Thursday, January 23, 1997 KOCSIS: Hungarian finds opportunities for sports and education at UCLABy Christie DeBeau Daily Bruin Contributor The love of tennis is what took sophomore Kati Kocsis thousands of miles away from her family and friends. Two years have now passed since Kocsis left her homeland of Hungary in search of the American […]
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License to Kill
Thursday, January 23, 1997 VOLLEYBALL: Season begins tonight with three returning startersBy Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA men’s volleyball team begins its season tonight against Penn State in the Hawaii Tournament. The 1997 season is full of both doubts and high expectations. Every year UCLA head coach Al Scates is only pleased if […]
UCLA men¹s volleyball team dominates the ¹90s
Thursday, January 23, 1997 By Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Contributor "I came to UCLA to win national championships," former All-American setter Stein Metzger said. "It’s kind of a frightening situation coming here. There’s so many other guys, you never know if you’re going to play or not. But if you do get to play and […]
Standardized exams necessary in college admission
Thursday, January 23, 1997 OPINION: Students not meeting minimum score requirements do not belong in universitiesI read an article the other day. You probably didn’t see it; I only happened on it by chance. After all, it wasn’t exactly front page news. Hell, it wasn’t even front page of the sports section news. But its […]
Bruins must contend with new, improved Trojans
Thursday, January 23, 1997 Roderick Rhodes, Stais Boseman lead USC powerhouseBy Hye Kwon Daily Bruin Staff Less than a year ago, the USC men’s basketball team was the butt of many jokes after going 0-9 under interim head coach Henry Bibby. Frustration, turmoil and a lack of team unity were all wrapped in one neat […]
Bruins slide into second
Wednesday, January 22, 1997 BASEBALL: No. 2 UCLA has the talent to go to the College World SeriesBy Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor Led by experience and a well-rounded lineup, the UCLA baseball team heads into the season ranked second nationally by Collegiate Baseball. "One of our strengths is experience," Coach Gary Adams said. Adams […]
UCLA gymnasts victorious against 11th-ranked St
Wednesday, January 22, 1997 W. GYMNASTICS: Brilliant performance by Hayashi proves key for BruinsBy Lisa Quon Daily Bruin Contributor Last Friday, the UCLA women’s gymnastics team traveled to Palo Alto to face preseason No. 11 Stanford in their first Pacific 10 meet of the season. The Bruins easily defeated the Cardinal 195.625 to 193.225 and […]