Monday, 5/12/97 Seeking an identity in the United States Your surrounding culture, not race, define who you are The values of the culture that surrounds you are more important in determining your identity than your blood quantum and skin color is. Read more...

Friday, 5/9/97 ‘Experiments’ only mask abuse Vivisection considered unscientific research, a way to justify grants By Jack Carone As one of the speakers quoted in your front-page coverage (April 25) of the anti-vivisection rally in Meyerhoff Park, I would like to clarify several points and take exception to others. Read more...

Friday, 5/9/97 Year spent in Italy makes profound impression upon student’s memory Going abroad offers new perspectives on culture, language, self-discovery By Barbara Klein I am nearly finished with my education here at UCLA. Read more...

Friday, 5/9/97 LETTERS Earthquake predictions, construction and more Ways to predict I wish to clarify an issue raised in Kathryn Combs’ article on earthquake predictions, which appeared in the April 24 edition of The Bruin. Read more...

Friday, 5/9/97 Women’s studies major fails to give competitive edge Course work strays from progress of feminist movement, plays into stereotypes of Victorian-era female The knowledge that several hundred colleges and universities offer a major that denigrates the status of women in America should rightfully disturb many people. Read more...

Thursday, 5/8/97 Hypocrisy honored by degree Professors cram quarters with material, make students forgo thought, retain only what’s required By Bryan Szabo Let’s be candid. We really don’t have time to be anything else, now do we? Read more...

Thursday, 5/8/97 Want me to fly you to Vegas? After a realistic glimpse into the powerful world of a mafioso, the desire to be a mafia girlfriend may be better left only in your dreams. Read more...