare, farm subsidies, Medicare, midnight basketball leagues ­ if it’s not working or we don’t need it, […]

Letters Silent no more? Editor: This is not an anti-gay letter; it’s anti-perversion! For the four years I was an undergrad and the two years now as an alumnus, I have kept silent. No more! Perverted homosexuals are defacing this campus. My evidence? 1.) Partitions in the bathroom stalls all over campus are drilled through […]

Naming oneself: essential to cultural survival By Kendra Fox-Davis "So we are left with two clear choices ­ to educate for liberation, or to educate for domination." ­Paulo Friere Are we at this university to change or to conform? At times it seems the same racist ideology that has contaminated American culture since this country’s […]

Remembering an inspiring March 1st Movement By Alyssa Kang and Jung-Eun Son The following viewpoint was written on behalf of Korean American United Students for Education and Service (KAUSES). Nearly eight decades ago today, March 1 became a significant day in Korean history. On this day in 1919, hundreds of thousands of people from all […]