Tuesday, 5/20/97 To Towell By Brent Eldridge Thou’rt not, tented Towell, built to envious show; New novices your pomp will never know; Once great shack of many a lettered page – Now vanished relic of a bygone age. Read more...

Tuesday, 5/20/97 A look at what’s in store for Bruins next year CURRICULUM: Chancellor Carnesale brings host of improvements to campus A wise man once said, "When you can’t think of a suitable introduction to a piece of writing, use a made-up (but thought provoking) quote." Well, OK, it wasn’t a "wise man." It was me. Read more...

Tuesday, 5/20/97 No impending disasters threaten freedom-loving Americans SOCIALISM: End to government funding of colleges, health care would not produce dire results By MacLane Key In his attack on Daniel Rego, Dale Chapman comments in "Try socialsim again for the first time," (Daily Bruin, Friday) on the doom he thinks would result if socialism were removed from the U.S. Read more...

Tuesday, 5/20/97 Column misses point of women’s studies program EDUCATION: Writer’s life turned around because of UCLA department By Jeremy Wintringer I would like to respond to your article "Women’s Studies Major Fails to Give Competitive Edge." When I heard that someone had "bashed" women’s studies in The Bruin, I was very concerned, but wanted to give the article a chance as I believe that no program is perfect and can’t learn from criticism. Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 Regents silence proposal with system’s machinery Parliamentary procedures used to avoid debate, difficult questions Today, I watched the hand-picked instruments of power and privilege crush a proposal by Regents Ward Connerly and Jess Bravin that would have finally ended the special, back door "VIP" admissions policy in the UC system. Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 SAGE strikes for rights against corporate UCs Administration behaves more like a hard-line business instead of learning institution This week, hundreds of UCLA academic student employees (ASEs) will go on strike as part of a continued campaign to force the administration to recognize their collective bargaining rights. Read more...

Monday, 5/19/97 Ad snafu dramatizes need for change Revision of USAC’s bylaws would prevent further controversial funding incidents The confrontation between the Undergraduate Students’ Association Council and an anti-Students First! Read more...