Wednesday, January 28, 1998 Sick capitalism: society profits from tragedies SOCIETY Misguided media, merchants promote morbid fascination with others’ pain By Patricia Prevatil I applaud Michael Daugherty’s enthusiastic appeal to boycott the issue of Esquire magazine that features an interview with O. Read more...

Tuesday, January 27, 1998 GE reform crucial for students to succeed in future EDUCATION Graduates will be better equipped with skills that are necessary in the real world By Ed Berenson For several months the campus has been swirling with talk of the new GE (general education) system. Read more...

Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Cross the color line through genetics RACISM Unity is the only way we can eradicate this ‘universal plague’ I’m sure we all agree that racism is distasteful, yet prevalent in our society. Read more...

Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Letters LETTERS Headline Quite a few years ago, I remember a guy named Clarence Thomas who got berated by the feminist cult for sexually harassing a young woman. Read more...

Tuesday, January 27, 1998 The UCLA inexperience: Ignorance is not bliss UCLA Quality of college education has declined due to misguided focus I like it here. Read more...

Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down THUMBS New buses good for nature Thumbs up to the new fleet of campus buses. Introduced two weeks ago, the buses run on natural gas instead of diesel fuel, making for more environmentally friendly fuel consumption and less pollution. Read more...

Monday, January 26, 1998 Who is leading educational change EDUCATION Technological companies switching to higher, lifelong learning By Allison Beauregard Lew Consider the rapid rate of global change. Read more...