Truce to bring peace issues to campus Gangs sign pact to reduce South Central violence By Tatiana Botton Dewayne Holmes dreamed of peace from gang fighting. Today, the Gang Truce he began has spread across the United States and will be presented at UCLA tonight in Rolfe Hall. "My name is Dewayne Holmes, a key […]
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Earthquake claims UCLA alumna
Earthquake claims UCLA alumna By Lucia Sanchez Daily Bruin Staff A UCLA alumna was among the more than 2,000 people killed in Japan’s devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake Tuesday morning. Voni Lynn Wong, 24, was killed in her Ashiya home when it collapsed during the earthquake  the first American fatality reported. After graduating magna cum […]
Robeson’s name enters Hall, at long last
Robeson’s name enters Hall, at long last You will recognize many of the names on this year’s list of inductees for the College Football Hall of Fame. That list, made public yesterday, includes college and NFL greats Jim Brown, Billy Sims and Mike Singletary. Those names you will recognize. But you will not recognize the […]
Sullivan not looking for repeat performance
Sullivan not looking for repeat performance Captain motivated for new season after 1994 upset By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Senior Staff For most collegiate athletic programs second-place trophies are given their due respect. They are given a proper place in the athletic department’s display case as a sign of a gutty squad who just missed […]
Upbeat w. basketball awaits Arizona State
Upbeat w. basketball awaits Arizona State Despite 1-3 Pac-10 conference record, Bruins hope to improve against ASU By Hye Kwon The UCLA women’s basketball team takes on Arizona State tonight at Pauley Pavilion and will try to get a much needed win to lift themselves out of the Pacific-10 conference cellar. The Bruins (6-7 overall, […]
A change in the middle
A change in the middle The emergence of UCLA center George Zidek has changed the balance of power in the paint as UCLA takes on Arizona in tonight inTucson By Christian Schreiber Daily Bruin Staff It has been easy in recent meetings of the UCLA and Arizona men’s basketball teams to get lost in the […]
Examining pros, cons of affirmative action
Examining pros, cons of affirmative action By Khoa Lam After reading the Associated Press article on the campaign against affirmative action, ("Jackson attacks anti-affirmative action campaign," Daily Bruin, Jan. 13) I would like to share some ideas on the subject. It is easy to see from both the passage of Proposition 187 and the likely […]