Wednesday, 5/28/97 The fate of heroes VALUES: Role models are made with qualities people deem important "Look, up in the sky … It’s a bird … It’s a plane … No, it’s Super Julianne … [smack!] … Ouch!" Did you ever have a hero? Read more...

Wednesday, 5/28/97 Prayer has been, is, will always be voluntary RELIGION: Judge’s display of Ten Commandments shows fine line in church-state debate By Jim Wright Just where to draw the line between a nation rooted in religious faith and a state-sponsored religion continues to plague the minds of our most fastidious legal dogmatists. Read more...

Tuesday, 5/27/97 Diversity requirement needed at UCLA EDUCATION: Making curriculum part of general education would ease tensions between groups Diversity is relative. Consider, for example, the difference between Harvard and UCLA. Read more...

Tuesday, 5/27/97 Disregard for ethics, abuse of law must be eradicated CORRUPTION: Atypical ‘Fuhrmanism’ should not characterize institutions By Lev Hakak The release last week of a report by the so-called Mark Fuhrman Task Force reminds us that although the O.J. Read more...

Tuesday, 5/27/97 Preachy politics only strengthen queers’ resolve RESPECT: Religious argument twisted to serve right wing’s campaign of intolerance By Megan Hall Kudos to David Bain for a well-written article on religion and homosexuality ("Religion and Politics," Thursday). Read more...

Tuesday, 5/27/97 Why society equates ‘homeless’ with ‘worthless’ DISCRIMINATION: Greed, fear of being poor drives hatred of vagrants The other day I was on a city bus and a vagrant attempted to get on. Read more...

Friday, 5/23/97 Spectral analysis ETHNICITY: The significance of color, determined at first glance, deserves a second look Librada Loera Ybarra, my grandfather’s mom, was a platinum blonde, my mother says, with blue eyes and fine skin. Read more...