W. basketball loses a tough one to U. of Arizona Despite 21 second-half points from Hughes, UCLA could not overcome 16-point deficit in enough time to win By Hye Kwon In what has to be the toughest loss in the season thus far, the UCLA women’s basketball team fell to Arizona, 64-61, on Saturday afternoon […]
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Women’s gymnastics dominates UCSB, Stanford
Women’s gymnastics dominates UCSB, Stanford Leah Homma wins vault, uneven bars on her way to all-around Bruin victory By Esther Hui Daily Bruin Senior Staff For the second week in a row, the UCLA women’s gymnastics team came away with the highest team score and every one of the first place event titles, as it […]
Phebus nets Pac-10 indoor title by defeating Davidson of ASU
Phebus nets Pac-10 indoor title by defeating Davidson of ASU By Chris Isidro Keri Phebus can sleep easy. The junior Bruin netter defeated fourth-seed Kori Davidson of Arizona State 6-1, 6-3 Sunday to claim the Pac-10 Indoor Championship, her first collegiate title. "It was a long time coming," head coach Bill Zaima said. "But to […]
Remember why affirmative action exists
Remember why affirmative action exists At the University of California Regents meeting last Thursday, the focus turned to affirmative action, a topic fast on its way to becoming the hot button issue in 1995. Regent Ward Connerly said he believes the university currently weights race too heavily in admissions decisions, and that he plans to […]
Feminism and abortion are two separate issues
Feminism and abortion are two separate issues By Bess Hubbard This letter is in response to Roxane Marquez’s Jan. 12 column, "A continuing defense of reproductive freedom" and to Chris Ford’s rebuttal, "Defense of ‘choice’ is just an excuse for murder." The recent slayings of two workers at an abortion clinic seem to be heating […]
Life’s subtler pleasures are the most rewarding
Life’s subtler pleasures are the most rewarding What’s the antonym for "point"? Because this column doesn’t have one. Just a little caveat. My dad used to interrupt me midsentence and say, "So what’s your point?" He always told me that I should be able to summarize a whole movie in a sentence. Two sentences, max. […]
Is success in life a foot race or a state lottery?
Is success in life a foot race or a state lottery? By James Lebakken In last year’s Daily Bruin the chancellor took a stance supporting affirmative action. But I’m with Regent Ward Connerly on this one. The time for this policy, if indeed there ever was, is in the past. And that’s because affirmative action […]