Letters Role of liaisons in ER clarified After reading the article "Liaison program links patients, volunteers" (News, Feb. 23), I feel a few corrections and clarifications are in order: Believe it or not, I’ve never watched an episode of "ER," but "chaos" is not a word I would use to describe the UCLA Emergency Medicine Center (EMC). Read more...

Letters It’s not about race, it’s rape This is a response to "Critics question motive behind attacker search" (News, March 18). If you want to find a racial issue, move on, for to focus on anything but the threat to our safety is ridiculous. Read more...

Letters Minority hassled by campus officers It isn’t news anymore that UCLA was on the news the night of March 4, when an attempted rapist-intruder, allegedly a black man, was on the rampage in Westwood. Read more...

Friday, March 12, 1999 Because of the recent five-year anniversary of California’s Three Strikes law, critics have protested, charging that the legislation is excessive and discriminatory, since a disproportionate number of nonviolent criminals and minorities are convicted of the "third strike." Supporters say Three Strikes is a key reason behind dipping crime rates. Read more...

Letters Parents have role in education I think your editorial titled "Schools failing in education department" (Viewpoint, March 3) was right on target in highlighting some of the problems that face our education system. Read more...

Site Sponsor: Speaks Out Monday, March 8, 1999 Following California’s lead with Proposition 227, Arizona is now considering an initiative to curtail bilingual education. Where do you stand on the issue of bilingual education? Read more...

Letters Get facts before pointing fingers I have a few thoughts on Judy Hu’s well-intentioned, but exaggerated portrayal of injustice against Asians ("Model minority myth detrimental to everyone," Viewpoint, March 1). Read more...