Volley gets two easy ones No. 4 Bruins team plays last place Oregon at Wooden Center tonight By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff After spending their last two matches battling the bourgeois of the Pacific-10, the fourth-ranked UCLA women’s volleyball team will spend the weekend entertaining the proletariat of the conference. Coming off a four-game […]
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Cross country faces new heights in Provo
Cross country faces new heights in Provo Bruin runners to race top-ranked schools at BYU By Mark Singerton The UCLA cross country teams have been tested by highly touted opponents all season. This Saturday, their biggest challenge may be Mother Nature. Provo, Utah, the site of the Brigham Young Invitational, is 4,800 feet above sea […]
Compare-aholic treks down the road to recovery
Compare-aholic treks down the road to recovery Jeanene Harlick Comparisons. We all fall prey to them. We all eye our peer’s success and compare it to our own. We try to sneak a peek at the grade of the person sitting next to us, and a lower grade on their part instantly fills us with […]
UC reaffirms protection of gay, lesbian rights
UC reaffirms protection of gay, lesbian rights The following message in honor of Coming Out Week was delivered by UC President Jack Peltason Oct. 13: I appreciate this opportunity to affirm the University of California’s commitment to seeing that our campuses continue to be communities that welcome the strengths and contributions of the diverse individuals […]
We cannot compromise upholding of civil rights
We cannot compromise upholding of civil rights By Ali Beck and Jùlio C. Rosa In "Gay activists must seek ROTC compromise" (Oct. 12), J.D. Whitlock appeals to the fears and prejudices of people who are misinformed about the issues surrounding gays in ROTC. He paints a picture of gay military personnel as being unfit to […]
Military segregation means second-class citizenship
Military segregation means second-class citizenship By Lino Zambrano J.D. Whitlock’s well-intentioned arguments ("Gay activists must seek ROTC compromise," Oct. 12) to revive Jim Crow segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces with gays and lesbians segregated instead of blacks is based on specious reasoning with a potential for substantial mischief. He believes that there exists an […]
Film fest shows practice does make perfect
Film fest shows practice does make perfect By Mike Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff On Tuesday night, the future of Hollywood got a glance at the pasts of the masters of the present. If this sounds reminiscent of Dickens, or just chronologically absurd, it’s because the film fest, for all of its good intentions of […]