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...

Thursday, November 21, 1996 GREEN: The many roles, responsibilities were not considered in columnBy Sergio Gonzales and Laura Luu In regards to Leah Green’s Nov. 11 column, "You know you’re having a bad day when …" You know you have writer’s block when … … that Viewpoint deadline is tomorrow and all you have are complaints about the day you’ve had. Read more...

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...

Wednesday, November 20, 1996 CANCER: Attitudes of friends and family toward patients can make the difference in recoveryBy Jeanette Lomboy Josh White’s account on cancer ("Faith, love provide strength in time of crisis," Nov. Read more...

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Wednesday, November 20, 1996 INSTITUTIONS: African Americans trapped in system of social inequality First Prop. 187 and now Prop. 209, what’s next?," is a commonly asked question among liberals and progressives these days. Read more...

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...