Native-American Pow-Wow to teach, entertain By Nancy Hsu Daily Bruin Senior Staff There was a time in history when the government forbade tribal dancing. "They were afraid," said Nina Stanton, a third-year French student. "They thought it was evil, that it was war dancing and against Christianity. They didn’t understand each tribe dances for different […]
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SAGE strike ends, no word from university
SAGE strike ends, no word from university UC Berkeley, San Diego unions also organize walkouts By Laryssa Kreiselmeyer The grad union’s two-day strike ended yesterday without any significant action or word from the UCLA administration. Currently, UCLA’s human resources division is assessing the number of university employees who did decide to strike Wednesday and Thursday. […]
Prestigious Penn Relays beckon m. track
Prestigious Penn Relays beckon m. track By Tim Costner Daily Bruin Senior Staff With the NCAA Championships just over one month away, the UCLA men’s track and field team will compete in the Penn Relays this weekend, giving the Bruins an early idea of what to expect in June. UCLA has automatically qualified in seven […]
Slumping softball heads north
Slumping softball heads north UCLA meets Cal, Stanford, Oregon over the weekend By Rick Pal The top-ranked Bruin softball team hopes to make some noise in Berkeley this weekend after drowsy hitting performances against No. 10 California and No. 8 Cal State Northridge in the past week. It has not been a promising week for […]
Mixed fortunes for tennis at Pac-10s
Mixed fortunes for tennis at Pac-10s Three UCLA men advance on day one, while women’s Phebus moves on By Sarah Harrison and Chris Isidro OJAI, Calif. — Picket fences, church bells … and the sound of squeaking tennis shoes? A gas station attendant in town gave these simple directions to the Pac-10 Tournament: "Honey, tennis […]
Road to Final
Road to Final Four begins for volleyball UCLA tackles BYU in MPSF semifinal tonight, Hawaii meets UCSB in opener at Pauley Pavilion By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff You would think that in a program which has accumulated 19 conference titles, 14 NCAA titles and a .864 winning percentage, simply upholding tradition would be […]
W. track off to Cal-Nevada Championships
W. track off to Cal-Nevada Championships By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Senior Staff Before it can worry about winning an NCAA crown or defending its Pacific-10 Conference Championship, the top-ranked UCLA women’s track and field team must first be concerned with the defense of its title in the second annual Cal-Nevada Collegiate Championships Saturday and […]