Author Archives: Andrew Finley

Stolen fight song leaves Bears growling

By and large, fight songs are harmless rah-rah pieces designed to lift school spirit and not much else. But in Berkeley, “Sons of Westwood” is detested about as much as Republicans or regular showers. Forty-five years ago, Cal was living the high life, capturing a national championship in men’s basketball while its marching band trumpeted […]

[Football preview] New UA coach Mike Stoops gives program hope for future

The last three Arizona football coaches have strode into the Tucson desert with flowing optimism. Yet they quickly became engulfed in a pool of quicksand, and as desperately as they tried to escape, the fate they succumbed to was ultimately the same. But there is every reason to believe that the fourth, first-year coach Mike […]

Wooden Center West delayed until end of fall

Labor shortages and a back-up on ordered materials have contributed to further delays in the construction of Wooden Center West. The addition to UCLA’s primary recreation facility was originally expected to open in March 2004, but this most recent delay will likely postpone the entire project’s completion until the end of the fall quarter. In […]

Dry stadium policy misses the point of being a fan

I’ll admit that I’m envious of USC football fans. It’s not because they have an undefeated team or a stadium practically on campus. And it’s definitely not because of Tommy the Trojan and the two fingers he raises whenever the band plays “Tribute to Troy.” (Whenever I see that, I just wonder, who’s number one?) […]

Balancing act

The end of winter quarter was approaching, and like many other students, Lisa Willis had a 10-page paper due. And like most other students, she was procrastinating. But Willis had a special excuse that could win a professor’s sympathy regardless of how many times it was used. For the standout forward on the women’s basketball […]