Saturday, January 31

Student government evades checks, balances

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 USAC: Judicial Board acted impartially over ‘Students First!’ logoJennifer Nelson Last Thursday, readers of the Daily Bruin’s Viewpoint section were given ample reason to feel betrayed by their student government. Read more...


Endangered Species

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 AWARENESS: The Pilipino community remains as vulnerable to attack as it was nearly a century agoBy P.J. Gagajena "Absolutely No Filipinos Allowed." These letters were printed in front of a hotel door in Seattle around 1930. Read more...


Books fit for presidents

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 READING: Literature plays an important role in influencing politicians, often in negative ways By Maureen Dowd New York Times Ever since Jimmy Carter went up the mountain with tomes on leadership and came down with malaise, it has made me nervous to see presidents fooling around with books. Read more...


Carpe diem don¹t sacrifice living today for t

Monday, February 3, 1997 OPPORTUNITY: Seizing the day means having a life full of work and playBy Natalie G. Marino As I was perusing the Daily Bruin Thursday morning, I came across an article that seemed to have high potential for being interesting. Read more...


Dying village suffers from conspiracy

Monday, February 3, 1997 TAKE OVER: Ties to cultural outlets, offices signals UCLA’s absorption of WestwoodBy Gary Avrech I admit that much of my writing is done late in the evening, after I have finished my day’s work. Read more...


Letters

Monday, February 3, 1997 Integrity needed in politics On page 14 of the Jan. 30 Viewpoint section, we were presented with a rather ironic juxtaposition: column left presented a plea for "thorough research" and for an end to "unsound attacks" (Telly Tse, "Member defends USAC …") while column right presented falsified accusations by an elected student official (Glenn Inanaga, "Bring your thoughts to USAC"). Read more...