Wednesday, 4/9/97 Reparations needed to eliminate discrimination Glossing over slavery will not assist in healing process By Stanley L. Johnson, Jr. I am writing to express some sentiments on behalf of Todd Smith’s article titled "Reparations: Blame for past wrongs should not fall on living descendants." Mr. Read more...

Wednesday, 4/9/97 Letters Age’s benefits A few thoughts on the excellent article by Michael Daugherty on the "Paradox of Ageism." What he describes as a paradox is also an example of the need to respond to each person as an individual rather than as a category. Read more...

Wednesday, 4/9/97 Restructuring of ethnic studies programs demands a student voice Centers like American Indian Studies promote, maintain campus diversity, affect most of us Your ethnic studies centers may be undergoing major changes in the near future. Read more...

Wednesday, 4/9/97 Truth about U.S. atrocities in South Korea must be exposed Cold War-era massacres by American soldiers kept under wraps for 40 years By Yong Un Yuk On April 3, 1948, the people of Cheju Island rose up to protest the rule of the U.S. Read more...

Tuesday, 4/8/97 Measuring up to new standards ‘Skinny white jackass’ puts forth own initiatives OK, Bruins, here’s the story. Today (as I’m sure you are all aware) is Los Angeles city election day, and as a service to the four UCLA students who are actually registered as Los Angeles residents, we here at Viewpoint have compiled this little election supplement/guide/waste of paper to help you (the reader) make sense of all the election madness. Read more...

Tuesday, 4/8/97 Rigorous inquiry should guide thought, not pseudoscience Today’s world too credulous, does not question unfounded ideas By Darrin Hurwitz In the aftermath of the mass suicide of 39 cult members last week in Rancho Santa Fe, there has been a flurry of questions raised by disbelieving people around the world. Read more...

Tuesday, 4/8/97 Students must work together for reform Participation of masses vital to creating real change in government By Stacy Hae Lim Lee You’re standing in the financial aid lines at Murphy Hall, minding your own business, when some obnoxious person shoves a flyer in your face and asks you to sign a postcard. Read more...