Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Broadening rapport between the sexes COMMUNICATION: Past failures, mistakes with women open up ways to deal with each other This column is intended to be about successful communication between men and women, but it fails miserably. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Letters Race not an issue Environmental degradation is an equal-opportunity activity. There is little question that whatever segment of society enjoys economic dominance will be most likely to inflict environmental damage. Read more...

Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Practicing religion is not always a cup of hot cocoa CHRISTIANITY: Sweetening truth about believing in God leaves worshippers with spiritual emptiness By Alex Schweng I was disappointed and saddened by the opinions expressed in "The Forum" on religion and spirituality on April 10. Read more...

Tuesday, April 14, 1998 GREEN CARD FOR SALE PERSPECTIVE: America needs a collective enema, shouts graduating senior Unlike many of UCLA’s international students who arrive here with the express purpose of getting a degree, and often return to their country of origin upon completing their studies, I came to America – and subsequently to UCLA – to dodge the draft in my native Bosnia, knowing that the States would probably be my home for quite a while. Read more...

Tuesday, April 14, 1998 Letters LETTERS: A fan of Lavin’s At the end of Vytas Mazeika’s column about head basketball coach Steve Lavin (Daily Bruin, April 8), The tagline informs us that Mazeika "doesn’t know what he’s talking about." The truth of that statement is evident from the beginning of his column. Read more...

Tuesday, April 14, 1998 Prop. 209 consequences cannot be ignored ADMISSION: Students must demand that chancellor address decline of ethnic diversity on campus By Kandea Mosley As of October 1994, when the possibility of the total elimination of affirmative action at the University of California hit the airwaves, students launched a major campaign to address this issue and fight for the preservation of educational equity. Read more...

Tuesday, April 14, 1998 Immigrants not to blame for environment’s problems ENVIRONMENT: Everyone equally responsible for preventing destruction By Garrick Ruiz Immigrants are blamed for many of the biggest problems facing society today: poverty, unemployment, crime, disease and public education failures. Read more...