Thursday, February 25, 1999 Sweatshops offer good jobs, chance to achieve better life OPPORTUNITY: Closing down factories will ease conscience while hurting poor employees In doing research for this article, I came across an interesting story. Read more...

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Problems overseas, at home stem from common travesty OPPRESSION: Labor protection would finally stop exploitation of workers in poorer countries A woman rises before sunlight to work until after the sun sets for less than $3.00 a day in a sweatshop. Read more...

Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Court decision places blame on rape victims PUNISHMENT: Societies shift responsibility away from assailants, add stigma to crime In 1998, a 45-year-old driving instructor was convicted of raping an 18-year-old student. Read more...

Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Activists often go to extremes TERRORISM: Abortion issue spurs both empty rhetoric, attacks on doctors, patients Earlier this month, a federal jury in Oregon fined 13 individuals and two organizations a total of $107.9 million for a website they operated. Read more...

Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Winners never quit SPORTS: UCLA, media should focus less on athletes who leave college to pursue pro careers By Scott Kurashige For the past year, quarterback Cade McNown has been synonymous with UCLA football and for many, maybe even UCLA itself. Read more...

Tuesday, February 23, 1999 Money does not oil wheels of activism ORGANIZATION: Everyone, whether wealthy or poor, has power to affect change By Cori Shepherd Many of us have pondered why some students on campus are so "political," why they have rallies and take over buildings, why they ask us to sign their petitions for political causes, why they always want us to come to their meetings. Read more...

Tuesday, February 23, 1999 Pain makes dying bearable DEATH: Suffering prepares you for the end, allows you to accept fate Death is not my friend, but I sure hope it makes me suffer. Read more...