Letters
By Daily Bruin Staff
Nov. 13, 1995 9:00 p.m.
Letters to the EditorOfficial Catholics
Editor:I would like to clarify a few items stemming from
Elizabeth Ashford’s
Nov. 10, front page article ("Hindu group’s journey toward
recognition
ends") on UCLA’s recognition of the Hindu Student Council.
First, like the HSC, the UCLA Catholic Student Association
was
officially recognized by UCLA last month. We’ve since received
mini-fund
money for a program – it doesn’t get any more official than
that.
Second, the UCLA Catholic Student Association never withdrew
its
application last year (as reported in the Daily Bruin on page
seven).
Fortunately, there is a paper trail that proves that assertion
to be false.
It will be illuminating to see who may have passed on that
misinformation
to Ashford.
Lastly, it seems pretty illogical to hold that (apparently)
every world
religious tradition except Catholicism can be cultural; but
history reveals
that no race, religion, tribe, nation or institution has a
monopoly on
bigotry. A visit to the Center for Student Programming will show
they have
no guidelines as to how they distinguish between religion and
culture. Just
go and ask Dr. Berky Nelson, the director, to see some
guidelines.Mary P. Mallavarapu
President
UCLA Catholic Student Association
