February 20, 1996 W. hoops falls into Sun Devils’ trapTenacious ASU defense shuts down Bruins, leads to down-to-wire 71-70 win By Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA women’s basketball team got a taste of its own medicine against Arizona State Saturday afternoon in Tempe. Throughout the season, the Bruins have used their tenacious […]
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Bruins sail perilously over Waves
February 20, 1996 Bruins sail perilously over Waves By Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff MALIBU — With the entire squad rallying around Stephanie Chi’s courageous effort, the seventh-ranked UCLA women’s tennis team was able to hold off Pepperdine for an emotional 5-4 win Saturday afternoon. Despite suffering from an extreme case of an upset […]
Not everyone gets child care the UCLA way
February 20, 1996 Not everyone gets child care the UCLA wayFaculty and students get priority over staff at campus centers By Lu Huang When I read Viewpoint’s story about UCLA child care ("Child care, the UCLA way," Feb. 9), I felt it did not address some of the important issues about child care for […]
Erecting Saber Truths
February 20, 1996’Star Wars’ innuendo reveal trilogy’s underlying purpose "Bart, Lisa, you tried really hard and you failed miserably. I guess the lesson here is never try." — Homer J. Simpson When I applied for a position as a Viewpoint columnist, I told the editor I didn’t want to write about any pressing social issues. […]
University must protect against ethnic fraud
February 20, 1996 University must protect against ethnic fraudRace-based admissions inaccurately affect American Indian representation on campus By Joe Nelson American Indians/Alaska Natives make up less than 1 percent of the UCLA population. There are 200 to 300 self-identified American Indians enrolled at UCLA each quarter. There are not 200 American Indians here. Most […]
Letters
February 20, 1996 Letters Rise up and fight! Editor: As the struggle for education as a fundamental human right continues to escalate, we must narrow our focus and tap into our power as students. African and Chicana/o students are at risk of being obliterated from the face of a campus already plagued by disproportionate […]
Toiling
February 20, 1996 Toiling in obscurity Zak Ammirato is hailed by teammates as an exceptional player and all-around nice guy. So why hasn’t anyone else heard of him? By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Contributor The praise arrives in truckloads. "Any time you look at Zak Ammirato you want everybody to play like him," junior […]