Friday, July 4

Making sure ethnic studies thrives

Monday, 6/2/97 Making sure ethnic studies thrives Diverse campus needs healthy ethnic research centers By Mike McLaughlin On May 15, there was a working conference titled "Ethnic Studies at UCLA: Planning for the Next 25 Years," co-sponsored by the office of Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, vice chancellor of graduate-division academic affairs, and the Institute of American Cultures in conjunction with the Center for African American Studies, American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center and the Chicano Studies Research Center. Read more...


U.S. government needs to free Indian activist

Monday, 6/2/97 U.S. government needs to free Indian activist Despite discrepancies in FBI investigation and trial, Peltier remains behind bars June 1 marked the 20th anniversary of Leonard Peltier’s conviction for the murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge reservation. Read more...


Perhaps the kind judge will grant a delay

Friday, 5/30/97 Perhaps the kind judge will grant a delay JUDGEMENT: President Clinton finds a minute out of his busy schedule to request postponement By Maureen Dowd New York Times Dear Susan Webber Wright, Federal District Court, U.S. Read more...


Olympic gymnast Chow makes impact on all Americans

Friday, 5/30/97 Olympic gymnast Chow makes impact on all Americans HEROS: Athlete is role model for Asian-American community, inspires all with her diligence By Tedd Shum When you hear the names Michael Chang, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan and Amy Chow, what comes to your mind? Read more...



Falling up

Friday, 5/30/97 Falling up CHANGE: Hard to look beyond routine life, yet hope for the future perseveres "From the bottom, it (life) looks like a steep incline From the top, another downhill slope of mine But I know, the equilibrium’s there." – Faith No More When I was a seventh grader, I remember one particular occasion walking up a hill to the bus stop on a chilly morning. Read more...