Author Archives: Gilbert Quiñonez

The UCLA men’s golf team battled the winds in Fairfax, Calif., and still finished tied for second out of 17 teams at the Mackenzie Invitational. “The golf course got much more difficult for the last round,” UCLA head coach O.D. Vincent said. “It was very windy, and the pins were in very difficult positions.” The […]

The UCLA men’s soccer team plays its first Pac-10 match of the year on Sunday at noon against Fresno State. That’s right. Fresno State. This is Fresno State’s first season in the Pac-10, and men’s soccer is the only sport in which Fresno State competes in the Pac-10. In most other sports, the Bulldogs compete […]

There is no Title IX in Mexico. Consequently, women do not get anywhere near the opportunities to play sports that men do. Still, UCLA women’s soccer forward Iris (pronounced e-REES) Mora has beaten the odds and become a very successful soccer player. “In Mexico, women have to be at home with the kids,” Mora said. […]

Icy Hot and Riviera are the premier names in the world of preseason college tennis. The Icy Hot/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s All-American tournament will start today, featuring only two Bruins, junior Tobias Clemens and sophomore Chris Lam. Clemens did not have to qualify to get into the tournament, as he is currently the No. 2 […]

The UCLA men’s golf team entered the Club Glove Intercollegiate Pepperdine Invitational ranked No. 4 in the country. They finished the tournament fifth out of 11 teams, 23 strokes behind first-place UC Irvine. The Bruins were tied for third place going into Tuesday’s final round, but collectively shot a 17-over par 305, after averaging 292 […]

Several e-mailers have brought to my attention the fact that I am out of touch with the average UCLA student. I have been called a geek, overwhelmingly critical, unnecessarily negative, clueless as to what most students care about and many, many different expletives that I can’t print in the paper. Consequently, I’ve decided to get […]