‘Just Men’ takes comic approach to serious issue Gary Goldstein production challenges actor to trace character’s bigoted attitude By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Playing an overbearing character is nothing new to Robert Mandan. Some of his best known roles, including Chester Tate from the sitcom, "Soap," and the father in "Three’s a Crowd," […]
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Soundbites Bad Religion "The Gray Race" (Atlantic) As pop punk bands such as Green Day, Offspring and Rancid began dominating the airwaves, the name Bad Religion started appearing in the strangest places – like mainstream media and MTV. In fact, comparisons to Bad Religion and reverential statements from members of other bands suddenly flowed freely […]
Updated video games pack new, improved punch
Updated video games pack new, improved punch New Street Fighter requires more skill than Primal Rage By William Schiffmann The Associated Press Sequels are often just a cynical scheme to capitalize on a popular title. Such is decidedly not the case with Street Fighter Alpha, the latest version of the granddaddy of 2D fighting games […]
UC Berkeley’s student union mired in financial controversy
UC Berkeley’s student union mired in financial controversy Transactions not in budget discovered, recovery sluggish By Rachel Kelley Daily Bruin Contributor Mirroring the difficulties of the students’ association at UCLA, UC Berkeley’s student union is facing the challenges brought on by a $680,000 loss during 1994-95. After an external audit revealed inaccurate inventory estimations and […]
High school seniors give UCLA a trial run
High school seniors give UCLA a trial run By Rachanee Srisavasdi Daily Bruin Staff Armed with sleeping bags and backpacks, visiting high school students sat around Reiber Fireside Lounge Thursday debating the attractiveness of different colleges. "I don’t know about UCLA … I think I want to go to UC San Diego," one student said. […]
UCLA symposium addresses future of affirmative action
UCLA symposium addresses future of affirmative action By Rachanee Srisavasdi Daily Bruin Staff Top legal analysts from throughout the country gathered at UCLA Saturday to discuss the impact of politics on race- and gender-based preferences, and its potentially limited future. The day-long symposium, ‘Affirmative Action: Promise and Problems in the Search for Equality,’ was held […]
Bruins dust off Cal in sweep
Bruins dust off Cal in sweep Three’s a charm: UCLA varies tricks in weekend wins By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA baseball team continued its year-long habit of winning close games by taking three straight nail-biters from California this weekend. The No. 5 Bruins came up with different ways to win every day. […]