Power and precision Gymnasts Stella Umeh and Leah Homma may share a room, hometown and love for their sport, but the two could not be more different when it comes to artistic style, musical choices and personality. By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff If you want an enigmatical experience, try watching the UCLA women’s gymnastics […]
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Graduate employees’ union calls for student support
Graduate employees’ union calls for student support Undergrad government recognizes necessity of respecting workers’ rights By York Chang On Feb. 8, the Student Association of Graduate Employees (the labor union for academic student employees – tutors, readers, research assistants and teaching assistants) voted to hold a strike authorization vote meeting on Feb. 29. At this […]
‘Broken Arrow’ flies straight into toilet bowl
‘Broken Arrow’ flies straight into toilet bowl Movie shortchanges Hong Kong action fans Natural language cannot begin to communicate the titanic disappointment of John Woo’s latest film, "Broken Arrow." (The title will doubtless soon enter the language as a veiled metaphor for flaccid and bankrupt imagination.) Michael Horowitz’s excellent Feb. 9 review in The Bruin […]
Attendance at strike vote helps democratic process
Attendance at strike vote helps democratic process By Christine Ehrick In my years as a teaching assistant at UCLA, I’ve taught hundreds of students and graded thousands of papers and exams. I’ve enjoyed my job and worked hard at it – not only because it’s my responsibility, but also because I care deeply about undergraduate […]
Letters
Letters Primary problem Editor: Nick Golding began his letter to the editor about my candidacy for state Assembly ("Party crashing," Feb. 22) with the phrase, "I read with interest … " I found several of his statements interesting, too, and would appreciate if The Bruin gave me equal space to refute his ridiculous and patently […]
Director revels in success of ‘Frank’
Director revels in success of ‘Frank’ Jon Blair’s outside perspective on Anne wins Oscar acclaim By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Contributor It’s just past noon on the day the Oscar nominations are announced. In the wake of his nomination for "Anne Frank Remembered," filmmaker Jon Blair is busy fielding congratulatory calls in his suite at […]
Conference addresses liberation of Raza women
Conference addresses liberation of Raza women Chicanas/Latinas, community speakers discuss current issues at grass-roots level By Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Contributor Saturday marked the first annual Chicana/Latina Conference sponsored by the Raza Women, UCLA’s Chicana student activist group. The conference, called by its organizers "La Liberacion de Nuestras Mujeres," hosted Chicana/Latina women from both the […]