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Inauguration brings questions about Carnesale to light

Wednesday, May 13, 1998 Inauguration brings questions about Carnesale to light CHANCELLOR: Issues remain about chancellor’s ability to become trusted leader By Kandea Mosley On Friday, the chancellor of UCLA, Albert Carnesale, will announce his vision for our university – a vision that many believe will reflect his philosophy for higher education and the way in which he thinks our university should be governed, and clarify the role he intends for UCLA in the years ahead. Read more...


Administration reveals its hypocrisy

Tuesday, May 12, 1998 Administration reveals its hypocrisy CHANCELLOR: Supporting proposition tantamount to endorsing segregation By Scott Kurashige Chancellor Carnesale’s self-congratulatory statement on diversity ("Campus effort to sustain diversity commendable," May 7) was an exercise in extreme hypocrisy. Read more...


Coalition urges repeal of Proposition 209

Tuesday, May 12, 1998 Coalition urges repeal of Proposition 209 AFFIRMATIVE: UCLA can no longer ignore effects of racism on admissions By Cori Shepard UCLA Affirmative Action Coalition The admissions policies implemented by the UCLA administration in the wake of Proposition 209 have devastated our campus and are threatening to resegregate higher education in California. Read more...


Thumbs up/ thumbs down

Tuesday, May 12, 1998 Thumbs up/ thumbs down Dorms go dry at university Thumbs up to the University of Kentucky (UK), which is instating a new policy that will require all residences to be alcohol-free by the fall semester. Read more...


GSA funding article distorts finances, facts

Tuesday, May 12, 1998 GSA funding article distorts finances, facts RESPONSE: Grad division unaware of bargaining issues on election ballot By Jim Turner I write in response to the Viewpoint article (May 4) by Joseph Nevins titled "Administration hinders right to unionize." In this article, Mr. Read more...


Flag image symbolizes diversity

Tuesday, May 12, 1998 Flag image symbolizes diversity ELECTIONS: American patriotism, rallying of Sanity doesn’t deserve Praxis’ heated racist accusations By Martin Chippas When I gathered with the rest of the Sanity ’98 candidates and some of our supporters on the steps of Kerckhoff Thursday night to hear the results of the USAC elections, I expected it to be a relatively short affair of hearing the results, a little cheering and then making some statements to the UCLA media on the outcome. Read more...


New USAC class must review constitution

Monday, May 11, 1998 New USAC class must review constitution EDITORIAL Bureaucratic structure, allocation of power should be reexamined to reflect student body Now that the dust from this year’s Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) elections has settled, it is high time for USAC to seriously re-examine its current structure. Read more...