Monday, April 15, 1996, 1996 By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff In a display of dominance the likes of which hasn’t been seen in over two decades, the No. 1 ranked UCLA men’s tennis team stomped, smacked, beat, thumped and smoked the ninth-ranked Trojans en route to a 7-0 whitewashing on Friday afternoon. "I can’t […]
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49ers strike gold in volleyball sweep
Monday, April 15, 1996, 1996 No. 3 Bruin men’s squad comes out cold against hard-hitting Long BeachBy Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff At the Long Beach State Pyramid Friday night, the No. 3 UCLA men’s volleyball team encountered everything possible, except for the parting of the Red Sea, which in fact, would have made a […]
W. gym vaults into nationals with perfect 10
Monday, April 15, 1996, 1996 Handspring pike by Dee Fischer secures defeat of BeaversBy Esther Hui Daily Bruin Staff It wasn’t quite the clincher for the UCLA women’s gymnastics team, but it certainly didn’t hurt, as Dee Fischer ended Saturday night’s West Regional championships with a perfect handspring pike vault and a 10.0. It was […]
To Eyre is divine
Thursday, April 11, 1996 Franco Zeffirelli’s triumphant adaptation of Brontë’s classic boasts beauty, performance and passionBy Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Contributor Most likely, 19th-century novelist Charlotte Brontë would be proud of the new film version of her novel "Jane Eyre." Unlike most page-to-screen adaptations, the movie is a work of art that does justice to […]
Folk Festival
Thursday, April 11, 1996 Glen Wilcox UCLA Center for the Performing Arts presents "Kerrville on the Road" this Saturday at the Veterans Wadsworth Theater. The show brings together musicians from the Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas, including Glen Wilcox, Sara Hickman and Tom Prasado Rao. For information or tickets, call (310) 825-2101.
Film reviews
Thursday, April 11, 1996 "Denise Calls Up" Written and Directed by Hal Salwen Starring Alanna Ubach, Tim Daly and Liev Schreiber Some things look spectacular when captured on film. Vast landscapes. Gigantic explosions. Brad Pitt’s hair. Other things, like people talking on the phone in their empty apartments, are not so spectacular. In fact they […]
Undergraduate elections mix harmony.strife
Friday, April 12, 1996 Approaches, priorities of slates differ despite focus on similar issues by both sides By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff With undergraduate spring elections readily approaching, the two major campus political parties are busy preparing their platforms for the May ballot  platforms which are surprisingly similar in objective but strikingly different […]