Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Letters LETTERS Viewpoint lacks info The education profession already has numerous obstacles to overcome due to the general population’s ignorance of the subject and due to the policy makers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., who more often than not have never seen the inside of a classroom yet have the power to dictate what should go on inside them. Read more...

Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Cutting ESL program will hurt students BILINGUAL No one will win if some lose access to balanced education By Sara Montano Do you think you can understand the frustration of a child in school who does not know English, yet is expected to read, write, speak and learn in English? Read more...

Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Men’s issues not thoroughly addressed GENDER Weak sources fail to adequately convey male stereotypes, discrimination By Marc Etienne Angelucci The Daily Bruin’s recent articles on gender, including those alleging to represent men’s issues, fail to recognize the voices of leading men’s rights advocates. Read more...

Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Department vote too close for comfort ENDOWMENT Allowing creation of Turkish studies chair would have proven disastrous for university How many faculty members would have voted to establish a 20th century German history chair fully funded by the German government, knowing the department could only utilize research materials from German archives and libraries? Read more...

Friday, January 16, 1998 Boob tube has strong hold over viewers’ minds False sense of security, materialism promoted by medium I was in the Bay Area for part of winter break. Read more...

Friday, January 16, 1998 When it comes to shoddy schools, Californians misplace blame Inept politicians, not bilingual education true source of state’s instructional problem By Antonio Sandoval California’s educational system has gone to hell. Read more...

Friday, January 16, 1998 Speaks Out TODAY: Should bilingual education be an integral part of the learning process for non-English speaking students? Sara Gislason I think it’s best through immersion. Read more...