Tuesday, 5/20/97 No impending disasters threaten freedom-loving Americans SOCIALISM: End to government funding of colleges, health care would not produce dire results By MacLane Key In his attack on Daniel Rego, Dale Chapman comments in "Try socialsim again for the first time," (Daily Bruin, Friday) on the doom he thinks would result if socialism were removed from the U.S. Read more...

Tuesday, 5/20/97 Column misses point of women’s studies program EDUCATION: Writer’s life turned around because of UCLA department By Jeremy Wintringer I would like to respond to your article "Women’s Studies Major Fails to Give Competitive Edge." When I heard that someone had "bashed" women’s studies in The Bruin, I was very concerned, but wanted to give the article a chance as I believe that no program is perfect and can’t learn from criticism. Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 Ad snafu dramatizes need for change Revision of USAC’s bylaws would prevent further controversial funding incidents The confrontation between the Undergraduate Students’ Association Council and an anti-Students First! Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 For repression not refreshment…Coke is it Buying a soft drink may be supporting the death of democracy in Nigeria By Guido Grasso-Knight Swarthmore College Courtesy of University Wire You’re hot and thirsty. Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 Regents silence proposal with system’s machinery Parliamentary procedures used to avoid debate, difficult questions Today, I watched the hand-picked instruments of power and privilege crush a proposal by Regents Ward Connerly and Jess Bravin that would have finally ended the special, back door "VIP" admissions policy in the UC system. Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 SAGE strikes for rights against corporate UCs Administration behaves more like a hard-line business instead of learning institution This week, hundreds of UCLA academic student employees (ASEs) will go on strike as part of a continued campaign to force the administration to recognize their collective bargaining rights. Read more...

Friday, 5/16/97 Try socialism again for the first time EDUCATION Liberal ideas have made colleges more accessible to all classes By Dale Chapman Unlike Daniel Rego, I was NOT ecstatic to see Tuesday’s article "Socialism blocks path to progress." Moreover, I was appalled to see a first-year student, with several years of tuition ahead of him, stepping up to become a cheerleader for the death knell of liberal politics and social welfare. Read more...