Alumnus reflects on first impressions that belied scholar’s warm demeanorMany of us old English majors who attended UCLA in the mid-to-late 1940s remember Professor Majl Ewing with a mixture of impressions: fear (he could be a terror in the lecture room), negativity, indifference, or even warmth, as in my case. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 UCLA may be great, but there’s room for some improvement Well, once again I bid my fellow Bruins farewell. Summer awaits, and finals are pressing. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Ceremonies honor each culture, past and present I took my graduation pictures a few weeks ago with a kente stole draped over my gown. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Jonah Stein, fifth-year English student What was the best part about being a student at UCLA? The national championship in Seattle was up there, in addition to fun things like riots, quakes and fires. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Beer King leaves college behind for career down under Well, the big day approaches: June 16, my long-awaited and sometimes uncertain graduation day. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Farewell to UCLA sparks climb to independence When I remember kindergarten, one of the first images that comes to mind is coloring an 8 1Ž2-inch-by-11-inch picture of grapes for a booklet about the color purple. Read more...

Thursday, June 6, 1996 It’s not all fun and games in the column business I hate the information superhighway. I’m driving on it with no maps, no AAA, in a ’73 Dodge Colt, while everyone around me is speeding by in a ’97 Lexus. Read more...