Tuesday, May 5

Letters

Thursday, November 21, 1996 Strike denies education I am troubled by an aspect of the SAGE strike. The individual TAs can strike if they want to, but they should not be encouraging other students not to attend their classes. Read more...



Help ASUCLA with Bruin identity crisis

Thursday, November 21, 1996 BRUINWEAR: Controversy over UCLA mascot paraphernalia sparks many suggestionsHEY BRUINS! To help ASUCLA answer the question: Should "Bearwear" be renamed "Bruinwear," "BruinGear," "BruinCentral" (or anything "Bruin")? Read more...



Strike not about worker rights

Thursday, November 21, 1996 SAGE/UAW: Graduate employees’ conditions aren’t as bad as believed; a pay cut is not likely to happenBy Gregg Gold I have paid union dues most of my working life (Musicians Union Local 47) and never crossed a picket line until the last strike here at UCLA. Read more...


Generation Xers cast vote for issues, not political party

Wednesday, November 20, 1996 TRENDS: 1996 election results reveal rise of cross-partisan votingBy Amy Finley In the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 5 presidential election, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Newt Gingrich were both quick to point out that President Clinton’s 49 percent of the popular vote could not be construed as any sort of "democratic mandate" on the grounds that he had won the election by "stealing" Republican issues. Read more...


Letters

Wednesday, November 20, 1996Strike means hope for students I have wanted to teach since I was in the third grade. As a TA at UCLA, I have the privilege to get paid for two things I like to do: teach history and study history. Read more...