Scott Bair sbair@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Scott Bair  After 19 years on the job, Peter Dalis is retiring from his position as UCLA’s athletic director. When he looks in the rear view mirror, he will see a legacy of 39 national championships and 102 conference titles. He will point to the […]
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MLB draft’s slow process can allow time for experience
Gilbert Quinonez Click Here for more articles by Gilbert Quinonez  The biggest, best, most exciting and most useless draft just concluded. The Major League Baseball draft went through 50 rounds over the last two days with 1,482 players being picked. Compare that to the NBA draft, which has two rounds and 57 players drafted. […]
On-campus jobs couldn’t be cooler
Bonnie Chau bchau@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Bonnie Chau  By Bonnie Chau Sometimes I wonder if it’s all downhill from here, if working at Northern Lights will be the high-point of my life. Well, not really. But I wonder if I’ll ever have another job as all-around cool, if I’ll ever have […]
“˜Pop’ culture keeps “˜snap crackle’ even during finals
Anthony Bromberg abromberg@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Anthony Bromberg So, my week like, sucks. How about yours? First off I have to go to class, which is just a huge bummer because I almost never go to class. Learning about ultra-intellectual stuff like Japanese cinema and the Beatles just isn’t worth my time, […]
Avoiding press hurts athletes’ situation in sports news
Scott Schultz sschultz@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Scott Schultz  College athletics have undergone a metamorphosis in the last two decades where the NCAA has transformed from a committee overseeing amateur athletics into a multi-billion-dollar entity. Major Division I athletic departments are more like umbrella corporations. The growth of the popularity of NCAA […]
Daring to laugh is still the best medicine
Doug Lief dlief@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Doug Lief  As my three -and-a-half year tenure at the Daily Bruin draws to a close, I find myself poring over my archives of reader responses ““ disparate e-mails chronicling a career of buttons pushed. I thought perhaps one of you could provide me with […]
Government teams up with big business for power, profits
Joel Schwartz jschwartz@media.ucla.edu Click Here for more articles by Joel Schwartz  Johnny enters a neon soaked casino and excitedly places his bet on the roulette table. He’s been studying the game for years and knows his training is about to pay off. But before the wheel of fate that holds the roulette ball begins […]