Sunday, May 18

Struggling for greater opportunities

Friday, November 15, 1996 PERCEPTION: Latino screenwriters strive for piece of Hollywood pieBy Migdia Chinea-Varela When I tell people that I’m a professional screenwriter and 18-year member of the Writers Guild of America, West, it often happens that even if they are not in the entertainment industry, they want to tell me a story about it. Read more...



Election tactics lose sight of First Amendment

Thursday, November 14, 1996 SPEECH: Many diversity advocates fail to show tolerance to opponents During the weeks preceding the Nov. 5 election, students sidestepped mock grave sites, chalk body outlines and drawings of Proposition 209 supporters dressed as Ku Klux Klan members. Read more...



Leets

Thursday, November 14, 1996 The fallout of Prop. 209 In one fell swoop as thoughtless as it is demagogic, the ?people? of California have voted to replace the collaborative, compassionate ideal of the ?social contract? Read more...


Fully Alert

Thursday, November 14, 1996 PRIORITIES: UCLA must make crime prevention measures a top priorityBy Michelle N. Mimlitsch The recent "Safety Alert" distributed by the UCPD in response to a reported rape in Parking Lot 3 raises serious issues about campus security that cannot be addressed simply by following the security measures suggested at the conclusion of the memo. Read more...