Wednesday, July 22

Letters

Clerical workers take a cue, fight for rights I commend you for your July 10 coverage of the important issue of UCLA management’s abuse of employees in the “casual” category. Read more...


Anti-gay ban, rhetoric warp constitution

Mmmm, the sounds of summer. Crickets. The ice cream man. Violent, homophobic rap lyrics. On his latest release, “The Marshall Mathers LP,” Eminem proudly raps: “I’ll stab you in the head, whether you’re a fag or les/ Or a homosex, a hermaph or a trans-a-ves/ Pants or dress/ Hate fags? Read more...


Speaks Out

A provision of the Higher Education Act involves denying financial aid to students who have been convicted of drug-related offenses. What impact do you think this will have on students? Read more...


Weathering the summer

Hollywood is known to many as “the dream factory." It is a place where the impossible becomes possible, where larger-than-life is mandatory, and where Kevin Costner inexplicably still has a job. Read more...


Women’s right to be hairy unrecognized

Ah, summer is here again ““ the time when women start baring their midriffs, legs and arms, and donning bikinis, tank tops and shorts. And, for me, it’s also the time when people start staring at my body, whispering about me behind my back, and asking me if I’m European. Read more...



Culture shock is a state of mind

As I begin my third year at UCLA, I find myself experiencing what I’d like to call a mid-college identity crisis. Although I was born and raised in Northern California, I have been living in Westwood for two years during which my attitude, my dress, my speech, and even my hair have undergone a metamorphosis. Read more...