Sometimes I really freak myself out when I examine the depth of my hatred for USC. On the way to the Coliseum for the rivalry game several years ago, I recall being worked up into such a fury at the sight of Southern Cal fans that as our car approached a parking lot, I stuck […]
Author Archives: Daniel Miller
Datsuns dynamically rock set at Troubadour
The Datsuns is another “The” band, like The Strokes or The Hives, that has stopped in Los Angeles for a show fuelled by messy hair, old clothes and dirty guitars. This four piece is more concerned with aping ’70s garage and glam rock than the punk many of the other current “The” bands have embraced. […]
Pro football’s lame, college football rules in comparison
Every couple of months some group of rich guys tries to bring an NFL team back to Los Angeles. Sometimes they want to use the Coliseum, sometimes it’s the Rose Bowl, and other times the businessmen want to build a new stadium with taxpayers’ money. I don’t understand why Los Angeles needs another professional sports […]
NCAA Football video game may take over life, friendships
There is no Surgeon General’s Warning on the box of EA Sports’ NCAA Football 2003 video game for the Playstation 2, but there should be. Joe Lieberman isn’t flipping out in Congress about this game, but he ought to be up in arms. They should just rename the game NCAA Football 2003: There Goes the […]
Bruin soccer aims for NCAA win
The women’s soccer team wants to win the national championship. They think they have a good shot at it, too. “We have the capability and the talent to do it,” sophomore defender Kendal Billingsley said. “Our team works really hard and that’s our goal. We’re looking forward to becoming national champs this year.” Is this […]
Male cheerleader kicks stigma out, sleeps on Japanese board
I feel that the cheerleading epic “Bring It On” is one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. As far as my all-time favorite films, it is right up there with “The Conformist,” “Casablanca,” and “The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.” I love cheerleading so much. Abner Shao is a 19-year-old second-year student at UCLA, […]
Going to class helps students get into better physical shape
Oh, to work out. I don’t really understand going to the gym. It seems like a lot of work to lift weights, and running on a treadmill is rather dull. You don’t get anywhere for all of that effort. Besides, gym people are scary. Buff people with ridiculous muscles and hair ““ that creeps me […]