Author Archives: David Graham-Caso

Having a minimum-wage summer job is a lot like listening to Coldplay: Everyone does it, but nobody likes to talk about it. My journey to a low point in self-respect had me sporting a blue-collared shirt and a name tag. For three grueling months this past summer, I worked at Blockbuster Video. Though the job […]

Think it’s tough to hit a free throw that could cost your team the game? Think there is an extraordinarily daunting amount of difficulty in hitting a 90-mph fastball that moves like a salsa dancer? Think that it might be a bit tricky to dodge a 220-pound linebacker who is curious about what the inside […]

Twenty minutes before their final regular season contest of the Spring Intramural Basketball season against Pi Kappa Alpha, the Altoids sat on the court, stretching and talking. The tone of their conversation was light-hearted, as they discussed video games and joked around. Their relaxed pregame demeanor quickly became serious once warmups began and the court […]

Shea Anderson took a lob pass from Ben Lev. He dribbled twice, and with nothing but 10 feet between him and the rim, leapt into the air. Anderson double-pumped and slammed the ball home with such authority that the basket was still shaking a minute afterward. The problem with the emphatic dunk ““ the problem […]

AUBURN “”mdash; The UCLA swim and dive squad is used to exceeding expectations. After posting a 2-4 Pac-10 dual meet record in 2002-03, the Bruins overcame odds that would have bookies salivating. UCLA won the Pac-10 conference meet with a dominating 1,399 points. So after a second day at the NCAA national swim and dive […]

AUBURN “”mdash; In front of a vocal crowd at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center at Auburn University, the UCLA swim and dive team jumped out to a fast start at the 2003 NCAA Championships. The Bruins are in ninth place as a team after day one of the three-day meet. UCLA, swimming in the […]

AUBURN, Alabama “”mdash; For the second day in a row, the relay unit got UCLA off to a good start. On Thursday it was the 200 yard freestyle relay which started the day by qualifying for the finals in the first event of the morning. On Friday it was a similar story. In the second […]