By Kimberly MackesySummer Bruin Staff Nearly 2,000 athletes from all corners of the state descended on UCLA Friday, marking the start of the 26th annual California Special Olympics Summer Games. The Special Olympics program is designed to provide athletic training and competition for mentally retarded children and adults. Programmers said they strive to help the […]
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Ohio State President turns down top UC job
By Phillip CarterSummer Bruin Staff The search process for a new University of California president imploded last week, as premature publicity forced the UC Regents’ pick, Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee, to turn down the job. Gee’s name surfaced in media reports as the regents’ choice last week, after Regent Roy Brophy announced […]
Televised police chase lifts head out of sand
By Monica SerafinSummer Bruin Columnist "Police led on car chase from Pacific Avenue and Brighton Street in Burbank" – CLICK – "Uh, it appears that the third wheel is missing, but it is possible that this truck is a dually and might have another one" – CLICK – "We’re not sure if there’s one or […]
Laying down the law
By Michael HorowitzSummer Bruin Staff Judge Dredd, and his companion Fergie, have been captured by a cannibalistic family of desert nomads. Strung up to await their fate, the pair dangle in mid-air, suspended by rope coiled around their wrists. Rob Schneider, the comedian starring as Fergie opposite Sylvester Stallone’s Dredd, wears an expression of pain […]
Facing a ‘perverse preoccupation’ with race
Facing a ‘perverse preoccupation’ with race By Heather Bautista Are Americans obsessed with the issue of race? It’s been described as a perverse and excessive preoccupation. I looked up "perverse" in my American Heritage Dictionary. Here’s what it says: per verse (per-vurs`/, pur-`vurs) adj. 1. Directed away from what is right or good; perverted. 2. […]
Softball hopes Cal Poly remedies recent slump
Softball hopes Cal Poly remedies recent slump Mustangs provide last tune-up before Bruins hit NCAAs By Rick Pal The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs come into town on Saturday for a date with the UCLA softball team. Saturday’s game will be the Bruins’ last opportunity to fine-tune their game before they roll into the […]
Track splits to Modesto, Occidental meets
Track splits to Modesto, Occidental meets By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Senior Staff For reasons concerning weather conditions and caliber of competition, the UCLA track and field teams will head separate ways this weekend. Some of the squad will travel north to the Modesto Invitational, some will remain close to home for the Occidental Invitational […]