Studying fills those ‘Hollywood’ nights

Studying fills those ‘Hollywood’ nights Bruin tailback Shah put life in perspective while redshirting for 1993-94 season By Randy Satterburg Daily Bruin Staff It is common knowledge that many high school athletes try their darndest to be labeled with a favorable nickname ­ practically campaigning for a catchy moniker ­ but to no avail. Face […]

W. golf loses, end of winning streak

By Lawrence Ma Daily Bruin Senior Staff After winning its first two tournaments of the season, the UCLA women’s golf team finally had to settle for less, as the Stanford Cardinal blew away the field to take the Oregon State/Nike Invitational in Corvallis, Ore. Stanford took a commanding 27-shot lead over UCLA into Tuesday’s final round and cruised to […]

Spikers destroy SDSU in road win

By Eric Branch Daily Bruin Staff SAN DIEGO – On Tuesday night, the only difference between San Diego State women’s volleyball coach Myles Gabel and General Custer is that Gabel has to watch the game films the next day. After the third-ranked Bruins systematically dismantled the Aztecs, 15-5, 15-5, 15-6, in a swift one hour and three minutes, Gabel […]

Cal’s youthful spikers might provide surprise

The UCLA women’s volleyball team will travel to the Bay Area this weekend for a pair of matches with California and Stanford. The Stanford match figures to get most of the attention. Rightly so, but in Cal, UCLA faces a young team that could give the Bruins a run for their money. On Friday night, the third-ranked Bruins will […]

Full speed ahead

By Mark Singerton At the northern end of Ethiopia, Africa, you will find the country of Eritrea and its capital, Asmara. At one time, Asmara was the home of UCLA freshman distance runner Mebrahtom Keflezighi. However, the city and its people were eventually engulfed in Eritrea’s war for independence from neighboring Ethiopia, and Keflezighi remembers […]