Bruin athletics rank among the best in the countryBy Brent Boyd Summer Bruin Senior Staff UCLA athletes improved upon the rich athletic tradition of the school when they were named the second-best athletic department in the country in the Sears Directors’ Cup competition. The competition was established to recognize the most successful athletic department as […]
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UCLA track and field members join team U.S.A.
Many other Bruins fall short of making the team in Atlanta By Christopher Isidro Summer Bruin Senior Staff For several Bruins, the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials provided a taste of what is to come four weeks down the road when the games begin. For several others, it was the last competition they would […]
Missy Anderson
Sunday, June 9, 1996 Too much of a good thing can be bad One of the best things about being sports editor of the Daily Bruin has been seeing people’s reaction when they find out who I am. I have seen and heard practically everything over the past year from, "Wow, that’s cool" to, "The […]
Writer declares for the draft
Sunday, June 9, 1996 Pardon the expression, but I’m about to get sentimental on yo’ asses. As I sit here and compose my 30- column, the traditional parting words of senior writers, upperclassmen and retiring students, I’m suddenly twinged with bittersweet regret. Here I am, effectively retiring my journalistic voice as a Bruin at the […]
Facing up to failure…and an old bet paid off
Sunday, June 9, 1996 There is a fine line that I, a sports writer, must straddle every day on the job. For one, I have a duty as a student journalist to provide you, the reader, comprehensive and objective reporting. But also consider that I, possessor of a 5-foot-4-inch frame, would like to avoid antagonizing […]
Finding the words difficult to the Bruin say in
Sunday, June 9, 1996 The oddest thing about this story  likely to be my last  is that it seems to be the most difficult piece I have ever written. My career here has spanned three years, in which time I’ve covered an NCAA men’s basketball championship, several individual track and field champions and […]
Scott Bersot
Sunday, June 9, 1996 Lesser known athletes provide thrill for writers I thought of dedicating this column to the continuation of my good friend and former colleague Tim Costner’s plea for an on-campus bar. But, since it is obvious the only bar this campus will ever see open is sure to serve lettuce and croutons, […]