The University of California prides itself as one of the largest employers in the state. But reports of the Board of Regents’ lavish spending and of the administration gutting employee benefits makes it clear the UC has a faulty moral compass. The most recent victims: new mothers. Last week, several UCLA employees told The Bruin […]
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Scott Bays: CSO van service can increase publicity through direct link on MyUCLA
UCLA students have “a safe means of transportation around campus during the evening hours.” They probably don’t know about it, though. The Community Service Officer Evening Van Service is a free ride service that provides UCLA students a safe way to get to the Hill and Westwood apartments between 6 and 11 p.m. Students just […]
Baseball may field Jon Olsen in new pitching rotation for regionals
When you think about UCLA baseball’s pitching staff, you think about Griffin Canning. The junior ace pitches Friday nights, has four pitches that coach John Savage has called “Major League average” and is projected to be a first-round pick in this month’s MLB draft. But Savage’s rotation philosophy depends on treating all of his starters […]
Wang’s Word: NBA superteams should not be condemned for dominating playoff games
My finals week starts Thursday. While most students are at least a week away from hunkering down at 24-hour Powell or chugging cups of coffee that make 7-Eleven’s Big Gulps look like shot glasses, I’ll be sacrificing sleep and my grades to watch the “three-match” between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts on John Wooden at book signing
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sat down with Tyus Edney to talk about everything from training with Bruce Lee in Bel-Air to the release of his new book, “Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court.” The UCLA Black Alumni Association hosted a book-signing event for the NBA’s all-time leading scorer at Pauley Pavilion […]
Battle of the Editors: UCLA’s most valuable coaches
The numbers are crunched and the awards are listed, but now it’s time to see who the Daily Bruin Sports editors think are UCLA’s most valuable coaches. From gymnastics to men’s tennis, these are the best of the best coaches in Westwood. Tie: Adam Wright, men’s water polo, and Valorie Kondos Field, gymnastics TuAnh Dam, […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Test-material vending machines would ease student stress
You’re in class, ready to take an exam, but you realize that you forgot your blue book. The first thing you do is ask your classmates for a spare. Then, you have to run to the closest store that sells them. You sprint there, grab the required blue book, but now there’s a line – […]