One thing has consistently perplexed UCLA students about life in Westwood Village. No, it’s not trying to understand how Diddy Riese cookies are so delicious; it’s the interactive, board game-style Weyburn Avenue art piece, “All Roads Lead To Westwood.” Vic Bamokian, who has owned Weyburn Avenue’s Campus Shoe Repair for more than 10 years, claimed […]
Author Archives: Daniel Miller
Campaign donations: the juicy gossip
I wrote my sports column “Miller Time” for three years, but you can only go grocery shopping with the women’s water polo team so many times. I’ve wanted to write about UCLA in a different light, in a way that makes news more accessible. So here it is, and it will be here every Monday. […]
Fringe candidates challenge main presidential contenders
In this year’s tightly contested presidential election between Republican President Bush and Democratic challenger Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, there appears to be little room for fringe candidates. Take third-party candidate Ralph Nader, whose campaign has drawn the ire of Democrats who contend the Reform Party candidate could glean valuable votes in battleground states from Kerry […]
UCLA neurological researcher dies at age 35
A specialist in gene analysis and praised for his friendliness and sense of humor, Zheng Luo, staff research associate in the UCLA Department of Neurology, died July 28 of a liver abscess. He was 35. Luo was born in Nanchang, China, and graduated from Zhejiang University in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences […]
Mercedes-Benz Cup: Fine food, corporate sponsors overshadow tennis
Yesterday the Champions Club restaurant served a delicious champagne brunch to a packed house at the Mercedes-Benz Cup. Brunch? Brunch! Clearly the Mercedes-Benz Cup has this whole sporting event thing figured out. Forget the peanuts ““ why not try some roasted Yukon bliss potatoes served with fresh thyme, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt? […]
Mercedes-Benz Cup: Stylish Cup clashes with backhand form
I employ a two-handed backhand. While the one-handed backhand is all the rage these days ““ with the likes of Taylor Dent and Mark Philippoussis demonstrating its virtues on tennis courts across the land ““ I’m just old school. In fact, back in ’86 when I was on the junior circuit, they called me Two […]
Dorm sports ensure a memorable Hill experience
As I get older, I take more time to reflect on the past. I’ve been thinking about my successes and failures in high school and how I was such an idiot back then (even more so now, some say). Even further back, I think about the time I stole candy from Vons and my dad […]