Story archive for May 2005
Wednesday, June 1
- Editorial: UCLA events help build bridges with community
- NCAA system unfair to athletes
- Editorial cartoon
- Ex-senator addresses fight against terrorism
- M. golf: Men’s golf tees off at NCAAs
- State to boost education
- [A closer look] 16 new projects approved for upcoming year
- America safer thanks to Bush
- Softball: Freshman pitcher breaking records
- Struggle for higher wages justified
- World issues are foreign to uninformed students
- UCLA aids mayor-elect’s transition
- Former Bruin recounts campus life in memoirs
- [A closer look] Faculty grant program may face changes
- Expert to discuss China’s position after Tiananmen
- Baseball: Highly touted recruiting class to boost UCLA baseball’s roster
- Tackling a marathon cause
- Editorial: Prosecution of corporate fraud needs to continue
- W. track: Bruin faces hurdles of many sorts
Tuesday, May 31
- Volunteers provide special treatment
- Editorial: Punishments don’t fit the crime of file sharing
- Wine workers’ demands irrational, unproductive
- Softball: Pinch hitter plays vital role in softball’s win over Georgia
- File-sharing lawsuits hit
- News briefs
- Finance & economy briefs
- Precautions can help counter identity theft
- Student groups council proposed
- W. track: Top Bruins score bids to NCAAs
- Softball: Softball takes rough road to Series
- Letters to the editor
- M. track: Winds sweep away title hopes
- Surf trip a lesson on riding out life’s waves
- New USAC members transition into, redecorate offices
- Bruin digest
- Baseball: Baseball season ends with whimper
- Foreign friends a valuable resource
- W. track: Thrower beats illness to get berth
Friday, May 27
- Take a trip down memory lane by way of the ‘Oregon Trail’
- Careful financial planning crucial for stable economy
- Students protest possible tax on Westwood Farmers’ Market
- Strike opposes UC labor practices
- UC regents stall on graduate fee hikes
- Softball: Bruins, Bulldogs to fight for Series berth
- Moving into the owner’s box
- Encourage grievers to seek help
- Enigma pieces together media convention for tsunami relief
- M. track: Track vying for 3-peat of top senior
- W. polo: Bruins try out for national team
- Booting up computer smarts
- Editorial: UC should overhaulLos Alamos labs’ policies
- News briefs
- W. track: Cautious team braces for regionals
- Editorial cartoon
- Bruin digest
- Planetarium beginning to show its age
- Some professors need extra schooling
- Board approves bid
Thursday, May 26
- Crimewatch
- Electronic group’s sound spans ocean
- Britney Spears: queen of chaos
- Editorial: School safety should not compromise free speech
- M. tennis: Tennis avenges painful losses
- Screen scene
- New director intends to make students priority
- Classical pianist rocks, rolls
- Redefining jazz (literally)
- No holds barred
- Bush known for discrepant fruit
- Big things, small packages
- Training prepares RAs for job’s trials
- Cover Story
- Editorial cartoon
- Students push for creation of film minor
- Bruin digest
- If takeout seems imminent, ransack the freezer
- W. golf: Golfer Mayorkas finishes atop leaderboard
- News briefs
- Softball: Bruins hit their stride
- Digging up opportunities
- Student producer gets feet wet
- Program to combine modern, traditional
- TV abandons responsibility
- Good music lurks beyond the nearest mall
- M. track: Jumping ahead, one foot at a time
- Union on strike at UCs
- Likely lab bid draws protests
- Internet provides live action’s drama
- Letter to the editor
Wednesday, May 25
- News briefs
- Roebling complex sends off tenants
- CTO to join forces with ticket service
- [A closer look] Union may boycott winery
- Editorial cartoon
- Human trafficking must end
- Bruins debate world issues
- [A closer look] Student activists campaign to support farm workers
- Euro pinches student travelers
- M. tennis: Championship win a dream come true for Bruin senior
- W. track: UCLA won’t compete in relays
- M. tennis: Champions at last
- AgJobs offers aid to workers
- Corrupt regime must be stopped
- Baseball: Baseball loses to Riverside
- Letters to the editor
- Editorial: Senate compromise offers little consolation
- Bruins’ comeback, end to 21-year curse miraculous
- Metro Link bus to launch UCLA discount
- Not just a hard day’s night
- W. golf: Coach returns to course as player
Tuesday, May 24
- M. tennis: Tennis advances to NCAA finals
- Speaks out
- Workshops geared toward black executives
- New game consoles square off
- Editorial cartoon
- Editorial: Pictures in newspapers should convey gravity of war
- Current leadership cheats environment
- W. track: Only a matter of time
- Regents to finalize UC’s role at Los Alamos
- M. tennis: Senior’s singles play a boon for tennis
- While life changes, memories live on
- Program targets applicants with special circumstances
- Labor center to analyze Wal-Mart model in conference
- USAC grads look to future
- Softball: Softball sweeps Titans in regionals
- ASUCLA sets next year’s budget
- Baseball: Bruin bench stepping up to play larger roles toward end of season
- News briefs
- Bruin digest
- Face the facts: Bush deceived us
Monday, May 23
- Sorority shuttle service worthy of praise
- Editorial: New ASUCLA director must relate to students
- Spice up your day with sex on campus
- Editorial cartoon
- Support for women by women
- W. golf: Title hopes washed away
- Softball: Softball advances to Super Regionals
- Baseball: Bruins beat Cougars twice
- W. golf: A rough end to a solid career
- Freshman pitcher key to softball’s performance
- ASUCLA executive director hired
- Cuts endanger center
- M. tennis: Bruins get redemption
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis burns through NCAAs
- Purpose of specialization puzzling
- Letters to the editor
- News briefs
- USAC budget approved for 2006
- Businesses react to Westwood project
- M. golf: Bruins take fourth in NCAA Regionals
- W. golf: Young golfer kept UCLA’s title hopes alive at NCAAs
Friday, May 20
- Homeless deserve kindness
- M. golf: Men’s golf in 9th at West Regional
- Softball: Softball starts fresh for regionals
- Students working to repair paradise
- W. golf: Does women’s golf have the best chance of any UCLA team to win a national title this spring?
- Truth gets flushed with faulty news
- Bruin digest
- Editorial: Filibusters needed to keep forces balanced
- Speaks out
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis ready for title
- Student engineers develop program for online class discussions
- W. tennis: Women’s tennis crumbles to USC
- W. golf: Bruins driving under reign of Blue Devils
- Faculty-hiring study reveals discrimination against women
- Editorial cartoon
- W. golf: Does women’s golf have the best chance of any UCLA team to win a national title this spring?
- Science courses bloom in botanical garden
- Students protest filibuster legislation
- UCLA Run/Walk on course to color children’s lives
- Lab proposals requested
- Breakthrough in creating stem cells
Thursday, May 19
- U.S., Britain are hypocrites
- Election marks shift
- Pow Wow unites Native Americans
- Is the force still with us?
- Grad fashion show gets a makeover
- Time almost up to cash in on low interest rates
- It’s time for the ‘War’ to end
- Don’t let attachments to artists drag on
- W. golf: Great expectations not realized
- Commute by bicycle
- Softball: Softball hopes to maintain offensive output for Regionals
- Letter to the editor
- Editorial cartoon
- News briefs
- For devoted ‘Star Wars’ fans, the wait is over
- Taking a Swing at new life
- The most tolerant show on earth
- Soundbite
- Take summer one action-packed film at a time
- M. golf: Regional to test young team’s ability to deliver
- Going global
- M. tennis: Senior Moment
- New officers hold first meeting
- Dance performance in step with tradition
- Take a break from the frozen foods aisle
- Renovation plans move ahead thanks to SAFE fees
- W. tennis: All eyes focused on USC matchup
- Editorial: Villaraigosa needs to bring L.A. issues to national level
- ‘Mike & Ben’ knows no boundaries, yet
- Crimewatch
- Possibility for title win is most promising this year
Wednesday, May 18
- Laying the foundation
- Arguments without evidence meet critical eyes
- Baseball: Poor hitting keeps Bruins from win against Lions
- Do over the rules and create a do-over rule
- Councilmembers swear in
- [A closer look] Project BRITE to put funds to good use
- Victory for Villaraigosa
- Coalition combats human trafficking
- M. tennis: NCAA matches mix it up for UCLA
- Softball: Pitcher feels good, set for postseason
- W. track: UCLA thrower gets personal record in discus at Pac-10s
- [A closer look] PULSE frees groups from fund-raising
- W. golf: Women’s golf one back at NCAAs
- Veterans need more recognition
- Editorial: Governor should play nice with dissenters
- Letter to the editor
- Editorial: Many types of slavery continue to oppress
- W. polo: Next season to produce new challenges in leadership, competition
- Students’ lives complicated by Myanmar junta
- Editorial cartoon
Tuesday, May 17
- News briefs
- Private schools start trend in ending AP curriculum
- Hungarian natives reflect on home
- Runoff to conclude
- Sports serve a skewed life view
- Entrepreneurs offer workshops to Bruins
- W. tennis: Tennis doubles solid for third round
- M. tennis: Duo overcomes tie to nab crucial point
- W. golf: Taking aim at an NCAA repeat
- Baseball: Bruin right-fielder rises above injuries
- W. polo: Dual water polo wins reveal coach’s talent
- Editorial cartoon
- Letters to the editor
- Editorial: E-Board, code need to undergo major reform
- UC Regents discuss Sudan investments
- Elect to end apathy
- M. basketball: Invitational to kick off basketball’s new season
- Court ruling to affect pensions
- RJD2 to showcase music at Ackerman
- Speaks out
Monday, May 16
- News briefs
- W. track: Stanford ends UCLA’s 8-year run at Pac-10s
- W. tennis: Women’s tennis sweeps weekend, headed to Georgia despite playing below expectations
- USAC case withdrawn
- W.polo: Perfection
- M. track: UCLA hurdler gets 2 personal bests
- Editorial cartoon
- Governor sets plan for boosted budget
- M. track: Men’s track can’t duplicate last year’s success at Pac-10s
- Conference focuses on funding for graduate students
- Public deserving of flat-out truth
- Bike to Campus Week encourages alternative transportation
- Baseball: Baseball nearly wins series against Stanford
- Prostitution stigmas will exist until industry is decriminalized
- W. polo: Rulon comes through in the clutch in title run
- W. polo: New format aims for growth
- Students should stay safe, wear seat belts
- W. track: UCLA’s Harper runs personal best
- Government’s secrecy hurts U.S. relations, people’s lives
- Global vision
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis secures spot in Sweet 16
- Softball: Softball to host regional, gets No. 7 seed
- UCPD cracks down on buckling up
- Take action against human trafficking
- Krikorian deserves more honor
- Marathon Reading flushed with prose
Friday, May 13
- Speaks out
- Editorial cartoon
- Students take back the night
- Scientists at UCLA astrobiology symposium to probe ‘life among the stars’
- New revision may add funds to state budget
- SP! support surges in runoffs
- W. polo: Preserving a winning tradition
- Editorial: Opposing slates must focus on shared goals
- Independence celebration met with protest
- Water polo’s stellar record makes excitement tough
- Public diagnosis
- Softball: Softball offense can’t top Oregon
- Baseball: Baseball looks to make dent in conference play
- W. track: Women’s track formidable going into championships
- Hunting for clues to degenerative disease
- Pouring into the bar scene
- Bruin digest
- Council sees shift in power
- Driver’s license bill debated
- Tennis: Tennis teams return to courts for NCAA regionals
- Enough serious stuff, bring on the humor
- News briefs
- M. track: Bruins look to improve as they prepare to face tough competition at Pac-10s
- Arranged marriage has merits
Thursday, May 12
- Soundbite
- Visiting soldiers honor Israel
- Editorial: Seniors deserve to see evidence of gift-giving
- Former coach loved by everyone
- News briefs
- W. polo: Water polo is heavy favorite
- Wrong to celebrate Palestinian abuse
- Empty house
- Board penalizes Bruins United
- If you need me,just call 911
- Virginity worth investing in
- American beauty
- Gear up for a day of ‘Arabian Nights’
- Slates vie for top leadership positions
- A younger beat
- Women’s equestrian team seeks recognition
- Revamped musical has little to applaud
- Bruin digest
- Fans expected out in force for film
- Mosh your way out of arbitrary genres
- UC bolsters lab bid position
- Off the airwaves
- There’s nothing to idolize up close
- W. tennis: Tennis fired up for NCAA tourney
- Letters to the editor
- Reformed GE lists almost complete
- Editorial: Copyright punishments too harsh by comparison
- Display elicits strong responses
- M. track: New Pac-10 qualifications don’t bring big changes
- Editorial cartoon
- Dance film a compelling look at NYC jitterbugs
- Crowd control
- Softball: Softball better prepared to face Oregon teams
- Birthday treats can be as easy as carrot cake
- Happy birthday, Israel
- M. tennis: Tennis fired up for NCAA tourney
Wednesday, May 11
- [A closer look] Controversy provokes debate on gay rights
- Letters to the sports desk
- Peace requires patience
- W. track: Florida’s loss may be UCLA’s gain
- Seniors give cash back
- Young human rights activists receive award
- USAC needs strong leader
- Letters to the editor
- W. tennis: Senior hopes to overcome wrist injury
- UCLA Housing intends to begin upgrades in 2006
- News briefs
- W. polo: Coach going for 2nd title of year
- Candidate’s words, acts contradictory
- Baseball: Anteaters eaten up by Bruin offense
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis eager to get back on court
- M. golf: A fresh start
- USAC election expenses released
- Editorial: Precautions against riots discourage free speech
- Editorial cartoon
- Jewish co-op vandalized
- Bill targets riot-related damage
- [A closer look] Universities could face tough legal battle
- Sunset really a not-so-hot spot
- [A closer look] Law students push for recruiter presence
Tuesday, May 10
- Finance & economy briefs
- Military abuse starts at the top
- W. basketball: Bruin coach heading to Duke
- Editorial: All schools must be held accountable for spending
- M. volleyball: Volleyball confident in next year’s team
- Letters to the editor
- New library branch opens in Village
- Clothesline Project aims to educate about rape
- Innovative instruction
- Editorial cartoon
- Students analyze theme park trends
- Assault survivors are not victims
- W. polo: Top-ranked UCLA sets sights on title
- Editorial: ID act should not be tied to emergency spending bill
- Baseball: Inconsistency in pitching continues to plague Bruins
- City fees may threaten farmers’ markets
- USAC runoff campaigns begin
- New stem cell agency chosen
- Making a name for herself
- News briefs
- Director steps down from lab
- Gauntlet win reaffirms UCLA’s athletic prowess
Monday, May 9
- Don’t hate Waves because they won
- Battling a stigma
- An aerial look at evolving Merced
- M. volleyball: Denied
- M. track: Bruins 11 points back after decathlon
- USAC results stir up Kerckhoff clusters
- Softball: Bruins on upswing after sweep in Arizona
- Editorial: Biniek offers passion, experience to EVP office
- Baseball: Bruins continue to struggle
- News briefs
- Campus offers plethora of activities
- Feature photo
- W. track: Heptathlete hopeful for spot in NCAAs
- Editorial cartoon
- M. volleyball: Acosta gets career best in loss
- Combat rape myths to support victims
- W. golf: Women’s golf wins at NCAA Regional
- Spirituality misleading, irrational
- Editorial: Wood can lead, unite USAC as president
- M. volleyball: Waves’ star shakes up Bruin defense
Sunday, May 8
Friday, May 6
- M. volleyball: Pepperdine sweeps past Ohio St.
- Kerckhoff witnesses cheers, tears
- Editorial: Volleyball deserves support, attendance
- Wins prove West is best in men’s volleyball
- U.S. foreign policy effective
- Future Front members to continue cause
- Planet gets a new image
- Water polo: Bruin favored to win prestigious national award
- PULSE, SAFE referenda approved
- Baseball: Team up to bat with Beavers
- W. golf: Golfers struggle in first round
- Libraries cut many print publications
- New USDA food pyramid receives mixed reviews
- M. volleyball: One win away from a championship
- W. track: Multi-events up for grabs at Pac-10s
- M. volleyball: Setter’s efforts boost Bruins
- Virgin market helps causes
- Editorial: Slate should use gained USAC power cautiously
- Staggering turnout, turnover
- Relax TV restrictions on sex
- Softball: Team hopes to end slump in Arizona
- UCLA not among law schools banning recruiters
- Editorial cartoon
Thursday, May 5
- M. volleyball: Devotion rediscovered: Volleyball’s David Russell back for the Final Four
- Club aims to change image of Chinese dance
- Viewers melt with fear in ‘Wax’
- Students often paying for career experience
- Worshipping false ‘Idols’
- Family Reunion
- dB Magazine’s Third-Annual Coachella Diary
- Screen scene
- M. volleyball: Volleyball fights for NCAA win at home
- Graduated governors
- Former secretary of state speaks with students
- Gymnastics: Maloney named as nation’s top gymnast
- Does talent matter?
- A fishy twist on guacamole
- Blair’s track record horrifying
- In the end, wimpy indie tops pop singles
- GSA elections make history
- W. golf: Palpable pressure felt heading into regional
- M. tennis: Tennis pleased with bracket
- Orchestra moves to its own beat
- Computer program touted as time-saver for reading, grading essays
- Letters to the editor
- Expense Account Information
- Fans desperate for once-cancelled show
- Editorial: UCLA needs to confront racial tension on campus
- Victims make major fashion statement
- News briefs
- Tensions surge as voting nears end
- Strict drop policy limits flexibility
- Selling a name for themselves
- Crimewatch
- W. tennis: Women get No. 10 seed
- Team’s silent killer leads by example
Wednesday, May 4
- M. volleyball: Large crowd with regional pride expected at Pauley
- News briefs
- Pell Grant eligibility to decrease, report finds
- Former UCLA student dies in car crash on Interstate 5
- [A closer look] Multicultural faculty recruit diverse student body
- Editorial: Photographs of soldiers’ coffins must be allowed
- M. tennis: UCLA may get a rival in draw
- Paintball: Where the savage can be savage
- Letters to the editor
- M. volleyball: Not giving up the fight
- Editorial cartoon
- W. track: Bruin jumper poses double threat
- Softball: Bruin at top of pitching, batting game
- Student Power!, Future Front slates join forces
- Hawks make home on historic tower
- Darfur activism heroic
- USAC candidate caught in radio remarks controversy
- [A closer look] Admissions boost controversial
- Gruenberg dedicated to USAC reform
- Heartfelt help
- Parking fines waived in May
- [A closer look] UCLA lies in middle of UCs in percentage of admitted minorities
- Baseball: Baseball beats USD, gets 2nd win in a row
Tuesday, May 3
- Letters to the editor
- Finance & economy briefs
- Day at the track is worth the extra work
- News briefs
- Future Front, Student Power! slates team up
- Baseball: Baseball set to face San Diego
- Make room for new experiences
- Debate draws cheers from supporters on both sides
- W. track: Freshman sets steeple chase record in first attempt at 3000-meter race
- Changes mark start of USAC voting
- USAC needs to stay informed
- Editorial: Take control of your UCLA experience by voting
- Bruin digest
- Softball: Learning the hard way
- Company offers students management skills
- Economists, diplomats discuss EU’s development
- Commissioner candidates tied to slates face issue of ‘de-politicizing’
- W. polo: New championship format benefits water polo teams
- New budget will raise food prices
- M. volleyball: Practice sets Bruins for NCAAs
Monday, May 2
- Kerry recommends Villaraigosa for mayor
- Editorial Cartoon
- ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: Active Sassounian has worthy plans
- Editor's Note
- Editorial: Daily Bruin Editorial Board USAC Endorsements
- Survey to examine quality of Greek system
- INTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: Doan an effective diplomatic leader
- Baseball: Bruins beat Cal, win 1st Pac-10 game
- News briefs
- EXTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: Biniek’s goals and experience place her at the top
- Tours of UCLA provide titillation
- Students should be proud of GSA’s accomplishments
- W. track: Pole vaulter gets season-best mark
- GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES: Carney, Neesby, Le provide substantial experience in campus reform, display outstanding work ethics
- UNOPPOSED COMMISSIONERS: All candidates highly qualified, eager to make progressive changes for benefit of students
- W. track: UCLA’s star power leads to another win over USC
- FACILITIES: Vardner has experience, realistic goals
- M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball gets bid to NCAA Championships
- Candidates prepare to distribute campaign flyers to students
- It’s all Quechua to me
- Give kickers a break – it’s not as easy as it looks
- M. track: Scuffle erupts following meet
- Spring Sing ropes in riveting performances
- FINANCIAL SUPPORTS: Smeets has strong vision for commission’s, students’ needs
- W. water polo: Women’s water polo wins MPSFs
- Softball: Softball inconsistent in losing 3 of 4
- PRESIDENT: Wood stands out among diverse option of candidates
- M. track: Fight to the finish
- Campus groups grant endorsements


