Scott Schultz sschultz@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Scott Schultz  As I prepare to leave the UCLA campus in my rearview mirror, I still find myself confused and amazed when I try to understand the thought process of the overly rabid Steve Lavin bashers. I understand the desire to win championships, and I’m […]
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Against all odds, horse racing turns thrilling
Eli Karon ekaron@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Eli Karon  The world of horse racing has hit a new low. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, they had to go and do something like this. And it’s coming soon. That’s right folks, June 15 is Bob Baffert Bobble Head Doll […]
U.S. must aid Afghanistan after bombings
 Mitra Ebadolahi Ebadolahi is a fourth-year international development studies and history student who believes the forces of good will kiss evil on the lips. Please send comments to mightymousemitra@yahoo.com. Click Here for more articles by Mitra Ebadolahi In recent weeks Afghanistan, which once dominated the media and daily conversations, is gradually being replaced with […]
COLUMN: Definition of “˜sport’ is sketchy at best
Daniel Miller dmiller@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Daniel Miller  I just invented a new sport. It’s called “danielball.” This sport requires athletes to stack 24 navel oranges in a pyramid, and then run two miles barefoot. The catch is, opponents may throw their citrus orbs at others’ pyramids and knock over the […]
Three-way trading: four simple steps to a better fantasy league team
The Fantasy League Guru E-mail the Guru at sports@media.ucla.edu if you’re confused, but for those who now know the ways of the three-way deal, go to it and make me proud. Click Here for more articles by The Fantasy League Guru  Here’s a quickie for my rabid following out there. The Fantasy League Guru […]
Apartment-hunting made easy: advice for the search
Gilda Gazor ggazor@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Gilda Gazor  The end of spring quarter is rolling around the corner and you need an apartment to live in next fall. If you’re moving out of the dorms this means ““ oh no ““ the real world! No, I don’t mean you’ll be moving […]
Murphy works injury into academic success
Adam Karon karon@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Adam Karon  Christina Murphy might have been the only athlete at UCLA in 1998 with a legitimate handicap parking placard. Then again, according to the athletic department, she ceased to be an athlete somewhere between her second and third quarters at UCLA. Murphy arrived in […]