Friday, January 22, 1999 Speaks Out Speaks Out Now that Proposition 209 has been implemented in the state of California, many people wonder if affirmative action is a dead issue. Read more...
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January 21, 9:00 pm
Speaks Out
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January 21, 9:00 pm
Affirmative action gives less privileged a chance
Friday, January 22, 1999 Affirmative action gives less privileged a chance Campus should reflect diversity found in society, workforce By Kristi Nakamura When I graduated from high school and prepared to leave for UCLA, my mother told me that I was embarking on the best years of my life. Read more...
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January 21, 9:00 pm
Labels can mean everything in school
Friday, January 22, 1999 Labels can mean everything in school Wearing wrong clothes may invite name calling from peers If it’s true that adversity builds character, the dawn of a new quarter at UCLA gives all of us a chance to become stronger, more interesting people. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Euro will alter U.S. economy, revive lost art of fiscal policy
Thursday, January 21, 1999 Euro will alter U.S. economy, revive lost art of fiscal policy BENEFITS: Currency markets will focus on Europe, letting America control own future Beginning the first of this year, another landmark on the path to globalization of the economy was passed with the introduction of the European Economic Union’s new currency: the Euro. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Idolizing people you identify with isn’t racism
Thursday, January 21, 1999 Idolizing people you identify with isn’t racism PRIDE: Common ordeals inspire admiration within own ethnicity By Adrian Haymond Someone again misinterprets what someone is trying to do! Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Powerful European Union changes balance of power
Thursday, January 21, 1999 Powerful European Union changes balance of power THREAT: Euro creates potential for foreign dominance, control of world market; U.S. loses out European Monetary Union (EMU) is no longer a dream – it is now a frightening reality. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Students in rush to join corporate world
Thursday, January 21, 1999 Students in rush to join corporate world YOUTH: Drive to succeed ends childhood too early, takes focus off having fun I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count all of the 19-year-old kids I see swaggering around in tailored business suits; or the 20-year-olds who type up agendas for their 12-person committees; or the 18-year-olds who stay up all night – not studying, but planning some huge event. Read more...