Friday, May 8, 1998 Letters LETTERS: Another banner raised in Pauley I just wanted to write this note to personally thank the UCLA Athletic Department well ahead of time for the rally that they are sure to put on in the coming weeks to congratulate the NCAA Championship UCLA Men’s Volleyball Team. Read more...

Friday, May 8, 1998 Self-centered motives must not drive athletic programs STUDENT ATHLETES: Individual talent should be used to edify team, grant sense of university pride, not promote individuals By David Smith In many cases, I believe student-athletes are super-employees of the university. Read more...

Friday, May 8, 1998 SpeaksOut ADMISSIONS: Sports fan or not, the presence of UCLA athletics seems impossible to escape. Whether it means being stuck in traffic on a Thursday night during basketball season or sitting in the crowd as the football team triumphs over USC (yet again), athletics is an integral part of student life. Read more...

Friday, May 8, 1998 Too many think beauty is skin deep BEAUTY: Color obsession causes discrimination, division within groups When I was small, I wanted to be white. Read more...

Thursday, May 7, 1998 Campus effort to sustain diversity commendable ADMISSIONS: Members from all parts of UCLA community rally to ensure variety in fall class By Albert Carnesale Over the past month, dozens of UCLA students, faculty, staff and alumni have joined me in an intensive effort to protect one of UCLA’s most precious assets: the diversity of our student body. Read more...

Thursday, May 7, 1998 U’wa culture’s fate in hands of Occidental corporation LANDRIGHTS: Drilling oil in ancestral lands would obliterate tribe By Derrick Hindery I was recently arrested during a protest at Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy), a Southern California-based oil corporation with a record of poor social and environmental conduct. Read more...

Thursday, May 7, 1998 Please excuse Daniel for not calling earlier MOTHERS: Son expresses his love, growing respect for Mom on two holidays "A boy’s best friend is his mother." – Anthony Perkins in "Psycho" Happy belated birthday, Mom. Read more...