Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and all the dudes want to take all the chicks out on dates. But, buddy, before you ask that girl if she wants to see the latest Christian Slater/Molly Ringwald romantic comedy, I would like to offer up some better, less cliched V-Day date fodder: miniature golf and bowling. The problem […]
Author Archives: Daniel Miller
Men’s volleyball takes revenge on UCSB, 3-0
What better way to break the streak than against the team that started it all? The UCLA men’s volleyball team beat UC Santa Barbara 3-0 Friday night, ending a three-match skid against the team that knocked the Bruins out of the first round of last season’s MPSF playoffs. The Bruins (5-6, 2-5 MPSF) picked up […]
Bruins unlucky in love and basketball
So Wednesday night at the Sports Arena I ran into a girl I had a crush on back in high school. I was at the game with two of my roommates, and she (it figures she turned out to be a Trojan) was there with a friend whom one of my buddies knew. As my […]
Cougars sink claws into Bruins for double win
The heckling fans didn’t beat the Bruins. The altitude of Provo, Utah didn’t defeat UCLA either. BYU beat the UCLA men’s volleyball team ““ twice ““ thoroughly outplaying the Bruins in two 3-0 victories Friday and Saturday night at the Smith Fieldhouse. “(The altitude and the fans) are certainly not the reasons we lost,” UCLA […]
UCLA undaunted by BYU’s “˜D’oh!’
Chris Peña knows the UCLA men’s volleyball team has a big weekend to look forward to in Provo, Utah, as it faces No. 3 BYU tonight and Saturday night. Peña, a junior quick hitter, knows all about BYU’s Smith Fieldhouse ““ a tiny arena that is always packed, and always loud. He knows all about […]
Females find athletic outlet in Frat Row’s Walk of Shame
The sport requires mental acuity, physical toughness and high-heeled shoes. Like most other athletic events, it has a specific set of rules, and a unique post-workout training regimen: brunch. The sport is surely a beneficiary of Title IX, as it features mostly female competitors, and boasts only a small faction of male participants ““ keeping […]
Who says you can’t judge a team by its media guide?
I would like to posit the theory that you can tell the quality of a collegiate basketball team by the quality of its media guide. Stanford has a stellar media guide out this season, which has propelled the Cardinal to a 12-5 overall record, and a 3-2 Pac-10 mark that is ahead of expectations. Conversely, […]