Monday, February 10, 1997 EDUCATION: Reform package finally gives schools attention they deserve, but needs to target the poorSomewhat suitable for an American president, Bill Clinton is trying to secure for himself a large block of text in 21st century history books. Read more...

Monday, February 10, 1997 MAJOR: Aspirations of becoming a doctor vanish in hazy fog of O-Chem I have a secret to share with you, my most trusted reader. Read more...

Friday, February 7, 1997 EDUCATION: Trustee’s political actions conflict with board’s ethical responsibility to publicBy Charles Bertsch We are greatly disturbed by Regent Ward Connerly’s recent announcement that he has stepped further into the political arena with his crusade against affirmative action. Read more...

Friday, February 7, 1997 IDENTITY: Neighborhoods engender distinct notions of ethnicity and class I never realized that I was a minority until I came to college. Read more...

Thursday, February 6, 1997 CUBA: Politically-weak policy forces millions to go without food, suppliesBy Michael Karl Schuessler Recently, during what would become a revolutionary (and revelatory) visit to Castro’s Cuba, I was taken by a close friend to a museum that was ­ according to this young "habanero" ­ utterly representative of life in Cuba today. Read more...

Thursday, February 6, 1997Let it snow I am disappointed in Michelle Navarro’s assessment of the Snow Event in Sunset Village ("A Snowy Sunset Quad" Feb. 3, 1997). Read more...

Thursday, February 6, 1997 APPEARANCE: L.A.’s beauty subculture makes one a princess for a dayAnn Mah Last week, following the footsteps of Joe and Josie Bruin, I decided to have a makeover. Read more...