Friday, 5/30/97 Falling up CHANGE: Hard to look beyond routine life, yet hope for the future perseveres "From the bottom, it (life) looks like a steep incline From the top, another downhill slope of mine But I know, the equilibrium’s there." – Faith No More When I was a seventh grader, I remember one particular occasion walking up a hill to the bus stop on a chilly morning. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 Speaks Out "If there were a cure for AIDS, do you think people would take less precautions when having sex?" Liberty Huang: I think they would. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 What good is English? EDUCATION: Ask not what this columnist plans to do with his degree, or you’ll get a response If you are majoring in one of those disciplines for which there seems to be no obvious career path other than simply regurgitating what you have just be taught to a new crop of students just as committed to learning something of no practical value as you were, read on. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 Volunteering a fulfilling way to give back to community SERVICE: Even if it starts out as resume building, personal rewards follow By Sharat Gadasally and Steve Golveo Did we just smoke weed and drink lots of alcohol during our four (or five) years at UCLA? Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 Executions gaining favor PUNISHMENT: Politician’s, population’s opposition to death penalty eroding By Marianne Means New York Times It has taken decades of moralistic hand-wringing, political posturing about getting tough on crime and judicial irritation with legal delays, for the death penalty to become a quietly accepted fact of national life. Read more...

Thursday, 5/29/97 Criminalization of marijuana use out of step with state, people’s rights DRUGS: Government "drug war" focuses on partisanship, imposes too severe penalties for offenders By Colin Morris Last November, the voters of California succeeded in passing a proposition to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana as prescribed by doctors. Read more...

Wednesday, 5/28/97 Apathy shouldn’t be part of college life POLITICS: Those who don’t vote shouldn’t criticize election results By Elizabeth Geyer What I am tired of is hearing how disunited we are, and "can’t we all just get along?" Isn’t this the same article that is traditionally cranked out during every election at The Bruin? Read more...