Tuesday, March 2, 1999 Lift ban on smoking in bars LAWS: Health campaigns target cigarettes, but risks common for any activity I picked up the Sunday paper the other day, and right next to Gene Siskel’s smiling face was an article about vice cops in San Diego who have been cracking down on smokers in bars, fining them up to $275. Read more...

Tuesday, March 2, 1999 LETTERS Abortion warrants punishment I appreciated the fine intellectual arguments that Patrick Friel made in his column "Activists often go to extremes" (Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Tuesday, March 2, 1999 THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN Census Bureau accepts compromise Thumbs up to the U.S. Census Bureau for deciding to use both the traditional head count and sampling techniques for the 2000 census. Read more...

Monday, March 1, 1999 McNown, Farris have same rights as non-athletes SPORTS: Students often leave school early to pursue career; ethnicity, politics not an issue By Scott Bishoff Scott Kurashige’s article ("Winners never quit," Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Monday, March 1, 1999 Model minority myth detrimental to everyone ETHNICITY: Stereotypes of Asian American community ignore reality, trivialize historical repression of group By Judy Hu Entering the Powell Library reading room on any given night, you will see hundreds of Asian students poring over textbooks and lecture notes, all aiming to set the curve. Read more...

Monday, March 1, 1999 Letters Gever humorous, full of wacky ideas This letter is in response to Matthew Gever’s article "Sweatshops offer good jobs, chance to achieve better life" (Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Monday, March 1, 1999 Falling in love with UCLA not hard to do APPRECIATION: Clean campus, beautiful buildings ingredients for almost-perfect college experience Every once in a long, long while I sit back and look at my life and think, "Damn – I got lucky and I didn’t even know it." Today was one of those momentous occasions. Read more...