Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Letters Offensive and naive We take strong exception to an article which ran in your Viewpoint section on Oct. 6, "Accommodations can only go so far." The writer, Mason Jackson, while attempting to deify "progress" (manifested in co-ed dormitories at Yale), belittles and condemns as "misguided" religious beliefs which have existed for millennia and have shaped the world as it is today. Read more...

Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Testing agency must tighten up security TESTING Preventive plan to confront issue directly should follow irresponsibility exhibited by company You walk into a test center to take that important examination which will play a fundamental role in determining your future. Read more...

Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Discoverer, explorer, bad roommate! COLUMBUS: Living with modern conqueror sheds light on symbol who took passion to extremes Columbus Day is next Monday. Read more...

Tuesday, October 7, 1997 I am the root of all minority problems RACISM: Does support of affirmative action ban make someone a bigot? I recently read an article in the Daily Bruin maintaining that racial equality is possible when a mixture of views are present. Read more...

Tuesday, October 7, 1997 Celebrity death cash-ins result in immoral profits TRIBUTES: Popular demises are hackneyed; no need to put on a show to remember the deceased On the first Sunday of September, every television channel was showing the funeral procession of Princess Diana. Read more...

Tuesday, October 7, 1997 Letters Stick to the Subject Kendra Fox Davis’s points are well taken, especially for courses in which the subject matter has high "interpretive content." However, the overarching academic principle should still be that students must obtain and master the content of the advertised curriculum before demanding to affect the process itself with their own output. Read more...

Tuesday, October 7, 1997 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Construction disrupts study Thumbs up for the efforts of Hedrick Hall residents for circulating a petition against the early morning construction of the Hedrick dining hall. Read more...