W. tennis focused on Pac-10s By Chris Isidro Although no team titles are at stake when the UCLA women hit the tennis courts today at the Pac-10 Championships, the Bruins hope to start the post-season differently than they ended the regular year. Sixth-ranked UCLA will enter four players in the field of 32 in Ojai. […]
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W. water polo blazing path to top
W. water polo blazing path to top First-year varsity team leads way in growing sport By Emmanuelle Ejercito Women’s water polo is a fast-growing sport and UCLA plans to be at the front of the move forward. This is the first year the UCLA women’s water polo team has existed on the varsity level. In […]
Recalling April 29, 1992: violence as a way of life
Recalling April 29, 1992: violence as a way of life By Susan Evans Three years ago this week, our city’s streets exploded into violence. But what can one possibly say about the Los Angeles Riots that has not already been said? That they represented yet another chapter in our nation’s on-going saga of violent racial […]
NEA is the stuff inspiration is made of
NEA is the stuff inspiration is made of Tony Spano "I must study politics and war, that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history … in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture …" Â President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) The theme music […]
Jason Reed’s dismissal was long overdue
Jason Reed’s dismissal was long overdue On Sunday, April 23, the students’ association board of directors took the long overdue step of removing Executive Director Jason Reed from office. For most of his first 13 years, Reed effectively manipulated and controlled the student majority board. Three years ago, Reed relentlessly worked to convince a reluctant […]
Board’s decision to fire Reed was a mistake
Board’s decision to fire Reed was a mistake By Michael Meehan I am writing as a concerned alumnus of UCLA to express my extreme disappointment in the actions of the ASUCLA board of directors relating to the placing of Jason Reed on "administrative leave" after more than 20 years of service to the students’ association […]
UCLA alumna makes picture-perfect ‘Bride’
UCLA alumna makes picture-perfect ‘Bride’ Award-winning director Hatta to speak at Melnitz tonight after film screening By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Whenever she has been faced with failure, filmmaker Kayo Hatta has managed to turn her luck around. Whether it was her father’s disappointment at not having a son, her suddenly bankrupt film project […]