Friday, January 30, 1998 Focus on issues, not scandal CLINTON: Americans hyperfocus on allegations instead of true problems By Garrick Ruiz et again we find ourselves in a country embroiled in scandal. Read more...

Friday, January 30, 1998 Speaksout POP MUSIC: TODAY: Music rings differently in our ears; one person’s symphony is another’s noise. Today’s Forum on "Music and Meaning" examines music’s role in society. Read more...

Thursday, January 29, 1998 Drinking is no laughing matter DRINKING: VanderZanden’s attempt at satire overlooks implications involving excess alcoholic consumption By Evan Nisonson I’m writing in response to a column published in the Arts & Entertainment section of The Bruin (Jan. Read more...

Thursday, January 29, 1998 Big-budget flicks hurt industry MOVIES: Plethora of popular films abandon quality for mindless amusement Brace yourselves. I have not seen "Titanic." Judging by its box office receipts, I must be one of the few people left in America who hasn’t seen this bloated epic. Read more...

Thursday, January 29, 1998 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Incentive for racism? Thumbs down to the National Front government in Vitrolles, France, which said it would pay a bonus of 5,000 francs (roughly $833) for every child born there to French or European parents. Read more...

Thursday, January 29, 1998 The president’s alleged misdeeds: CLINTON: Our fixation with leader’s character is unhealthy, illogical By Francis Wilkens Someone needs to defend the president. Read more...

Thursday, January 29, 1998 Political correctness ineffective in society MASCOTS: Alteration of team names still doesn’t erase racial stereotypes By J.P. Carnegie The editorial article, "Indian mascots perpetuate stereotypes," (Jan. Read more...