Friday, February 20, 1998 Lies and cover-ups: RHETORIC: Student leaders have a lot of experience using rhetoric to cloud issues, shift attention away from themselves By Mike Daugherty A few quarters ago, one of my artsy-fartsy North Campus-type classes was, for reasons beyond my grasp, conducted in a decidedly humanities-unfriendly classroom somewhere in the bowels of Young Hall – home to UCLA’s department of chemistry. Read more...

Friday, February 20, 1998 Patriot declares individual rights key to greatness of U.S. way of life AMERICA: Giving every person special freedoms makes country unique By Daniel Rego America. Read more...

Thursday, February 19, 1998 Constituents lose when winner takes all VOTING: Race panel must call into question, replace outdated electoral system By Steven Hill "This land is your land, this land is my land, from California to the New York islands." President Clinton’s panel on race relations has swept across the country and finally arrived in California. Read more...

Thursday, February 19, 1998 Discourse with students should be encouraged HISTORY: Department head distorts facts after rejection of endowment By Vachik Petrossian The article published by Richard Von Glahn, chair of the department of history, in UCLA Today (Jan. Read more...

Thursday, February 19, 1998 Thumbs up / thumbs down Getting your money for free Thumbs up to a Senate bill proposing an all-out ban on ATM surcharges, regardless of the machine’s owner or location. Read more...

Thursday, February 19, 1998 Trudging through Vietnam’s mysteries WAR: Tangible artifact brings war home to a child’s imagination There are some artifacts that hang in the most unusual places, and throw shadows on the unlikeliest of innocents. Read more...

Wednesday, February 18, 1998 When punishing criminals, less is not more PRISONERS: Hard time, longer terms are only ways to prevent crimes Thank God for small favors. Read more...