Monday, April 1, 1996Wildcats snag revengeBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Staff Ten months to the day after the Bruins claimed the national championship over Arizona, the Wildcat softball team finally got a chance for revenge. They didn’t waste the opportunity. After dashing Arizona’s championship dreams of a year ago with a 4-2 victory in the […]
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Gym falls off-balance in Pac-10 competition
Monday, April 1, 1996 By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff What began as one of the most hyped competitions of the season for the UCLA women’s gymnastics team turned into a nightmare almost immediately at the Pacific 10 championships held at Oregon State on March 23. After the first rotation, the defending champion Bruins were […]
W. polo retrieves win from Aztec claws
Monday, April 1, 1996 By Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Contributor Every team goes through a slump. Players are rusty, they get tired and every break starts to go the wrong way. The UCLA women’s water polo team, however, has proved capable of going through such a stretch without a scratch. Mired in a slump […]
W. tennis headed for strong season finale
Monday, April 1, 1996 By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff After posting two clutch victories during spring break, the UCLA women’s tennis team seems to have put itself in great shape for the final month of the season. Keeping in mind that they have to take on powerhouses Stanford, California and USC in the final […]
Pointing the finger at Jim Harrick
Monday, April 1, 1996 Coach’s failure to learn from mistakes causes NCAA upsetBy James A. Lebakken John Wooden has said that no one is a loser until they start pointing fingers, but the final score of the game against Princeton is incontrovertible. UCLA lost that Thursday night (March 14) and maybe that indicates a need […]
A little submissiveness never hurt anyone
Monday, April 1, 1996 Loving sacrifices do not jeopardize feminist principlesWhen I get married, I want to take my husband’s last name. Don’t tell me I am giving in to a male-dominated society. Come on, it’s the father’s last name that many women insist they will retain or hyphenate. Besides, love and marriage are not […]
Letters
Monday, April 1, 1996Honor Ashe Editor: As a die-hard UCLA tennis fan, and a life-long activist, I humbly submit that the L.A. Tennis Center be renamed the Arthur Ashe L.A. Tennis Center. I believe that a democratic vote of UCLA faculty, staff and students would support this name change. UCLA’s other illustrious tennis alumnus, Jimmy […]