Wednesday, January 15, 1997 RACE: Covert racism pervades U.S. society, destroying melting pot "I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 ABORTION: Extinction possible if parents don’t want a homosexual childBy Tom Sena "Well!" I fumed as we emerged from the movie house, "I guess as far as Star Trek’s concerned, there are still no gay people in the 24th century." Greg and I had just seen "Star Trek: First Contact," and as we walked out into the December night I pointed out in exasperated detail that every other minority group was represented among the crew of the Enterprise except gays and lesbians. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997Wastes of money If you pass by Sunset Village, take a look at the fresh, beautiful and expensive patch of grass from the main entrance of Courtside to Sunset Commons, where Sunset residents frequently dine. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 FEAR: Highly emotional anger can blindly drive people into joining political, social movements "Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth." -Pema Chodron 1997. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 EQUALITY: Men, women should be able to work together without conflictBy Garrick Ruiz On Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1997 columnist Jennifer Nelson wrote about how separating the sexes in the military would allow both sexes to "realize their full potential." Thinking like this really scares me. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997 BASKETBALL: Attitudes of players holding the team back, not Lavin’s abilitiesBy Robert Vasquez What a mockery UCLA basketball has become! It’s a disgrace, a poor representative of the school and an embarrassment. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997 DIALOGUE: Policies that discriminate, not free speech, threaten libertiesBy Philip Hoskins While certainly empathetic to the pain, humiliation and anger that was a result of the boorish behavior described in "Incident of homophobia …" on Jan.9, Marlon Morales is wrong on one point ­ one’s right to free speech does not end "When your words and actions in a public place become blatantly mean spirited and even hateful." At least according to a long line of court decisions, that right includes rude and boorish behavior, even when mean-spirited and hateful. Read more...