Monday, February 3, 1997
Integrity needed in politics
On page 14 of the Jan. 30 Viewpoint section, we were presented
with a rather ironic juxtaposition: column left presented a plea
for "thorough research" and for an end to "unsound attacks" (Telly
Tse, "Member defends USAC …") while column right presented
falsified accusations by an elected student official (Glenn
Inanaga, "Bring your thoughts to USAC"). As Campaign Affairs
Minister for the Bruin Vision slate, I would like to make it clear
that Bruin Vision neither participates in nor condones any type of
mudslinging/petty bickering that allegedly graced the pages of
Viewpoint. Bruin Vision has always felt that UCLA students are
mature enough to read about and make their own decisions concerning
campus issues without having to rely on biased "reminders"
affirming or opposing student government and their actions. Anyone
who must rely on such insults to the intelligence of the Bruin
community has no business being involved in campus politics. By
accusing Bruin Vision of "jockeying for position" through stooping
to yellow journalism, Inanaga effectively and erroneously
categorizes our campaign techniques with those allegedly used by
the Greek slate. Perhaps Inanaga should have done HIS research by
contacting us prior to making such accusations, just as Tse
suggested. Bruin Vision is a small group that most likely stands a
small chance of winning, but we can rest assured of our
integrity.
J. D. Tovar
Senior
Chemistry
Keep work and beliefs separate
While agreeing with many of the good points made by Timothy Y.
Maryanov in his column defending the AAP tutoring programs
("Tutoring means more than just academic help" Jan. 28 1997), I
find troubling his statement that, "AAP officials need to be sure
that the tutorial staff believes (my emphasis) in the importance of
preserving affirmative action on this campus."
It seems to me inappropriate that any UCLA department or program
would require its job applicants or employees to believe in the
correctness of a given political position. Not only does such
political orthodoxy fly in the face of the academic and
intellectual freedom upon which the university is based, but, in
the context of employer-employee relations, it is legally tenuous
as well.
Ron Richards
Graduate Student
Slavic Linguistics
Kudos to Tseng
I would like to commend Michael Tseng for his article
"Misconceptions about Christianity." He has illustrated very
intelligently what it means to be a Christian, despite our
imperfections. Obviously Michael is a child of God and the type of
follower He wants us to be.
Sonya J. Snedecor
Graduate Student
Biomathematics
Stop Murder  Stop Abortion
In response to the question posed by Ray Lopez in his article
("Do you really believe our civilized world would allow for another
holocaust?"), it already has. In this country every year, 1.5
million innocent human beings are slaughtered. There is some outcry
against this holocaust, but those who wish it to continue are both
more vocal and more powerful. This holocaust goes by the name of
abortion and we passed Hitler’s total of 6 million innocent human
beings exterminated a long time ago.
MacLane Key
Graduate Student
Computer Science