Thursday, November 20, 1997 Finding a culture in the land of squirrels DIVISION: Being born into group doesn’t force automatic connection Here’s how you become a Daily Bruin Viewpoint columnist: You promise to talk about a minority issue. Read more...

Thursday, November 20, 1997 Letters Lavin: worth every dime The Bruin’s full-page salary comparisons ("What UCLA Earns," Oct. 31) and the first five paragraphs of the accompanying story are terribly misleading. Read more...

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 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...