By Melissa Anderson and Ross BersotSummer Bruin Staff An occasional earthquake is a fact of life in the Southland. Even fires are expected to flare up every once in a while. But hurricanes are about as common as a Clippers victory. Nevertheless, UCLA football kicks off its season Saturday at 5 p.m. when the perennially […]
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Keeping an Open mind
By Christopher IsidroSummer Bruin Staff FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. “ยน No player at the National Tennis Center could possibly be more laid-back than UCLA’s Keri Phebus. That may change Tuesday when she debuts in the United States Open main draw against Aubrie Rippen. However, coming into the tournament, Phebus bore none of the pressures the other […]
Prince dethroned by SAT
By Melissa AndersonSummer Bruin Staff UCLA basketball will have to look for another heir to the throne next season, since freshman recruit Tommie Prince had his SAT scores invalidated last week and will not play for the Bruins. Hailed one of the top recruits in the area last year, the 6-foot-5-inch guard/forward signed his now-void […]
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Lollapaloozalollapaloozalollapaloozalollapalooza By Michael TatumSummer Bruin Staff To those who have been following it in the news, Lollapalooza may seem less like a traveling arts fair than an all-out media circus. Sinead O’Connor leaves the tour due to a pregnancy. Elastica bassist Annie Holland suddenly departs the exciting British quartet, leaving the remaining trio scrambling for […]
Elkington not allergic to majors, wins at Riviera
By Eric BranchSummer Bruin Staff Anyone familiar with the trials and tribulations of Steve Elkington knew he would drain it. They realized as he lined up his putt that would capture the PGA Championship at the Riveria Country Club Sunday that he had faced much worse. What’s a twenty-five foot birdie putt to win your […]
Students picket regent’s office
By Kim Nguyen Most UC students and faculty scatter during the summer, but more than 50 of them gathered under the punishing August sun Thursday to protest the University of California Regents’ decision to end affirmative action in admissions and hiring. Protesters circled Regent Tirso Del Junco’s Sunset Boulevard medical office in response to a […]
Hospital scrutinized for alleged negligence
Hospital scrutinized for alleged negligence By Gil Hopenstandand Donna WongSummer Bruin Staff The first day of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital’s (NPH) accreditation survey began with stories alleging negligence and impropriety. On Wednesday, family members of several hospital patients, many of whom are no longer alive, spoke before the board which regulated the institution’s operating license. […]