Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Letters UCLA has inept form for evaluations Your article "Promotions, tenures depend on accurate student evaluations" (Nov. 18), which quoted me, also quoted Teresa Dawson-Munoz of the Office of Instructional Development (OID) saying, "National literature … suggests that there are no correlations between teachers giving high grades and students giving them high evaluations." It further quoted English chair Tom Wortham calling such correlations a "myth." In fact, though, a study published a year ago in the American Psychological Association’s journal (and reported in the major media) did show a correlation between inflated grades and more favorable evaluations. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Society should build awareness of hate crimes PREJUDICE: Citizens must report incidents to enforce intolerance of racial prejudice Recent tragedies have spawned a nationwide dialogue on hate crime prosecution. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Classism takes heart out of cohesive campus CATEGORIES: Focusing on socioeconomics neglects issues like racism, sexism Amid the spectre of "racism," "sexism" and "homophobia" emerges a bizarre and nonsensical new entry into the battle over sensitivity. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Letters Bruin Editorial’s argument for diversity flawed I have read the multitude of articles in the Bruin during the last few years which concern Proposition 209. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Stop, relax, break down BREAKDOWN: When pace of life seems overwhelming, three day nap is in order I guess I realized, as I woke up this morning, that I am on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Thumbs up/thumbs down Measure to deny same-sex marriage Thumbs down to a California proposition that has qualified for the March 2000 ballot which prohibits same-sex marriages in the state. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Women, quit thinking men – think bigger BONDS: Society’s preoccupation with marriage over career plans, aspirations for future rings false When I was little, I never really took a liking to my Easy-Bake Oven. Read more...