Thursday, October 9, 1997 Thumbs up/thumbs down THUMBS: Ability is what matters Thumbs down to the Spanish department at the University of Florida for asking a student to leave a class designed for "native or near-native" Spanish speakers. Read more...

Thursday, October 9, 1997 Racial ignorance still rampant in America THE TRUTH: By Chad Williams When I was a young child, I would often say and do things that I knew nothing about, as I am sure we all have done. Read more...

Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Testing agency must tighten up security TESTING Preventive plan to confront issue directly should follow irresponsibility exhibited by company You walk into a test center to take that important examination which will play a fundamental role in determining your future. Read more...

Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Discoverer, explorer, bad roommate! COLUMBUS: Living with modern conqueror sheds light on symbol who took passion to extremes Columbus Day is next Monday. Read more...

Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Letters Offensive and naive We take strong exception to an article which ran in your Viewpoint section on Oct. 6, "Accommodations can only go so far." The writer, Mason Jackson, while attempting to deify "progress" (manifested in co-ed dormitories at Yale), belittles and condemns as "misguided" religious beliefs which have existed for millennia and have shaped the world as it is today. Read more...

Tuesday, October 7, 1997 Letters Stick to the Subject Kendra Fox Davis’s points are well taken, especially for courses in which the subject matter has high "interpretive content." However, the overarching academic principle should still be that students must obtain and master the content of the advertised curriculum before demanding to affect the process itself with their own output. Read more...

Tuesday, October 7, 1997 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Construction disrupts study Thumbs up for the efforts of Hedrick Hall residents for circulating a petition against the early morning construction of the Hedrick dining hall. Read more...