Friday, July 4

On-line ballot needed to open USAC elections to more voters

Wednesday, 5/14/97 On-line ballot needed to open USAC elections to more voters Student officers have no mandate due to pitiful turnout By Erin Renee Deis When USAC president-elect Kandea Mosley was quoted in The Bruin (Friday) as saying, "Students continue to have faith in (Students First!)," and internal vice president-elect Carol Lee said that Students First!’s victories show "how much students saw our work and how we made an impact," I have really got to wonder exactly which students these two women are talking about. Read more...


Crude campaigns mar elections

Wednesday, 5/14/97 Crude campaigns mar elections Selfish pride, rampant mudslinging cast dark shadow over highly qualified candidates By Katherine Krok As they are in order, I want to extend my congratulations to every victor in last week’s USAC election, as well as a good luck wish for those in the runoffs this week. Read more...


Letters

Wednesday, 5/14/97 Letters Reality rules As a recent alumnus, former Viewpoint columnist, and having had to jump straight into the "real world," I can sympathize with Mimi Guzman’s column, "The end is near …" (Tuesday). Read more...



Letters to the Editor

Tuesday, 5/13/97 Letters to the Editor Slate soils campus I want to suggest that the Students First! slate clean up every sidewalk, road sign, construction tarp, building wall, campus steps, etc. Read more...


Support equality with SAGE strike

Tuesday, 5/13/97 Support equality with SAGE strike LABOR: Local, state-wide employee unions join together for solidarity By Jasamin Rostam-Kolayi Since 1993, Student Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE/UAW) members have been seeking collective bargaining rights for teaching assistants, research assistants, readers, and tutors at the University of California, Los Angeles. Read more...


Socialism blocks path of progress

Tuesday, 5/13/97 Socialism blocks path of progress POLITICS: Ideology supports high taxes, racial quota system By Dan Sharron U. of Washington Courtesy of University Wire The opinions expressed in a recent David Horowitz lecture against socialism reflect a general trend against liberal and socialist values, which have shaped American governmental policies since the ’60s. Read more...