Category Archives: Opinion

Restructuring the face of the American identity They held it high, gripping the edges of the flag tightly as they marched down the streets. For these high school students, the potential passage of Proposition 187 scared them enough to walk out of their classes this fall and to use all of their power ­ their […]

Sensitive issues underlie ‘Saigon’ extravaganza By Sunny Le and Nhan Nguyen As reflected in the Jan. 27 Arts & Entertainment article "Love in time of strife," the musical production of "Miss Saigon" has fulfilled the expectations of theater-goers hoping to be enthralled by lavish sets and stellar performances. Unfortunately, "Miss Saigon" also reveals disturbing elements […]

Don’t judge all fraternities on one individual’s actions I am sorry that we are not the angels you expect us to be and I am sorry for the actions of individuals who give fraternities a bad name. By Mark Jutabha In response to Liane Pritikin’s ignorant fraternity bashing ("Fraternity key gives ‘legacy’ a bad name," […]

The L.A. Riots: misplaced questions, true solutions By Ryan Masaaki Yokota The L.A. Uprisings were a burning red light like the one you see on your car dashboard when you’ve run your car in the red zone for too long and with too little oil. Like smoke from your hood, the Uprisings were a visible […]

George, you’ve come a long way, baby! When sitcoms reach their 100th episode, producers make a really big fuss about it, inviting a huge audience and reflecting on the past 99 shows. For musicians, it’s a greatest hits album after a couple of releases; even Weird Al couldn’t escape it. UCLA seemed to spend all […]

Facing journalism’s new frontier UCLA, 1995. We live, work and study in a world of contradictions, conflicts and confusion. "Campus unity" was a rallying cry in undergraduate student elections last spring. Yet few would dispute the fact that there is a serious lack of community connectedness here at UCLA. This is a problem not only […]

Life is dirty, sex is sticky but we must not live in fear Monday morning. Nine a.m. First class. I was trying to look awake, it wasn’t a large lecture so I couldn’t just disappear behind a convenient basketball player. I sat up, and with every ounce of motor control I willed my eyelids open […]