Hey, Armenians: 1.5 million of you were not slaughtered by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Cambodians: Pol Pot wasn’t as bad as you say he was. Read more...
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April 23, 9:00 pm
Armenian Genocide should be recognized
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April 23, 9:00 pm
Mental illness not just a fact of life for women
Even in modern society, women are often portrayed as inferior to men. The contemporary version of proving women’s inferiority depicts them as less mentally stable than their male counterparts. Read more...
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April 22, 9:00 pm
Students unaware of USAC’s history
As spring quarter begins to unfold, you can expect an influx of articles and events surrounding the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections and may be approached by prospective candidates and their supporters. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
Denim Day helps to change stereotypes of sexual assault
The arrival of Denim Day on April 23 reminds us all of the harmful attitudes still prevalent about sexual violence. Denim Day was established in response to a 1999 Italian Supreme Court ruling that overturned a rape conviction simply because the woman was wearing jeans when she was allegedly attacked. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
U.N. sanctions meant to avoid conflict
In UCLA alumnus Michael Schwartz’s April 18 submission, “Operation Iraqi Freedom frees oil, kills civilians,” he stated, “If it wasn’t for (the U.N. sanctions), the Iraqi people would have overthrown Saddam a long time ago” and the United States “starved the population (of Iraq) throughout the 1990s by inflicting brutal economic sanctions which killed half a million children.” Upon reading these statements, I was stunned, for I held the opinion that Saddam Hussein was responsible for the lack of regime change and for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Iranian, Israeli and Palestinian deaths. While Schwartz chose to blame the United States quite vociferously, I choose to place the blame solely where it belongs: on Hussein. Along that vein, I am writing for those of you who may not know enough to make an informed decision regarding the nature of the United Nation’s past 12 years of sanctions against Iraq. Read more...
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Dahle’s memo biased against Iranian group
The UCLA Iranian Student Group would like to respond to Undergraduate Students Association Council President David Dahle’s irresponsible memo, where Babak Khamsi of the ISG is labeled an “enemy” (“”˜Manipulation is the key,'” News, April 9). Read more...
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Affirmative action unfair to applicants
One of the Nazis’ first steps in liquidating European Jews involved establishing a quota system for education and employment based on population percentages. Under this system any person who belonged to a constructed group that held too high a proportion of seats was likely to lose his or her position. Read more...