Wednesday, February 4, 1998 Relationship ‘rules’ will not solve matchmaking woes MEDIA: From awkward pauses to sudden outbursts, no one can master unpredictable art of courtship By Amy Turner In a frilly and crumpled homage to the upcoming St. Read more...

Tuesday, February 3, 1998 Don’t forget First Daughter’s plight SCANDAL Chelsea’s transition to college life gets added load of stress It was bound to happen sometime. Read more...

Tuesday, February 3, 1998 Current Social Security plan full of flaws SOCIAL SECURITY Increase in senior citizen population will cause system to fail By Matthew Gever Americans should be angry with President Clinton, not because he may have played target practice with an intern’s dress, but rather with his desire to increase spending on Social Security. Read more...

Tuesday, February 3, 1998 Letters LETTERS Seismically safe? I would like to make a few comments in regard to the article about UCLA’s seismic corrections ("Many Buildings still need renovation," Jan. Read more...

Tuesday, February 3, 1998 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down THUMBS R-rated restrictions Thumbs down to the Douglas County School Board in Colorado, which has adopted a policy prohibiting teachers to show R-rated and NC-17 films in all the classrooms throughout the district. Read more...

Monday, February 2, 1998 Coffee wishes and Hummer dreams MONDAYS Observing the dawn of a new week in the lifestyles of the unfortunate and pathetic Everyone should own a Hummer, especially for those Mondays when traffic doesn’t want to move and you just want to plow the cars over. Read more...

Monday, February 2, 1998 Not all big-budget films lack character, stories FILMS Don’t dismiss social commentary of epics like ‘Star Trek’ By David Hiregaard I am very pleased to see that there are people who recognize many of the big-budget movies for what they are – an endless barrage of special effects designed to "excite" the viewer, much like a ride at Magic Mountain is designed to do. Read more...