Billy Martin never would have brought up the fact that he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1977. But when his son suggested that the two of them go to Wimbledon, Martin explained that, as a former quarterfinalist, he’d received – and turned down – many invitations to sit in the tournament’s prestigious Royal Box.
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Rivalry Game coverage
Daily Bruin Sports honors the historic UCLA-USC matchup with a special edition as rivalry week heats up. Check out the stories behind the Battle for Los Angeles.
Intents and Purposes
Journalism is inherently opportunistic. As journalists, we hunt for stories, digest them, write them and move on. Many times, the people we interview are deconstructed into smaller, logical parts – a main source, an opposition source, etc. Despite these being real people, we compartmentalize them into cogs used to prove an argument or express a […]
A Paper Trail: Effecting Change
The leaders and supporters of several passionate undocumented student activist organizations have every reason to dedicate themselves to the cause, and shared some of them with us. The photo essay is a part of “A Paper Trail”, a package on undocumented student access to higher education.
A Fighting Chance
In 1994, California was in the throes of an economic recession, its unemployment rate increasing rapidly as it continued to bleed jobs in once flourishing industries. At the same time, it had the largest population of undocumented residents of any state in the country, already up to 1.3 million and getting larger.
The Human Cost
Alma Alvarado was home alone when she found out she got into UCLA. She was living in a small apartment in Planada, California, just outside Merced. She was often there by herself, because her older brother, the only other member of her household, worked long hours. On this day, she sat alone at home again, and opened her laptop with her heart in her throat.
A Paper Trail: Student Stories
Over the course of reporting for “A Paper Trail”, several undocumented students shared their stories, recounting their journeys into the U.S., the hardships they’ve encountered and the activism they partake in to incite change.