Story archive for May 2008

Saturday, May 31

• BREAKING NEWS
  Men’s golf wins NCAA title

• Online exclusive:
  Baseball advances on ninth-inning Virginia error

Friday, May 30

• Online exclusive:
  Bruins reach into bag of tricks

• Concert takes aim at genocide

• Peepers using public property

• Two’s company, three’s just awkward

• Assault survivors find support at Saxon rally

• Engineering team driven to create

• Fourth-year to run for VP of USSA

• UCLA to face Virginia in regional

• Softball wins pitcher’s duel

• Men right on track for NCAA championships

• Women will hold nothing back for Northridge

• Men’s golf drops into second place after second round

• Let's talk about Sex and the City

• ‘Mouthful of Birds’ possesses passion for life, stage

• Viral vids merit a closer look

• Screen scene: “Sex and the City: The Movie”

• Pomp and Clinton's stance

• Ethnic data must be specific, not rigid

• UCLA gives seniors diplomas but not careers

• Lebanon should recall lessons of appeasement

Thursday, May 29

• Play takes musical ‘Odyssey’ into cyberspace

• Renaming the ‘Rape Trail’

• Politics: town hall style

• Actors’ federation makes deal with movie studios

• CEO of Starbucks speaks to business students

• Student groups protest OSAC procedure

• Web is abstract in way that books can’t link to

• Cosmetology school to open in Westwood

• Heavy hitters set for World Series matchup

• Starting off on the right tee

• The female orgasm should not be that hard to come by

• Three straight for the first time ever

• UCLA overlooks contributions made by founder Francisco del Valle

• Global awareness takes center stage

• Incoming freshmen a solid recruiting class

• Letters to the Editor

• Sports stars perform with super powers

• Photo Gallery: Fashion and Student Trends club’s fashion show

• Deconstructing Christ

Wednesday, May 28

• Starbucks CEO to be honored

• A walk down campus’s memory lane

• Adult film stars to speak about sex

• Iranian students to host culture night

• Amateurs blog for sport

• Queer Alliance celebrates its wide range of identities

• Senior leader is key player, model Bruin for NCAAs

• Golf successes missing title

• Men’s soccer prepares for brighter season

• Covering the basses

• Star-crossed lovers face division by Berlin Wall

• Theater Review: “Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet”

• ‘Recount’ revives TV film

• Cell ban lacks teeth

• Viacom profits from exposure, so why sue?

• Activists need a plan to succeed

• Column demeans Darfur activists

• Editorial: Schools do well to drop SAT and ACT requirements

• Editorial: Simple solutions add up for conservation

• NASA craft lands for Mars soil data

• Editorial Cartoon

• Planetarium attracts stargazers beyond UCLA

• Search for new life a team effort

Tuesday, May 27

• Pitcher perfect weekend

• Women’s golf nabs second

• Baseball receives No. 2 seed in regional

• Seniors finish careers with doubles title

• New recruit adds height to men’s basketball

• UC workers approve strike

• UCLA Medal honors leaders

• UCLA shuts out Cal in two of three

• Speech and debate team gains steam

• Potential grad students can find success at waiting game

• UCLA journalists on UWire 100 list

• Board sets budget for USAC, Student Media

• America’s current financial crises, in layman’s terms

• Bruins can survive bear market

• UCLA grads must be more proactive than private elites in job search

• Don’t let monetary woes deter your travel plans

• Going green is friendly to both the Earth and the economy

• Letters to the Editor

• Week in Photos: May 19 - 26

• Another Little Piece of Joplin

• Soundbite: Spiritualized

• Hip, hip, hooray for not-so-hip nightlife

• Jazz Reggae Festival audio slideshow and photo gallery

Friday, May 23

• BREAKING NEWS
  UC workers approve two-day strike

• Women’s golf ends third day tied with USC

• Baseball enters final series

• Softball prepares for Georgia showdown

• Bruins poised for a stellar season

• Senior thrower receives automatic qualifier for 2008 Olympic Trials

• Four given diversity award

• Unveiled, unyielding and unashamed

• Board positions open to students

• Some say landlines’ worth is tapped out

• Office space allocation case resolved

• Carpoolers find they share more than rides

• A tribute to his attributes

• Play questions purpose of theater

• Deviled eggs are a heavenly treat

• Screen Scene: “Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”

• Diverse opinions strengthen colleges

• Los Angeles is more than a city of television and traffic

• Block is on the right track

• Letters to the Editor

• Looking to be seen

Thursday, May 22

• Airing out their secrets

• Stephen Marley, Roots to hit JazzReggae

• Office space case to resume

• Writing gets a youthful perspective

• UCLA brand name draws attention in Asian nations

• Student group variety gives Bruins plenty of options

• Community colleges popular in summer

• Twice-fallen Bruin returns to play

• Ironing now more than just a chore

• Baseball looks to best Cal Bears to improve tournament chances

• Women’s golf holds its own, despite heavy winds

• Peace, love & sustainability

• Screen Scene: “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

• Colleges should redraw funding playbooks

• Don’t wear apathy on your sleeve

• Festival organizers jazz up selection of culinary options

• Calendar

Wednesday, May 21

• Obama gets pledged majority

• How Do I: Stay cool and avoid wasting energy

• Same-sex couples deciding what to take from ruling

• Traveling in search of a miracle

• Arts, crafts exhibit shows diverse creations from scholarly crowd

• Tennis claims first national title

• Symposium explores current relevance of founders’ values

• Hopeful seniors set tone for win

• Fullerton ends Bruins’ streak

• Sports need to rethink lack of replay

• From one team to another

• Discus throwers to reach for Beijing

• Breaking and entertaining

• Self-discovery hits the road

• Theater Review: “Emergency”

• Culinary Connoisseur: “Gardens on Glendon”

• What will make the next jump from TV to silver screen?

• Degrees are for the deserving

• ‘Genocide’ term may be detrimental

• Editorial: Focus should move off gender gaps in schools

• Editorial: Veterans deserve all aid possible for GI Bill

• Just how high will gas prices climb?

• Car owners feeling crunch

• Photo Gallery: Frat house gets British tunes

Tuesday, May 20

• Alert to be tested today

• Feature Photo: coming to their own defense

• Ruling rests on ballot box

• Students present own research

• Edwards endorsement draws mixed reactions

• Technology grants opportunity

• Women return to NCAA final

• Men’s tennis loses in semifinals

• Players prepare on fresh course

• Men’s track takes 3rd in Pac-10s

• Baseball ready for final nonconference game

• Women’s track finishes 5th in Pac-10 Championships

• Mixing motion

• Ethnic pride isn’t anti-Americanism

• Student arrests show UC Regents’ lack of concern

• Soundbite: Islands

• Letters to the Editor

• Editorial Cartoon

Monday, May 19

• Record-breaking auction shows beauty is priceless

• Week in Photos: May 12-19

• Two indicted in cadaver case

• Week about mass killings

• Camping it up for fun and funds

• Endowment funds study of Mediterranean Judaism

• SAG strike against studios a possibility

• Regents choose new UCR chancellor

• Harvard professor discusses benefits of diversity

• Anderson to launch joint financial program in India

• Bruins blank Arkansas in quarterfinal

• Softball nabs three straight victories

• Men’s tennis defeats Trojans, advances to semifinals

• Baseball sweeps Cougars in home series to improve Pac-10 rank

• Schnack, Meister are teams’ go-to players

• Men’s golf advances to nationals

• Individuals claim Pac-10 titles

• Political stereotypes heal no social ills

• Meditate to find relief from college stress

• Editorial: Protesters’ passion is an example to follow

• Editorial: Students are rightfully SDSU’s top concern

• Letters to the Editor

• Rose is blooming

• Culinary Connoisseur: The Griddle Cafe

• Is it me, or is pop music getting more creative?

Friday, May 16

• State lifts marriage ban

• Regents finalize vote to raise fees

• For many, sex is no casual affair

• A heartfelt response to quake

• Anonymous rape tests to be federally required

• Service workers to vote on potential strike

• Students compete in consulting

• Softball begins quest for 12th national championship

• Baseball goes into final home stand

• Women advance to quarterfinals

• Men’s track bringing a balanced lineup to Pac-10s

• Shorthanded women’s track to compete in Arizona

• Instrumental introductions

• Budding artists showcased

• Lady Danville stays close to roots

• ‘Idol’ provides the all-American experience

• Art students take on unconventional opera

• It’s way too late to split the ticket

• Editorial: Same-sex marriage ruling is a triumph

• Ad campaign crucial for UCLA’s reputation

• Letters to the Editor

• First-year student pioneers festival geared toward amateur films

• Screen Scene: “Reprise”

Thursday, May 15

• Fee hike leads to protests

• Dentist resigns from post

• USAC upholds office space allocation injunction, swears in new officers

• Patients may foot the bill after Blue Shield suspends care agreement with UCLA

• Feature Photo: Protesting a Middle-Eastern anniversary

• Drama speaks to radio listeners

• Motorcycles at risk for theft

• The Daily Bruin receives online development grant

• Motion for peace

• Rivalry getting another revival in Tulsa

• Statistics shed light on baseball’s performance

• All pain, no gain for athletes

• Golfers teeing off for round one at NCAAs

• Rounding out the Bruin roster: ‘Bobo’?

• Rowers seek upsets during weekend events

• Aid should be forced on Myanmar

• Neighborhood recyclers need to take it to the streets

• Letting the unheard voices rewrite history

Wednesday, May 14

• Enrollment slightly more diverse

• Chancellor Block officially inaugurated

• 13 more involved in file breach

• Hackers phishing for UCLA accounts

• Frisbee funds children’s camp

• How do I? Planning ahead makes writing easy

• Microorganisms’ presence affects daily lives

• Stress invites infections

• Bacteria developing resistance

• Unfazed by the game

• LSU releases Morgan from commitment

• Bringing home a piece of the legacy

• Tim Murphy muscles crucial win over Irvine

• A host of experiences

• ‘English Patient’ author to speak at Hammer

• Theater Review: "Proof"

• Happy marriages only exist in movies

• Some things shouldn’t be taught by school

• Editorial: Diversity education plans only a start

• Letter to the Editor

• Slates should focus discussion on university fees

• Influential tobacco researcher, 84, dies

Tuesday, May 13

• Board to hear office case

• Ads give face to UCLA

• Feature Photo: New kids are the Blocks

• Student parking poses problems

• Asian alumni, proud Bruins

• Students advocate Palestinian cause

• Collaboration revolutionizes Web information

• Block party

• Two stars on the same track

• Bruins earn No. 2 seed for postseason

• What’s the fix for student-athletes accepting gifts?

• The only thing that surprised this columnist was the low, low price that allegedly bought O.J. Mayo

• Today’s riddle is how to protect the talent of tomorrow’s players from overzealous agents

• Baseball struggles to reach regionals

• Making the city his campus

• Block must work hard to avoid sophomore slump

• Education a crucial condiment for a responsible sex life

• New fundraising campaign reflects focus on private backing

• Exit from the everyday

• Block inspires push for diversity

• Editorial Cartoon

• Soundbite: Death Cab for Cutie

• Chancellor conducts research on sleep

• USAC consistently mishandled office space allocations

• Artwork should speak for itself

• Block’s ongoing focus includes increasing faculty satisfaction

Monday, May 12

• Anderson endowed with $10 million

• Campus museums collage art, dialogue

• Proposed GI bills would affect veteran benefits

• Student journal examines energy power

• Feature Photo: Walkathon draws the eye

• Title caps Bruins’ perfect season

• Tennis blanks first NCAA opponents

• Eighth-inning grand slam seals weekend series loss

• Seniors’ legacy: 4-4 national championship record

• Multi-event athletes secure early points

• Women’s golf places three in top 10 to seize win at Central Regional in Texas

• Last marks recorded before Pac-10 Championships

• The media needs to initiate a deeper dialogue

• The Gears of War

• Weekend Review: "Flora, the Red Menace”

• Gamer's Galaxy: "Mario Kart Wii"

• Music’s function: to make you think

• Dry times and thirsty L.A.’s reliance on outside water spell trouble

• Editorial: Students: Hold new council accountable

• Softball seeded No. 2 overall for postseason tourney

• Letters to the Editor

• Looking to be Seen

• Week in Photos: May 4 - 9

Saturday, May 10

• ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:

  Water polo overcomes slow start to advance to final

Friday, May 9

• Students First! captures 7 seats

• Election results reshape council

• Night charged with emotion

• Mother always knows best

• Couples build relationships across age gap

• Israel celebrates 60 years

• Perfect Bruins head to NCAAs

• Tennis rested and ready

• Baseball looks to get rolling on road

• Men’s track aims for more regional qualifiers

• Four multi-event athletes travel to Pac-10s

• On an international scale

• From Lot 4 to Royce Hall

• Gamers: Play in our world

• Model salvia laws on tobacco legislation

• New condos should not replace condors

• Extended primary proves Obama’s electability

• Start your mom’s day right with pancakes

• Screen Scene: "What Happens in Vegas”

• Taking steps to be safe ought to be as intuitive as wearing a seat belt

• Looking to be Seen

Thursday, May 8

• Bill would set legal age for salvia

• Recruiters look to get students in spotlight

• Editors picked for UCLA publications

• Frats condemn crimes at SDSU

• Loyalty oath causes legal controversy

• Universities test coed housing as UCLA looks into option

• Group plans own commencement

• Bruins hope for change

• Team heads to Texas searching for victory

• Abid working to return for postseason play

• No. 3 softball sees weekend as batting practice for NCAAs

• Viable public transit is L.A.’s ticket to decongestion

• Explosive talent

• Letters to the Editor

• Clinton runs risk of ruining Democrats’ presidential chances

• Blake Fullmer’s big break

Wednesday, May 7

• Editorial misunderstood initiative

• Celebrate 60 years of free, progressive society

• Volunteers awarded for humanitarian efforts

• Slates rack up campaign costs

• Students held up at gunpoint

• Students First! members file petition with Judicial Board

• How Do I? Dodge slates’ politicking while staying informed

• Campus buzzing with candidates, supporters

• UCLAradio.com takes USAC debate to Internet

• U.N. ambassador shares thoughts on Middle East policy

• Actress channels voices to illustrate importance of individual dignity

• Career center offers two more opportunities to explore jobs

• Morgan may switch teams

• College football, explain yourself

• Undefeated Bruins head to tournament

• Another lost game frustrates UCLA

• Parking debt persists despite ticket revenues

• Injuries, surgery jumble quarterbacks

• Faulty ticketing can be contested

• Support the cause: Let them eat tacos

• Editorial: Lack of voting hurts campus

• Slates deserve a complete review

• Big band, small towns

• Location is central to film success

• Culinary Connoisseur: Clementine

• Editorial Cartoon

• Culinary Connoisseur: Bella Pita

• Calendar

Tuesday, May 6

• Rose’s revised proposal not passed

• Breaking past the Asian bubble

• Playing in sand becomes high-tech

• Birth control prices increase

• Taco trucks told to hit the road or pay a fine

• Sororities buff up on self-defense

• UC center in Sacramento offers firsthand options

• Pitcher takes team to top level

• Urgency builds as baseball gets ready for SD

• Youth softball or baseball? Our columnists debate

• Students First! could turn it around

• Eight of 10 doesn’t amount to much

• Kleckner’s ‘impartiality’ deserves a closer look

• More transparent funding necessary to restore students’ confidence in USAC

• These elections aren’t worth my time

• Thank goodness it’s friendly to the Earth

• Letters to the Editor

• Eden in bloom

• Soundbite: No Age

• Birthday freebies can take the cake

• Little League is your best bet – the unpredictability will keep you on the edge of your bleacher seat

• Bobby Sox rocks, period. The high-quality sideline drama gives the sport a definite edge

Monday, May 5

• Week in Photos: April 28-May 5

• Support for slates split

• Groups release endorsements

• Pediatrician fights for worldwide disarmament

• Voting for USAC begins tonight

• Film calls for conservation of life in biological hot spots

• Conference addresses terror in new ways

• UCLA Pow Wow offers glimpse of native culture

• New type of stem cells may help regenerate heart tissues

• USAC candidates square off in bipartisan election debate

• Editorial: Daily Bruin USAC endorsements

• Series determined by homers

• Track and field racks up bests

• Seniors shine – one with brilliant return

• USC snaps Bruins' 15-year

• Festival showcases LA’s new musicals

• Musical invention now relies on new sounds

• Weekend Review: Spring Sing

• President: Homaira Hosseini

• Internal Vice President: Lydia Kim

• General Representative: Kohles, Hernandez and Birks

• Academic Affairs: Boris Lipkin

• Facilities: Pardis Farhadian

• Financial Supports: Elaine Reodica

Friday, May 2

• Rivals face off in dual meet

• Men backed by 30 years of home wins

• Pac-10 pride at stake in final home stand

• Baseball feeling the heat from visiting Sun Devils

• Club water polo prepares for trip to nationals

• Slates, start your engines

• Making connections

• Block meets with panel

• Reporter’s oeuvre stretched worldwide

• Seven faculty members inducted into academy

• Model of West Bank wall divides student groups

• Medley of performers

• Reality TV lost its one big friendship

• Screen Scene: "Iron Man"

• Screen Scene: "Made of Honor"

• Fees on rise but value may slide

• Editorial: Green initiative’s logistics are impractical

• Display portrays Israel unfairly

• May Day's March

Thursday, May 1

• Committee, crew set stage for Spring Sing

• Fees would turn UCLA green

• Book tells tough stories

• Chancellor to field questions from panel of students, faculty

• Student groups hear from USAC candidates

• Anderson students mean business

• Holocaust survivors share stories, keep memories alive

• Men’s golf misses the mark

• Early lead, solid pitching cinch victory over LMU

• Forward plans to leave UCLA

• Sophomore athlete dominates on two fields

• In good company

• Crossing musical boundaries, from coffee shops to The Roxy

• Apologies and caution needed, not shameless promotion

• Students First! vows widespread change on campus

• Bruins United candidates will continue to push for progress at UCLA

• Editorial Cartoon

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