Tuesday, May 26, 1998 From slavery to Prop. 209, America still racist at heart STRUGGLE: Repressing people of color nothing new to ‘good old boys’ By Angelica Prince I struggled with how to respond to Matthew Gever’s May 20 article, "Merit-based admission preserves high standard." then realized that I’m not just responding to Mr. Read more...

Tuesday, May 26, 1998 Demonstrators’ strategy not most effective path COLUMN: Voting initiative could effect change better than current tactic of blaming administration Let’s talk about race for a moment, shall we? Read more...

Friday, May 22, 1998 Multiculturalism should be university’s duty RACE: Equal opportunity for education needs to be afforded to all individuals By Francisco Arzu It was very difficult for me to think about multiculturalism without instantly associating it with race. Read more...

Friday, May 22, 1998 Media perpetuate unrealistic ideal BODIES: Women should reject society’s focus on sexuality, redefine worth You know, breasts are peculiar things. I mean, they are biologically designed to facilitate lactation, yet in American society, they serve an entirely different cosmetic end. Read more...

Friday, May 22, 1998 Overcome superficial race-based judgments MULTICULTURALISM: Narrow view of diversity does not understand big picture By Daniel B. Rego The cries for multiculturalism are quite loud. Read more...

Friday, May 22, 1998 Speaksout Can we all just get along? Maybe, but then maybe not. The increasing heterogeneity of American society is a subject that can hardly be ignored. Read more...

Friday, May 22, 1998 Look beyond simplistic definitions DIVERSITY: Varied resources, experiences – not skin tone, culture – should be our defining characteristics By Todd Alan Strickler I have often wondered what it would have been like to go to a different university, perhaps a school closer to home. Read more...