Monday, 5/19/97 Regents silence proposal with system’s machinery Parliamentary procedures used to avoid debate, difficult questions Today, I watched the hand-picked instruments of power and privilege crush a proposal by Regents Ward Connerly and Jess Bravin that would have finally ended the special, back door "VIP" admissions policy in the UC system. Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 SAGE strikes for rights against corporate UCs Administration behaves more like a hard-line business instead of learning institution This week, hundreds of UCLA academic student employees (ASEs) will go on strike as part of a continued campaign to force the administration to recognize their collective bargaining rights. Read more...

Friday, 5/16/97 Try socialism again for the first time EDUCATION Liberal ideas have made colleges more accessible to all classes By Dale Chapman Unlike Daniel Rego, I was NOT ecstatic to see Tuesday’s article "Socialism blocks path to progress." Moreover, I was appalled to see a first-year student, with several years of tuition ahead of him, stepping up to become a cheerleader for the death knell of liberal politics and social welfare. Read more...

Friday, 5/16/97 Try socialism again for the first time IDEOLOGY Misinformed attacks based on ignorance, homophobia and lack of perspective on subject By Garrick Ruiz So I was sitting in class Tuesday and I opened up Viewpoint and what do I find? Read more...

Friday, 5/16/97 Deciphering attraction FLESH Spiritual, physical desires are not necessarily simultaneous nor quenched by one person The following are excerpts culled from Warren Craig’s journal: So Megan and I were making love. Read more...

Thursday, 5/15/97 Critique of program unfounded STUDIES: Women’s studies students claim major fights oppression, empowers females By Ginny Tal As students in the Women’s Studies Program, we would like to respond to Jennifer Nelson’s article, "Women’s Studies major fails to give competitive edge." (Daily Bruin, May 9) We feel that Nelson’s views about the program are not only ill-informed and destructive, but take on a tone of arrogance that has no basis in discussing a subject she obviously knows little about. Read more...

Thursday, 5/15/97 Valued ethnic, gender classes help students attain access STUDIES: Questioning education recognizing diversity reveals biases By Anna Wang I am deeply offended by Jennifer Nelson’s flippant and derogatory remarks toward women’s studies (Daily Bruin, May 9) not only because I am minoring in this field, but because her remarks reflect a deeper bias against ethnic and gender studies. Read more...