Monday, September 22, 1997 Political prisoners in American jails should be freed now POLITICAL: Unfair persecution warrants activists’ extremes on behalf of human rights By Kamal Hassan The recent release of former Black Panther leader Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt after 27 years of unjust imprisonment has refocused attention on the issue of political imprisonment in America. Read more...

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Monday, September 22, 1997 UCLA’s smallest minority adds its voice to the diversity clamor SOCIETY: Militant group deserves empowerment, recognition, equal rights By Ann Hermele UCLA’s recruiters love to tout our campus’s diversity. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 U.S.’s bilingual education hastens Mexican conquest of Southwest EDUCATION: Spanish-language media propagates immigration, ‘Reconquista’ of western states By Glenn Spencer The debate over bilingual education can only be understood within the political climate of California. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 Put student government to work for you USAC: Students must get involved to ensure council addresses issues of cost, diversity, racial harmony By Ben Hofilena Things are not always as they appear. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 Racial equality possible with a mixture of views BLACK: Abolish obsolete definitions of black and white to include other racial groups, elicit viewpoints from all peoples What is the Race America? Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 UCLA’s general education system failing students OVERHAUL: ‘Clusters’ would enhance writing skills, create coherency, increase learning By Jamil Jaffer Before I arrived on this campus as a freshman in the fall of 1994, I had never heard of general education. Read more...