Spikers wipe out Waves in 3-0 sweep Stillwell steps up to lead volleyball over hapless Pepperdine By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff The Pepperdine Waves needed about five more groin pulls. Playing without the services of senior quick hitter John Speraw, the assembly line of talent known as the UCLA men’s volleyball team churned […]
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W. hoops fails to end losing streak
W. hoops fails to end losing streak Bruins blow lead in final minute, fall to No. 24, USC 56-55 By Hye Kwon It was close, but no cigar for the UCLA women’s basketball team. The Bruins had a great chance to end their three-game losing streak, but eventually let it slip away, 56-55, in the […]
Chi edges Phebus in All-UCLA Rolex Indoor final
Chi edges Phebus in All-UCLA Rolex Indoor final By Chris Isidro Center court at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas looked more like a UCLA practice session. But it was the finals of the Rolex Indoor National Championships, and for the top Bruin duo of Jane Chi and Keri Phebus, it carried all the significance […]
Affirmative action still needs to achieve purpose
Affirmative action still needs to achieve purpose By Christopher Tucker It’s 1995 and we are still seeing the effects of the worst war crime in history. The enslavement and brutal oppression of millions of Africans by American society has wreaked incredible havoc on this community for hundreds of years. These Africans, also known as "Blacks," […]
Evaluation of American Identity ‘free-for-all’
Evaluation of American Identity ‘free-for-all’ By J.D. Whitlock Just got home from "The American Identity" free-for-all. Better get this all down before I return to my normal state of consciousness. 1. Lavish Praise Department: Kudos to the Daily Bruin and the Office of Student Affairs for organizing/sponsoring such an event. At my undergraduate institution of […]
‘Saigon’ shows love story emerging from chaos
‘Saigon’ shows love story emerging from chaos By Linus Enriquez So we’re back to this again, are we? I feel like I’m about to repeat myself, but I might as well. Obviously the point was missed the first time around. Sunny Le and Nhan Nguyen would have you believe that "Miss Saigon" is one of […]
Close breaks military bounds of ‘silence’
Close breaks military bounds of ‘silence’ Close, Davis show strength as actors in difficult roles By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff It took long enough, but someone finally made a television movie about gays in the military. Fortunately, "Serving in Silence, the Margarethe Cammermeyer Story" is unlike most made-for-TV-movies  it’s a masterpiece. Glenn Close […]