Oregon State’s 33-31 upset over No. 9 USC in Corvallis, Ore., over the weekend confirmed the worst-kept secret in college football: California is going to win the Pac-10 title this year for the first time in its history. Not only are the No. 10 Bears the best team in the conference, they are head-and-shoulders better […]
Author Archives: Adam de Jong
Former Israeli soldier gives talk on conflict
With the hope of finding something positive that can come out of the most recent bloodshed between Israel and a bordering Arab-Muslim nation, Colgate University Professor Avraham Sela spoke on campus Thursday. Sela, a political science professor, gave a presentation which focused on the decades-old conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, offering an opinion which was […]
Football Preview: Walk-on walking tall as defensive captain
Christian Taylor’s trip back from Notre Dame wasn’t how he envisioned it. Only hours after the Bruins’ gut-wrenching 20-17 loss to the Fighting Irish ““ a game that they had all but won until three plays in the last minute changed the Bruins’ fate ““ Taylor was getting off a plane, trying to make sense […]
Local politician shows support
When Bill Clinton spoke in the UCLA Sculpture Garden on Oct. 13 in support of Proposition 87, there was another politician in attendance whose presence at the event was a little more obscure. California Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D”“Los Angeles, was in attendance at one of her countless stops during the campaign season. Former President Clinton, […]
De Jong On College Football: Punting fiasco packs a lesson
It’s not earth-shattering to say that sports has been used as an escape by people who get comfort in viewing life on the simplistic terms of win or lose. Coaching or playing in a football game is not brain surgery. And maybe that’s the wonderful thing about it, you know, getting to put away all […]
Stunned by 3 heartbreaking plays
SOUTH BEND, Ind. “”mdash; The echoes of Notre Dame Stadium were silenced for an inexplicable 59 minutes of regulation. But within a matter of three plays, the UCLA football team felt the sonic eruption of all the Notre Dame pride bursting through in the fourth quarter. After protecting a lead for most of the game […]
Weary travelers out to break a trend
After Monday’s walk-through practice finished up, UCLA offensive line coach Jim Colletto took the team aside. UCLA was fresh off an uninspiring 30-20 loss at Oregon, and had its toughest game ““ a nationally televised matchup with Notre Dame ““ looming at the end of the week. Colletto played for the Bruins the last time […]