Thursday, November 21, 1996 PARTICIPATION: SAGE members need support, protection of a unionBy Steven Leider The purpose of this letter is to relate my frustration in being forced to make a decision between honoring the SAGE/UAW picket line or attending the classes for which I have paid so dearly in time, effort and money. Read more...

Thursday, November 21, 1996 Strike denies education I am troubled by an aspect of the SAGE strike. The individual TAs can strike if they want to, but they should not be encouraging other students not to attend their classes. Read more...

Thursday, November 21, 1996 STRIKE: A new plan for apprenticeship is in order to reflect changing societyBy Eddy Lin In response to Chancellor Young’s e-mail info bulletin, I have a little humble opinion of my own. Read more...

Wednesday, November 20, 1996 CANCER: Attitudes of friends and family toward patients can make the difference in recoveryBy Jeanette Lomboy Josh White’s account on cancer ("Faith, love provide strength in time of crisis," Nov. Read more...

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Wednesday, November 20, 1996 INSTITUTIONS: African Americans trapped in system of social inequality First Prop. 187 and now Prop. 209, what’s next?," is a commonly asked question among liberals and progressives these days. Read more...

Wednesday, November 20, 1996 TRENDS: 1996 election results reveal rise of cross-partisan votingBy Amy Finley In the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 5 presidential election, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Newt Gingrich were both quick to point out that President Clinton’s 49 percent of the popular vote could not be construed as any sort of "democratic mandate" on the grounds that he had won the election by "stealing" Republican issues. Read more...