Giuliani reacts poorly to shooting Thumbs down to New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for responding irresponsibly and insensitively to the death of Patrick Dorismond, the third unarmed black man killed by the city’s police in the past 13 months. Read more...
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April 3, 9:00 pm
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down
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April 3, 9:00 pm
Asian males face contradictory stereotypes
By Jon Chang This is in response to the column, "Stereotypes of Asian Americans limit dating scene" (Viewpoint, March 2). I’d like to comment that although Annalisa Burgos begins by mentioning how the stereotypes of Asian American females and males are analogous, she ends by stereotyping Asian American males herself. Read more...
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April 3, 9:00 pm
Sanctions against Iraq not justified, unfairly punish innocent citizens
By Rod Naber In his letter, "Sanctions keep world running" (Viewpoint, March 7), Adam Pearlman attempts to justify the suffering of the Iraqi people by "rationalizing" that regional conflict in the Middle East would harm them anyway. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
Hate crimes encouraged by indifference
By Ryan Masaaki Yokota In a 1995 film called "Higher Learning," which ironically was filmed at UCLA, a white supremacist on a college campus goes crazy, and by the end of the film perches himself on the top of Haines Hall and starts shooting people of color in Dickson Plaza. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
View of Republican role unsupported by history
By Sayuj Panicker After having read Scott Farner’s submission ("Democrats don’t deserve credit for economic boom," Viewpoint, March 8), I feel compelled to clear up a few glaring inaccuracies that I found. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
Censorship of ‘blasphemous’ television programs absurd
I’m going to kill you. I’m going to pick up a gun and slay the lot of you. It’s a guaranteed certainty. I’ve seen too many episodes of "Thundercats," so watch out! Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
University should refocus goals on education
By Robin Pendoley In 1997, Chancellor Albert Carnesale made the following statement in a speech before the Legislative Assembly of the Academic Senate: "One of the qualities that distinguishes UCLA – indeed, one of its most valued traditions – is shared governance. Read more...