Thursday, January 9, 1997 POLITICS: Choice preserves integrity of student governmentBy Telly Tse It is easy to criticize USAC, especially when many feel that it has tremendously wronged students by overturning a decision made by another branch of student government. Read more...

Thursday, January 9, 1997 CONDUCT: In public, free speech is the right to talk, not the right to offendBy Marlon Morales When your words and actions in a public place become blatantly mean spirited and even hateful, your constitutional freedom of speech ends. Read more...

Thursday, January 9, 1997 FRANCHISE: Updating Martha Stewart’s ideas to fit the 21st century Ann Mah You know her from her glossy cookbooks, morning appearances on the Today show, and healthy household tips. Read more...

Thursday, January 9, 1997 MISSION: John Du addresses how USAC works for the studentsBy John Du Unfortunately, not too many of our politicians understand what it means to stand for something. Read more...

Wednesday, January 8, 1997 EDUCATION: Knowledge of ancestral coded languages enhances awareness of rootsIt never dawned on me why my grandmother spoke the way she did until I became a public speaker. Read more...

Wednesday, January 8, 1997 APPEARANCES: Judge people not by their physical looks but instead by the qualities they can controlBy Howard Kim I thought it was going to be another one of those routine days of delivering flowers for my aunt this Christmas season when a sudden realization hit me ­ a sort of epiphany shall we say … "Just another retirement home for just another grandparent whose children didn’t want to put up with the burdens of a dying parent" was my thought as I pulled up to the Royale Retirement Home. Read more...

Wednesday, January 8, 1997Give the UCLA band a break In response to Kathryn Manlove’s Jan. 7 article regarding the UCLA marching band, I would like to clarify a few issues. Read more...