W. swim gets win over Cal, falls prey to top-ranked Cardinal By Ross Bersot BERKELEY — Pride was prevalent as the UCLA swim team posted a 1-1 performance on the road against Stanford and California. In an event highlighted by outstanding individual performances, the Bruins were beaten by the Cardinal on Thursday, 163-133. With two […]
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Bruin track begins by smashing records
Bruin track begins by smashing records Dawn Dumble sets NCAA indoor record in shot put By Tim Costner Daily Bruin Senior Staff Well, that was easy. In just its first meet of the season, the UCLA track program asserted its dominance on the national picture by qualifying five shotputters for the NCAA Indoor Championships. The […]
Fatigue puts damper on w. gym wins
Fatigue puts damper on w. gym wins Bruins sweep Broncos despite wear of back-to-back marathon meets By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff It was an exhausted group of Bruin athletes who marched out onto the floor of the Wooden center Saturday night as the UCLA women’s gymnastics team hosted Boise State. After winning a […]
W. hoops falls in Berkeley, 97-84
W. hoops falls in Berkeley, 97-84 By Hye Kwon BERKELEY — After getting hammered by Stanford on Thursday, the UCLA women’s basketball team failed to redeem itself against California on Saturday night, losing 97-84 before 1,458 at Harmon Gym. UCLA has now lost three consecutive conference games, six out of their last eight. The Bears, […]
Women’s tennis serves up victory over Cougars
Women’s tennis serves up victory over Cougars By Chris Isidro A day after taking three matches from No. 11 USC, the Washington State women’s tennis team stepped onto the Sunset Canyon Tennis Courts with newfound bravado. It wore off pretty quickly. No. 7 UCLA powered past the Cougars 9-0, recording their third sweep in three […]
Life is dirty, sex is sticky but we must not live in fear
Life is dirty, sex is sticky but we must not live in fear Monday morning. Nine a.m. First class. I was trying to look awake, it wasn’t a large lecture so I couldn’t just disappear behind a convenient basketball player. I sat up, and with every ounce of motor control I willed my eyelids open […]
Don’t deny it: stereotypes exist at UCLA
Don’t deny it: stereotypes exist at UCLA I didn’t want to be weird and different, but just like everyone else. I did not appreciate who I was at all and tried to forget. By Shari Missaghi When I was in elementary school and we took the national scantron CTBS tests, it asked us to bubble […]