Thursday, October 23, 1997 Put history into context before criticizing past HISTORY: Columbus a victim of social forces, not malicious conqueror By Brent Eldridge With the advent of Columbus Day, there was much anti-Columbus propaganda. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Twisted explanations spice up history HISTORY: End pretense of ‘learning’ by relating past through creative – if inaccurate – theories I recently read an essay in Newsweek magazine by Robert Manning, an assistant secretary of state during the Kennedy administration. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Letters Check your facts I find it supremely ironic that Mr. Chang chides conservatives for their lack of attention to "historical dates, statistical figures … or any hint of factual evidence" ("Discrimination still colors society," Oct. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Thumbs up/ Thumbs down Lounge living can’t compare Thumbs down to the overcrowded conditions of on-campus housing. For the entire fall quarter, some students have been living in converted study lounges in the high-rise dorms instead of in normal rooms. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Student athletes deserve more credit ATHLETICS: Critics wrong in assessment of tutoring program, graduation rate By J. Brian Willmer This letter is in response to the Oct. Read more...

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 There’s more than one in a committee EDITORIAL Finance Committee’s decision-making power shouldn’t be entrusted to a single person Government is not a one-man show. Read more...

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 A needed probe, or hogwash? DEMOCRAT When GOP used similar tactics, no investigation launched By Wendy Felton On May 10, the President, along with his vice president and the first lady, stood in the White House East Room, surrounded by legions of campaign supporters. Read more...