Monday, November 30, 1998 Sex trade exploits Asian women INDUSTRY: Wealthy men use global practice to rent young, destitute females By Lissa Balotro Imagine basking in the sun, watching beautiful women perform an exotic tropical dance and being massaged by a skilled masseuse (your soon-to-be-wife) in a foreign land all for only $2,000. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Classism takes heart out of cohesive campus CATEGORIES: Focusing on socioeconomics neglects issues like racism, sexism Amid the spectre of "racism," "sexism" and "homophobia" emerges a bizarre and nonsensical new entry into the battle over sensitivity. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 How to write an effective opinion piece COLUMNISTS: Joining Viewpoint staff is easy with help of convenient template You Viewpoint readers have probably noticed that the editorial staff is currently accepting applications for Viewpoint columnist for the next quarter. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Letters UCLA has inept form for evaluations Your article "Promotions, tenures depend on accurate student evaluations" (Nov. 18), which quoted me, also quoted Teresa Dawson-Munoz of the Office of Instructional Development (OID) saying, "National literature … suggests that there are no correlations between teachers giving high grades and students giving them high evaluations." It further quoted English chair Tom Wortham calling such correlations a "myth." In fact, though, a study published a year ago in the American Psychological Association’s journal (and reported in the major media) did show a correlation between inflated grades and more favorable evaluations. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Society should build awareness of hate crimes PREJUDICE: Citizens must report incidents to enforce intolerance of racial prejudice Recent tragedies have spawned a nationwide dialogue on hate crime prosecution. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Letters Bruin Editorial’s argument for diversity flawed I have read the multitude of articles in the Bruin during the last few years which concern Proposition 209. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Stop, relax, break down BREAKDOWN: When pace of life seems overwhelming, three day nap is in order I guess I realized, as I woke up this morning, that I am on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Read more...