Tuesday, February 25, 1997 CULTURE: Celebrate group’s experience more than one month a yearBy Malik Francis Who was the first black in Major League Baseball? Of course we all know the answer to this question, but for many this is the extent of their black history, which is sad, because there are so many wonderful and rich stories about the African-American experience and the people who helped to shape it. Read more...

Tuesday, February 25, 1997 EDUCATION: Some professors, TAs focus on themselves, not on needs of students reaching out "Courage is looking fear right in the eye and saying ‘get the hell out of my way, I’ve got things to do.’" — Craig Kurz For a while now, I have found many aspects of UCLA quite bothersome. Read more...

Tuesday, February 25, 1997 REPARATIONS: Education is needed to prevent history from repeatingBy Tae Roh While I was reading Mr. Palmer’s column, I realized that I was suddenly transported back to my AP U.S. Read more...

Tuesday, February 25, 1997 DEDICATION: AAP provides students with many valuable toolsBy Juhan Song My letter is in response to James Liu’s "Problem with hiring standards tip of iceberg." First of all, let me state that the following criticism will be explicit for the simple reason that Liu’s comments were hysterical, untrue and offensive. Read more...

Monday, 2/24/97 ‘Beloved’ African American voice deserves respectFILM: Letter expresses concern over choice of white writer, director for Toni Morrison’s novel By Aisha Davis The following letter was sent to Oprah Winfrey: I am a young, adult African American who lives in Los Angeles, Calif. Read more...

Monday, 2/24/97 Search for chancellor should be publicREGENTS: Board must be held accountable;UC campuses need open access to decision process Barring unforeseen impediments, UCLA will have a new chancellor on March 21. Read more...

Monday, 2/24/97 Not all public schools are created equal MISSION: Gen-Xers must work to eradicate inadequacies of ‘democratic’ education system By Amika M. Maran A few weeks ago I read an interesting article about Generation X titled "Where Have All the Causes Gone?" In light of this story and the blanketing of our campus with "our millennium" chalk markings, I’ve been asking myself if it’s true that all the causes are gone. Read more...