Thursday, November 20, 1997 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Pain of auction made its point Thumbs up to an idea used in a history class at West High School in Torrance, which depicted the cruelty of slavery through a mock slave auction. Read more...

Thursday, November 20, 1997 Ottoman studies chair questionable SCHOLARSHIP: To protect its integrity, UCLA must consider Turkey’s record By Pedro Zarokian and Ardashes Kassakhian The establishment of an Ottoman studies chair in the history department of UCLA, made public a few weeks ago, raises serious academic and ethical concerns. Read more...

Wednesday, November 19, 1997 Regents misrepresent UC’s diverse people LEADERSHIP: To correct the power imbalance, term lengths and appointment process need alterationIn a public university of over 166,000 students and 136,000 faculty and staff, policy-making power lies in the hands of an elite few ­ the regents. Read more...

Wednesday, November 19, 1997 CRACK intentions not all that bad I disagree with your Nov. 17 editorial ("While admirable, CRACK takes wrong tack") regarding paying crack-addicted women $200 to have a tubal ligation. Read more...

Tuesday, November 18, 1997 What does ‘whitewashed’ mean? IDENTITY: Term unfairly targets Asians who have become ‘Americanized’ I am often accused of being "white-washed." Well, how do you tell if you are "whitewashed"? Read more...

Tuesday, November 18, 1997 Media neglects to mention quality programs USAC: Despite incessant criticism, undergraduate student council members deserve praise for workBy Joseph Medico USAC has continually been the subject of criticism over the past couple years. Read more...

Tuesday, November 18, 1997 Progress requires equal treatment RACE: To move forward, society needs to be more considerate of nativesBy Daniele Bolelli The issue is not hard to figure out. Read more...