Story archive for April 2006
Monday, May 1
- Joelson pulls upset to take first individual title
- Pair of tough losses comes at inopportune time for Bruins
- Kids’ TV looks fun ... from the outside
- Men’s tennis copes with singles losses, doubles win
- Finding their way to the Final Four
- Students celebrate Israeli independence
- Editorial: March will make migrants’ value known
- Growing organic
- Letters to the Editor
- Rallies to support immigrant rights
- All Web content must be treated equal
- Men’s track squeaks by USC in late win, 83-80
- WEEKEND REVIEW: Spring Sing
- Fourth annual Coachella diary
- Consistent skill sustains softball’s top standings
- Three chosen in NFL Draft
- Students march in honor of Ugandan children
- Women’s rowing takes back seat to No. 3 USC
- Feature Photo: For the love of the books
- George comes alive with game-leading 16 kills
- Feature Photo: How do you measure an evening at Spring Sing?
- Four teams poised for NCAAs
- Syracuse provost reportedly top pick
- Editorial Cartoon
- Bruin depth dominates Trojans
Friday, April 28
- Short-lived anger will not lower gas prices
- Tourney begins for hopeful tennis teams
- Prices at the pump soar to new heights
- Baseball savoring current success
- Final year a chance to leave a legacy
- Isadora Duncan collection on hold
- Future of the festival
- Tragic death on the Hill
- Women’s track looks to continue reign over USC
- Letter to the editor
- Sights set high, and one step closer
- Screen Scene: "Stick It"
- Smaller acts drawing the crowds to Coachella
- [Online Exclusive]: Syracuse provost may be the next UCLA chancellor
- The way to Spring Sing
- UCLA-Arizona rivalry to play out at home
- Web pages turn into sites of collective mourning for students
- School pain provides personal gain
- D’Avanzo: RA to some, friend to many
- Sweet revenge may be on menu for ’SC meet
- Students upset by admits’ similarity
- UC accepts unprecedented number of Asian students
Thursday, April 27
- SCREEN SCENE: "United 93"
- Seasoned director fresh with new ideas
- My name is Caveh, and ‘I Am a Sex Addict’
- TWO OF A KIND: Gay Talese
- USAC reverses bylaws change
- UCLA turns attention to conference tournament
- Hunting for my eggs is worth more than $5,000
- UCLA Store finds a good fit
- Columnist fails to look beyond Coca-Cola’s supposed altruism
- Never devalue a seasoned coach
- No. 2 Bruins to compete in MPSF tourney
- TWO OF A KIND: Joan Didion
- [Online Exclusive]: RA dies in fall from Saxon balcony
- Three slates vie for USAC seats
- Tough loss brings out fresh win
- Squad to face old foes at semifinals
- U.S., not UCLA, lacks nurses
- Letters to the editor
- Bouncing back into his game
- No. 5 men’s golf captures conference championship
- Women’s golf clinches title by 1 stroke
- Men’s tennis heads to Pac-10 Championships
Wednesday, April 26
- NFL Draft: Olson drives away draft anxieties
- The Postal Service doesn’t deliver
- NFL Draft: The NFL’s strange preoccupation with polygons
- NFL Draft: Page’s flexibility may attract more organizations
- Gauchos ground Bruins
- Remembering Chernobyl
- Immigrants undervalued
- Veterans Affairs land to be auctioned
- Golf swings into first place
- Combining festivities with class
- Feature photo: Recalling the Holocaust
- Book review: "Before the Mortgage"
- Editorial cartoon
- Coming a long way since last year
- Reform plans questioned
- Sanchez elected GSA president
- Editorial: ‘Coke!’ battle cry has flawed argument
- Large USAC candidate pool feels the heat as election nears
- Letter to the editor
- Softball prepares to take on Huskies
- Americans are idle, and it’s got to stop
Tuesday, April 25
- Student groups kick off Earth Week
- [Online Exclusive]: New intensive language program offered
- [Who will be the next champ?]: Men's volleyball
- Women rowers celebrate Cup victory
- [Who will be the next champ?]: Men's tennis
- Ensemble brings indie bands up an octave
- Seniors have strong showing in Hawaii
- A life of languages
- A voice for Vietnam
- Soundbites: Tool – "10,000 Days"
- [Who will be the next champ?]: Women's water polo
- Club tennis team yanked from tournament
- Soundbites: Rose Melbergm – “Cast Away the Clouds”
- Who will be the next champ?
- Anti-Coke protesters’ logic falls flat
- Bruins beat Sun Devils and old demons
- External audit details UC's pay practices
- [A Closer Look]: Funding source debated
- Diversity should be a priority for UCLA
- Senior diver climbs back on board for final season
- [Online Exclusive]: Report shows decrease in faculty salaries
- Mudslinging politicians should keep it clean
- Recruits to boost soccer roster
- [A Closer Look]: Scientists find niches within field
- [Who will be the next champ?]: Softball
- Basketball grabs first 2007 recruit
Monday, April 24
- EDITORIAL CARTOON
- Race should be considered in admits
- Getting the ball rolling on science
- No hiding from ‘CSI effect’
- Coalition of students rallies for recognition of genocide
- Gymnasts finish strong at NCAAs
- Two losses, one week, one rival make up a tough set for Bruins
- Despite growing pains, USAC diversity an asset
- UC Regents to meet to discuss external audit
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
- Baseball clinches victory in 10th
- A big opportunity for small shops
- [Online Exclusive]: Throwers make impressive showing at Invitational
- Bruins bounce back with two wins
- Volleyball upsets Hawai’i to break into semifinals
- At USC, men’s tennis sets win in stone early
- Iran just wants to play with the big boys
- WEEKEND REVIEW
- Students protest Coca-Cola
- [Online Exlcusive]: Women's golf heads to Pac-10 Tourney
- [Online Exclusive]: Golf team won’t let inexperience hold them back
- [Online Exclusive]: Despite youth, men's golf ranked No. 1 as it enters Pac-10s
Sunday, April 23
Friday, April 21
- GSA scrambles for votes
- LGBT role models not present
- Forecast looks at San Diego’s economy
- You can't blame them; it's just hard not to
- UCLA’s minority admits declines
- Women's tennis takes another shot at USC
- UCLA to close out season at 'SC
- Farmar, Afflalo enter draft
- Editorial: USAC severely lacking efficacy
- Bruins the underdogs, but return with new bite
- Feature Photo: How do you spell 'winners'?
- MCAT looms for aspiring doctors
- Water polo jumps on 49ers
- Dancers make mark in urban life portrayal
- Same-sex policies examined
- Bruins take on Sun Devil challenge
- Editorial Cartoon
- New award given to student-friendly shops
- Bruins to face duo of Oregon teams
- Screen Scene: "Somersault"
- The middle man
- Swipe system should be wiped out
Thursday, April 20
- Candidates push for high turnouts
- Bans on online gambling infringe upon freedom
- ‘Scary Movie’ is true tragedy
- Workshops educate users on safety of online forums
- UC admits record numbers
- Camera obscura
- Feature photo: These jeans a reminder for all mankind
- Past 420 traditions go up in smoke
- I don’t have to think twice about thinking blue this season
- Recovering thrower returns to ring
- After rocky season, gymnasts head to individual NCAAs
- Bruin squad gains guard
- USAC bylaws altered by plurality
- UCLA Store gets a soggy wake-up call
- With colors swirling, a dance to return
- Woman’s story speaks of change
- Star hurdler preparing for debut
- Senior shines in play-in victory
- Water polo aims to maintain concentration
Wednesday, April 19
- Review
- Feature photo: A gift fit for a chancellor
- Gubernatorial prospects speak up
- Tennis falls just short of victory
- Basketball Bruins rake in awards
- Government too ‘F-ing’ intrusive
- Editorial: Textbooks should not ignore LGBT history
- Editorial cartoon
- Mayor addresses plan for schools
- Players’ exit leaves big shoes to fill
- Rally scoring challenges Bruins
- Month focuses attention on STDs
- UCLA optimistic, on a roll
- Scorching bats give team win over Dirtbags
- Water polo a hidden thrill
- Brought to you by the letter ‘M’
- Belden upholds family tradition
- Letters to the editor
- Equal arts movement
Tuesday, April 18
- Teams fail to get the grade
- Good-looking athletes have the advantage
- Jewish students pass up campus dining
- A bittersweet farewell to water polo
- Women’s rowing nabs 3 wins at invitational
- Student-authored texts make sense
- Letters to the Editor
- Soul Man
- UCLA garners 2 top football recruits
- GSA seeks to increase today’s election turnout
- Soundbites: Calexico – "Garden Ruin"
- Soundbites: Built to Spill – "You in Reverse"
- [A Closer Look]: Decision not likely to affect campus
- [GSA Elections]: Gratitude equals humanity
- Report stresses lack of accountability
- [A Closer Look]: Right to remain on streets
- [A Closer Look]: Businesses give homeless ruling mixed reviews
- [GSA Elections]: Paying attention to diversity
- Dirtbags ready to take second swing at Bruins
- Tennis ready to meet Trojans
- State to hear gay texts bill
- Soundbites: Josh Ritter – "The Animal Years"
Monday, April 17
- L.A.’s homeless deserve our notice, help
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
- In loving memory of the Bluths
- GSA candidates voice positions
- Men’s golf wins U.S. Intercollegiate
- Munro’s final home game prompts reflection
- Decisive win against Oregon raises spirits
- Water polo washes out Stanford
- Editorial: Students need time to choose majors
- Bruins keep winning streak alive
- Puzzles to close at end of quarter
- EDITORIAL CARTOON
- Bonds: a baseball fan’s Giant paradox
- Dunbar aims to unite community
- Editorial: Dorm life demands late-night eatery
- Freshman outruns track veterans
- Bruins quash Wildcats for first road series win
- Feature photo: Matzo matzo man
- Filming nonfiction
- ‘Questionable’ call brings men’s tennis match to painful end
- Afflalo to reveal draft decision
- Runner records lifetime best after hiatus
- Sanchez brings balanced approach
- Softball shows up strong against Huskies
- Campaigns heat up over alleged dishonesty
- Feature photo: A mosaic of movement
- WEEKEND REVIEW
Sunday, April 16
Saturday, April 15
Friday, April 14
- Water polo hoping to create waves
- From mind to matter
- Bruins drop the ball at Arizona
- Record to be tested in tight week
- Editorial: Racial identity cannot be bought
- Referendum money to give back to student aid
- New Undie Run route gets mostly positive response
- Pitcher playing like a major contender
- Writing center on the GSA ballot
- Globe trotter
- Intelligence ‘investigation’ more like a witch hunt
- [Online Exclusive]: Softball hopes to maintain momentum against Washington
- Young team coming together
- [Online Exclusive]: Men’s volleyball looks to steal glory from Matador seniors
- Task force comes down hard on UC
- Union protests pay decrease
- Road to success accessible by many paths
- Screen Scene: "Hard Candy"
- Editorial Cartoon
- Letters to the editor
Thursday, April 13
- ‘Price of freedom’ may be too costly
- Dancing to the rhythm of the body
- Site leads professors to pause lecture recording
- Bruins win in strong sweep
- We have no right to intolerance
- Women’s track aims to stay strong at next meet
- For player, bench growing distant
- In a season of steady growth, baseball hopes to win on road
- Coalition resists plans to expand FBI facilities
- Don’t leave if you’ll have no place to go
- Regents hear suggestions
- U.S. errs with ‘no’ on human rights reform
- Injury takes hurdler out of competition
- Softball benefits from individuals’ growth
- Silent Bob speaks
- British genre has appeal in U.S.
- Essential education
- Enjoying the view from the top
Wednesday, April 12
- Editorial: Where is the money Prop. 71 promised?
- Who's the Bossa?
- Steroids score an unspoken home run for major league profits
- Insurance industry owes Katrina victims nothing
- Humor crosses boundaries
- The Chinese course
- Comedy music lacks both comedy and music
- Aquatic center’s impact explored
- Editorial cartoon
- GSA voting begins soon
- Golfers shoot for spot on postseason roster
- Bruin gymnastics falls from grace
- USAC divided over decision to adopt new election system
- Small recruiting classes yield big results for team
- Journalist to speak on benefits of news blogs
- Engineering week makes science fun
- Men’s volleyball gears up for Gauchos
- Congress pigs out on unhealthy legislation
- Studying native language allows students of Chinese descent to understand, preserve heritage
- Iran closer to nuclear power
Tuesday, April 11
- Baseball hits strong despite many injuries
- UCLA secures large grant
- Campus plays host to IronBruin
- Students rally for reform
- Medlock rejoins football program
- "At War with the Mystics"
- Support your local cheer squad
- Soundbite: "Duper Sessions"
- Trail to success
- Congress bills attempt to ban online gambling
- [A Closer Look]: Food and fuel bite into student budget
- Lawyer to discuss human rights
- Letters to the sports desk
- Bush information leak reeks of Watergate
- Changing perceptions through hip-hop
- Soundbite: "Show Your Bones"
- Abstention doesn’t entail a sober life
- New Daily Bruin editor in chief named
- [A Closer Look]: The apartment search begins
- [Science&Health]: Nobel laureate set to talk nanotech
- IM circuit expands with kickball, Ultimate Frisbee
- Plans for aquatic facility unveiled
Monday, April 10
- Trail to success
- UCLA guard granted release
- Insurance’s claims give shallow comfort
- Past, present compete for shot put victory
- UCLA reigns down in the desert
- Bruin learns to run with pros
- Program urges students to ‘Get Legal’ music
- [Online Exclusive]: Rowing pulls ahead in photo finish over No. 18 Minnesota
- Watch out for true shark-jumping
- FEATURE PHOTO: A rainbow of cultural revelry
- Legal movie downloads must follow music’s lead
- Consistent lineup sets up men’s volleyball for 2 wins, 6-game streak
- Tennis secures two wins in final home stand of season
- Editorial cartoon
- WEEKEND REVIEW
- Gymnastics falls out of NCAAs
- Letter to the editor
- UC asks for student input via Web chat
- Obscure author brought to light
- [Online Exclusive]: Women's tennis falls to Cal, Stanford
- A first step
- Bruin batters reel in Cougar series
- UC tops list for patents earned
- Bruins can’t find answer to undefeated Trojans
- First at last
- Exonerated prisoners put a face on the system
Friday, April 7
- Proposed budget would axe education programs
- Bar set high, but athletes come to reach it
- Softball prepares for desert battles
- Rising education costs take toll on public service
- Exhibitions building toward brighter future
- Physicist brings his father’s music to life
- Tennis vies for spot in top 10
- Baseball looking good at season mid-point
- Editorial Cartoon
- ASUCLA seeking liquor license
- Blood donor rules discriminate against gays
- Plutonium to be moved from UC labs
- Letter to the editor
- Rankin looks to break four-minute mile again
- UC case garners $13M
- Screen Scene: "Brick"
- In battle of the minds, both sides win
- Screen Scene: "Friends with Money"
- Howland recognized with national coaching award
- Water polo hopes to end Trojans’ win streak
- Editorial: What’s the Village without a market?
- A Smash Hit
- California teachers to divest from Sudan
- Conference rounds up death penalty opponents
- [Online Exclusive]: Gymnastics hopes to duplicate past NCAA performances
Thursday, April 6
- Jewish student protection advised
- Success attracts new players
- Geffen continues run of playwright legends with Arthur Miller
- USAC passes Election Code changes but denies new voting system
- Freshman sprinter will take on Bruin Olympians at invitational
- Films are better with local flavor
- Rowing looks to race Gophers out of the marina
- Trial by fire forges stronger team
- Coach Wooden returns home
- Push UCLA to No. 1 at any cost
- Market move under dispute
- Private groups fund stem cells
- ‘First time’ probably won’t be a charm
- Willis one of the top picks in the WNBA Draft
- Men’s track team focuses on boosting its momentum for upcoming outdoor invitational
- Bruins head out to shatter Stanford’s flawless win record
- Mystics pick up Nikki Blue
- Countdown to March 2007 starts now
- U.S. must not accept a bill of wrongs
- [Special to the Bruin]: Basketball program overdue for a renovation
- Volleyball looks to maintain momentum for end-of-season games
Wednesday, April 5
- UCLA enthusiastically anticipates next season
- Good season before title game loss not a consolation
- Bruins learn from mistakes, seek to improve consistency
- Blind faith is not an excuse
- Drug felonies shouldn’t close doors to education
- Divestment team heads to capital
- Boy Scout buddy system still valid
- UCLA gear sells well
- President should not take over U.S.
- Letter to the editor
- Oh, the places you’ll go!
- Student-led seminars get underway
- Review: Novel captures world of scientific research
- Kohlloeffel claims No. 1
- Howland looks to the year ahead
- Editorial cartoon
- Quick hitter reaching his potential
- Science & Health: Mumps eruptions multiply among Iowa college students
Tuesday, April 4
- [NCAA Championship]: Florida’s Noah dominates tourney, debilitates Bruins
- UCLA basketball outshines the arts
- [NCAA Championship] Seniors close out college careers
- [NCAA Championship]: Wooden watches championship game from L.A. hospital bed
- Lawsuits attack policy denying funds to students with drug convictions
- [NCAA Championship]: Photo Essay
- [NCAA Tournament]: CRUSHED
- Sound bite: “Fishscale”
- Sound bite: "From The Cliffs"
- Large scale, student action set UC divestment plan apart
- [NCAA Tournament]: Bruin fans dismayed no matter the locale
- [A Closer Look]: State at a loss in nursing health care complications
- [NCAA Tournament]: Out in full force – or not
- Letter to the Editor
- Postponed match pumps up Bruins
- [NCAA Championship] UCLA tradition fails to stop Gators
- [A Closer Look]: Case threatens education for undocumented
- New values alter post-college plans
- [NCAA Championship]: At the bottom of their game
- Wooden watches championship game from L.A. hospital bed
- [NCAA Championship] Loss still revives basketball fever at Pauley
- Fight Class
- Artist’s blog fosters intimate connection with fans
- [A Closer Look]: Students fight anti-immigration legislation
Monday, April 3
- Student’s fate depends on overburdened court
- [NCAA Championship]: Living up to the legacy
- Market seeks new spot after 12-year run
- Civil Engineering students subject dormitory models to simulated earthquake test
- [NCAA Championship]: Team well-rested for championship game
- Softball bats alive and well
- Police prepare Village for win
- [NCAA Championship]: Photo Essay
- EDITORIAL CARTOON
- Waning volleyball season sees late wins
- Citizens need to demand more openness from leaders
- Huskies pitching strangles Bruin bats
- The stigma of TV’s redheads
- [NCAA Championship]: Florida’s Joakim Noah brings legacy of talent
- Immigration bills only as good as the enforcement
- [Online Exclusive]: Young men’s golf strong heading to Pac-10 Championships
- Men’s track and field dominates Cal/Nevada Championships
- [NCAA Championship]: If Big Dance is foreign, success is not
- [NCAA Championship]: Three friends embark on road trip to Final Four
- [NCAA Championship]: A reporter’s diary: Fans made the game great
- UCLA study analyzes low college attendance in California
- Gymnastics hits a high but loses to Stanford
- Immigration bill incites protest
- [NCAA Championship]: ONE STEP AWAY
- Undie Run photo essay
- [NCAA Championship]: Sights and Sounds
- [Online Exclusive]: Women’s golf pulls out one-stroke win
- EDITOR’S NOTE
- [NCAA Championship]: Coaches ensure team is prepared
- It’s about time we keep our daylight
- [NCAA Championship]: Cameroon able to watch title game live
- Anderson Forecast shifts focus to China
- Women’s track records solid win
- UCLA takes home another sweep of Arizona teams
- [NCAA Championship]: Biggest night of your college life
- [NCAA Championship]: Nosebleed won’t stop the cheers
- Bruins open Pac-10 play nearly sweeping two foes
- [Online Exclusive]: Women’s water polo hopes April showers team with success
- [NCAA Championship]: Facing down the Indianapolis curse
- Feature photo: Impromptu pool party
- [Online Exclusive]: Battle of the columnists
- Double feature


