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...

Thursday, November 20, 1997 Bruins must urge regents to extend benefits BENEFITS: Students must demand consistent policy of non-discrimination "The University of California does not discriminate in any of its policies, procedures or practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation … or marital status." The University of California has a non-discrimination policy that is designed to ensure equal treatment for all students, faculty and staff. Read more...

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...

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...

Tuesday, November 18, 1997 What does ‘whitewashed’ mean? IDENTITY: Term unfairly targets Asians who have become ‘Americanized’ I am often accused of being "white-washed." Well, how do you tell if you are "whitewashed"? Read more...