Monday, March 1, 1999 Model minority myth detrimental to everyone ETHNICITY: Stereotypes of Asian American community ignore reality, trivialize historical repression of group By Judy Hu Entering the Powell Library reading room on any given night, you will see hundreds of Asian students poring over textbooks and lecture notes, all aiming to set the curve. Read more...

Monday, March 1, 1999 Letters Gever humorous, full of wacky ideas This letter is in response to Matthew Gever’s article "Sweatshops offer good jobs, chance to achieve better life" (Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Monday, March 1, 1999 Falling in love with UCLA not hard to do APPRECIATION: Clean campus, beautiful buildings ingredients for almost-perfect college experience Every once in a long, long while I sit back and look at my life and think, "Damn – I got lucky and I didn’t even know it." Today was one of those momentous occasions. Read more...

Friday, February 26, 1999 Civil rights movement achieved much, but must continue RIGHTS: Equal education, opportunities needed to create level playing field By Adrian Haymond When interpreting the civil rights movement, many on both sides go to extremes, using hateful rhetoric and inflamed passions to demonize the opposition while wrapping their own views in shades of purity and absolute right. Read more...

Friday, February 26, 1999 Letters The struggle is far from over Under the United States Constitution, civil rights are protected by the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. Read more...

Friday, February 26, 1999 Don’t let college life mask societal ills ADMISSIONS: Students must urge universities to reconsider ethnicity By Portia Pedro As I was walking down Bruin Walk the other day, I heard yet another student (myself) complain about the never ending construction. Read more...

Friday, February 26, 1999 At stake: tolerance for gay community HOMOPHOBIA: Jokes, insults reveal prejudice against homosexuality We live in a society in which racists are condemned and sexists are ostracized. Read more...