Story archive for January 2005
Tuesday, Feb. 1
- W. track: Injury grounds top pole vaulter for several weeks
- Help the homeless by getting to know them
- Union, UC reach deadlock
- M. tennis: Intense schedule not a worry for men’s tennis
- A hunger satisfied
- Editorial: USAC’s online survey has potential in spite of flaws
- M. track: Senior pole vaulter takes first place at Husky Invite
- Editorial cartoon
- True fun of outdoor sports can’t be doused by water
- Bruin digest
- Nation average in ecological rankings
- News briefs
- Visit USC to learn UCLA’s caliber
- Speaker focuses on Palestinians’ future under new leader
- Tycoon to share insight on Bollywood
- Smaller groups key in tsunami aid
- Ex-assemblyman against governor’s cuts
- M. volleyball: Setter reclaims starting spot in BYU matchup
- Speaks out
- Nations must take action to end cycle of genocide
- Swimming: Strack soars to win despite scoring snafu
- Gymnastics: Sister act
Monday, Jan. 31
- Baseball: Baseball drops 2 of 3 to Cal Poly
- Immigrants cast out-of-country ballots
- Students OK after large wave hits ship
- M. basketball: Rivalry renewed between freshmen
- Letters to the editor
- USAC divided on senate proposal
- Gymnastics: Bruins scrape by with win
- M. basketball: Howland motivates team to fight back at halftime
- Editorial cartoon
- Travel study can boost resumes, expose students to cultures
- M. basketball: Bruins end slide, rally past USC
- W. tennis: Undefeated Bruins easily break Waves
- Voting for Iraq
- News briefs
- Two schools of thought when analyzing win
- D’Amore’s 2nd Westwood store seeks more exposure
- Westwood needs your ideas
- Editorial: Iraqi election doesn’t justify nation building
- Bruin digest
- Swimming: UCLA swimmers lose two but get qualifying marks
- M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball splits at BYU
- Critical analysis undervalued
- W. basketball: Women’s basketball crushes Oregon State
Friday, Jan. 28
- Letters to the editor
- Record January rainfall brings umbrellas out in full force
- W. hoops: Bruins’ midseason slump continues
- Swimming: Swimming to avenge prior losses against Cal, Stanford
- General intelligence equal between sexes
- Bush twists democracy for own purposes
- Muslim integration in Europe discussed
- The power of spoken word
- News Briefs
- Medicine interns get hands-on training
- Editorial cartoon
- Public diagnosis: Trip highlights socioeconomic disparities
- M. hoops: Thompson key to rivalry game
- UCLA budget reviewed
- Unified approach needed for USC game
- Baseball: Bruin baseball opens season with new faces in dugout
- M. volleyball: No. 1 men’s volleyball determined to stay on top
- Tsunami disaster update
- Performer mixes religion and art
- W. tennis: Bruins pull off close matches, lead team to strong victory
- Bruin digest:
- UCLA holds third-annual conference on genetics, gender
- Pick up a new place to meet
- Gymnastics: Injuries not hindering team’s spirit
- Editorial: U.S. ought to re-examine its moral, ethical codes
Thursday, Jan. 27
- Test your culinary skills ... and your patience
- Mentors reach out to younger women
- The perks of being a wallflower
- Alumna seeks to establish ‘sonic identity’ in music industry
- M. tennis: Bruins dominate Cougars
- Kickin' up a storm
- W. tennis: Matches keep Bruins focused
- Conducting program gathers global talent
- Crimewatch
- A pacific crusader
- Artists present favorites in intimate film series
- Keep the Halftime Show an American spectacle
- Religious freedom in Iraq is worth voting for
- Swimming: Butterflying past the competition
- Editorial: Government needs to take care of our veterans
- Baseball: Stepping up to the plate
- Slate calls for USAC senate
- All kidding aside, UCLA can’t afford to lose to USC
- Take Two
- Letters to the editor
- Overdue E-board chair still not named
- Cast reinvents timeless ‘Pippin’
- Oscar upsets welcome
- ‘Nemesis’ fuses together ballet, animatronics
- Alternative indie festival nurtures filmmakers
- News briefs
- W. basketball: Women’s hoops don’t fear Oregon’s pond
- Islam converts stay their paths despite hardships
- Don’t let social notions curb ability
- Restoring Values
- Calendar
- Editorial cartoon
Wednesday, Jan. 26
- Star power makes its way to Wooden Center
- M. volleyball: UCLA to face big crowd at BYU
- Survey on ECP faces potential problems
- Islamic scholars face visa issues
- Editorial: Quality of life can’t be captured in statistics
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis racks up another shutout
- Trailblazer
- Bush’s policies attack women’s rights globally
- [A closer look] Ashe Center offers pregnancy counseling, services
- Former relief director addresses Rwandan genocide
- News briefs
- Editorial cartoon
- UCLA alum pitches in
- [A closer look] Anniversary reignites abortion debate
- Ethnic change shows racism still exists
- Lecture looks at Jesus as Islam prophet
- M. basketball: Interior defense concerns Howland
- Religious views justified
- [A closer look] Churches, religious groups weigh in on continuing controversy
Tuesday, Jan. 25
- Civil rights orators must inform, inspire
- Search commences
- Less popular sports need support for big wins, too
- M. hoops: Bruins look to avoid deja vu
- Editorial: Ukraine’s democratic progression may be tested
- Prominent Dems discuss party’s future
- Rice’s leadership will hurt America
- Editorial cartoon
- Islamic studies program gains recognition
- Letters to the sports desk
- Many market resources are available to new investors
- Cleaning company run by, for Bruins
- W. hoops: Two guards split court time during Quinn’s recovery
- Bruin digest
- Editorial: Stem cell restrictions limit valuable research
- M. tennis: Tennis hopes bad weather won’t keep players off the court
- Feature photo
- Life quality depends on perspective
- Spanish dignitary rouses debate
- News briefs
- Letters to the editor
- M. volleyball: Setting a new tone
- Airline price wars keep fares low
- SRP exposes Bruins to research
Monday, Jan. 24
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis not satisfied despite sweep
- M. basketball: Bruins caught off guard by zone defense
- Editorial: Chicana/o department will be boost for school
- Editorial cartoon
- M. volleyball: Crowd key in comeback over USC
- Letters to the editor
- M. basketball: Bruins humiliated, upset by Cal
- A learning experience in a new Ukraine
- Muslims hope to educate with awareness week
- Campus food must be healthier
- Westwood issues discussed
- U Dog enhances sense of community
- Off to school
- Despite inconsistencies, unit amounts not likely to change
- News briefs
- ‘Get Tested’ week aims for STD awareness
- Editorial: Learn about Islam without all the politics
- W. basketball: Women’s basketball ends losing streak
- Gymnastics: Gymnastics wins quad meet with 197.15
- Wishing that loss was just a dream
Friday, Jan. 21
- Friends with benefits hard to keep
- M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball hopes solid lineup will help top Trojans
- Recent rains splash into El Niño theories
- New recycling tax to be used for safe electronics disposal
- Department approved
- UCLA team finds evidence of massive black holes around Milky Way center
- Gymnastics: No. 2 Bruins ready to lead 4-way meet
- OCHC stands against student union fee hike
- W. soccer: Women’s soccer nabs top Canadian recruit
- W. basketball: Cardinal quells women’s team
- M. basketball: Farmar, Hernandez foul anticipated match-up
- Willed body reforms raise concerns
- Protesters flood Westwood
- Inaugural frustrations snowball
- News Briefs
- Students respond to inauguration
- M. tennis: Bruins sweep Cougars despite shaky doubles
- It just wasn’t UCLA’s day
- ASUCLA struggles to meet Taco Bell profits
- Speaks out
- UC to bid on Berkeley lab, undecided on Los Alamos
- M. rugby: New coach, new attitude
- M. basketball: Fey’s gameplay a silver lining
- Editorial cartoon
- M. basketball: Another Stanford win at Pauley
- Editorial: Bush cannot rely on faith, narrow views of freedom
Thursday, Jan. 20
- Screen scene
- Crimewatch
- Motor sports are taking over the athletic world
- Sound bites
- An L.A. story
- W. tennis: In Full Swing
- Homogenous faculty a pressing problem
- Policies underserve college students
- Connerly bids farewell to UC
- W. tennis: Bruins claim strong victories over Lions
- Down to business
- Rewarding work
- Regents shift focus to graduate schools
- M. tennis: In Full Swing
- Editorial cartoon
- Bill extends aid benefits to partnerships
- International films find audience on campus
- M. volleyball: Junior reserve jump-starts Bruin win
- Grad students perform mash of social commentary
- W. basketball: Stanford one tough cookie
- Housing shortage has new transfers living in lounges
- Brotherly love
- Artists mum on social issues
- Editorial: Connerly’s contribution detrimental to UC, state
- Inauguration stirs emotions
- Letter to the editor
- New class delves into music industry
- Cast animates ‘Oklahoma!’
- Offbeat hosts make red carpet enjoyable
- Potatoes can help prevent college student famine
- Calendar
- Increased security planned for Willed Body Program
- M. basketball: Basketball set to ruin Stanford’s streak
Wednesday, Jan. 19
- W. basketball: Quinn out for three to six weeks
- [A closer look] ‘Lucky’ events save UCLA student, family
- Regents meeting to review budget, lab management
- M. volleyball: No. 1 Bruins turn table on Waves
- Bruin digest
- Private funding fair, beneficial
- Texas likely to drop lab bid
- Editorial cartoon
- Kaufman renovation approaches completion
- [A closer look] Donors should beware scams
- Resist urge to gloat after win
- Editorial: Labor centers should be saved from budget cuts
- Bush proposes Pell Grant increase
- USAC to study effects of progress requirement
- Faculty apathy more of a problem than politics
- Connerly leaves a lasting legacy
- M. basketball: Center of attention
- M. basketball: Thompson, Farmar get increased playing time
- Survivors speak up
Tuesday, Jan. 18
- Billionaire’s gift builds all-purpose art center
- The benefits of nonviolence
- W. tennis: UCLA takes doubles title in Las Vegas
- W. hoops: Arizona schools prove too strong for UCLA
- M. hoops: Wildcats freeze Bruins in second half
- Letters to the editor
- Pension plan proposal hurts UC autonomy
- Feature photo
- M. hoops: Shot to the heart
- Bank e-robbery
- Referendum planned
- M. tennis: Preseason win sets tone for tennis
- W. hoops: Wildcat insults Bruin coach, player
- Bruins’ play merits respect
- Forums provide smart escape
- Battle for civil rights far from over
- Editorial: School holiday shouldn’t mean break from activism
- Letters to the sports desk
- Microsoft to battle spyware
- Labor center fights threat of erasure
- News briefs
- Editorial cartoon
- Gymnastics: Victories come without Winn
- Swimming: UCLA swim and dive team dominates UCSD at weekend meet
- M. soccer: Sophomore leaves men’s soccer team to join MLS
- Lavin praises team’s efforts
Friday, Jan. 14
- Laser has scientists seeing stars
- W. hoops: UCLA looks to dominate Arizona schools’ post players
- Arizona defeats Pac-10 rival USC 77-68
- Compact with state, UC upheld
- New grants for affected
- News briefs
- Bruin Nerds get revenge with storming success
- Tsunami disaster update
- M. hoops: Tight defense defeats Sun Devils
- Little Rock Nine recall turmoil
- Editorial: ASUCLA must make better case for $48 fee increase
- W. tennis: Bruins split up for opening tournaments
- The curry cure
- Language of love needs to be direct
- Bruin digest
- Editorial: Students will benefit from new teaching opportunity
- Editorial cartoon
- LGBT Center opens new computer lab
- Swimming: Team prepares for last home meet
- M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball wants to come out strong against UCI
- M. hoops: Fey, Hollins stop ASU’s leading scorer
- This year’s Bruins are worth the TiVo
- Letter to the editor
- World needs to open its pocketbook for HIV/AIDS
- Education shouldn’t be for sale
- Gymnastics: Gymnasts will fight to reclaim No. l spot
- Groups celebrate King's life, impact
Thursday, Jan. 13
- Speakers to explore tsunami’s implications
- The short list
- Director of jazz studies recognized for advancement of music genre
- Out with 2004 in with 2005
- Former ‘Buffy’ actor shares insight into Hollywood world
- Let the OC have the Angels, Moreno
- Breaking down walls
- News briefs
- Leaders of the Pac
- Federal spending should be curbed as quickly as possible
- Bad news rings in an unhappy new year
- NCAA’s new requirements a disservice
- Editorial: Reform for progress requirement still stalled
- Soundbite
- Student-taught courses on track for approval
- Editorial cartoon
- Letter to the editor
- Pricey books can be avoided
- Experimental art brings harmony to Hammer
- Committee selected to review USAC constitution
- A Fresh Start
- M. basketball: Face off with Arizona State
- M. volleyball: Bruins strike a blow to Lancers
- Leaders of the Pac
- Screen scene
- Going solo
- Calendar
- One more list of good magazines, great albums
- Editorial: New funding committee lacks fresh perspective
- Bruin digest
Wednesday, Jan. 12
- M. volleyball: Bruins’ home opener tonight
- Gymnastics: Will history 3-peat itself?
- What’s next for the diversity requirement?
- Letter to the editor
- Mother of UCLA student files suit
- News briefs
- Wooden West in motion
- A muddy rainy day adventure
- Editorial: New budget fails to solve education problems
- Editorial: Pell Grant restrictions undermine aid recipients
- M. soccer: Players compete for MLS glory
- UC, employees mull over impact of governor’s new budget
- A fake ID shouldn’t be necessary
- [A closer look] Financial aid simply not enough
- K-12 education in jeopardy
- Football: Football players elect to stay at UCLA
- M. basketball: Thompson steps up his game
- [A closer look] Proposed budget may offset cuts
- [A closer look] Compact not binding, but UC upbeat
- Editorial cartoon
Tuesday, Jan. 11
- Abbas’ potential impact debated
- News briefs
- Letters to the editor
- UC dealt funds, cuts
- Vice chancellor emeritus receives recognition overseas
- Record levels of rainfall pack a punch
- Finance briefs
- Editorial: Diversity requirement deserves solid conclusion
- UC students abroad in South Asia safe from tsunami
- Letters to the sports desk
- New chocolate drink makes Starbucks debut
- Intern your way to success
- Psychological services moves
- Editorial cartoon
- UC, Enron reach $168 million settlement
- Customers keep clothing stores alive
- M. basetkball: Comeback wins show Bruins’ versatility
- Americans should travel more
- Victory feels sweeter after late-night vigil at Pauley
- W. basketball: Lezcano takes advantage of playing time
- House Democrats introduce bill to revise Pell Grant
- M. volleyball: Digging a new role
- Crimewatch
- Drug geared to blacks debated
- Bruin digest
Monday, Jan. 10
- Turkey isn’t EU material, yet
- M. basketball: Big man Mata makes key plays down the stretch
- M. basketball: Bruins rally to beat No. 12 Huskies
- Feature photo
- UCLA student dies at home
- News briefs
- Proposal falls short
- Editorial: Assistance needed everywhere, not just Asia
- Editorial: U.S. voting system must be reformed
- M. basketball: Thompson leads 2nd-half comeback
- Fans give UCLA true advantage at Pauley
- Speaks out
- W. basketball: Women’s basketball stays undefeated in Pac-10
- Gymnastics: Gymnastics upbeat after loss
- Editorial cartoon
- Governor to present budget for next year
- M. volleyball: Bruins win Elephant Bar Classic
- UCLA must pave way for alternative fuel vehicles
- Making it here
- Diversity requirement unclear
- Football: Bieniemy will stay at UCLA, declines offer from Texas
Friday, Jan. 7
- Governor must not cut spending for education
- Proposed union fee increase finds opposition on Hill
- Facebook: A mate research tool
- M. basketball: Hollins sparks late comeback over WSU
- M. volleyball: Invitational first step in quest for NCAA title
- Student groups provide relief
- Survivors of trauma at risk for many mental health problems
- Gymnastics: Bruins face off against Utes
- Government leaders should redraft funds, revise morals
- Sporting goods legacy dies at 86
- Tsunami was expected after large quake
- Swimming: Weather disrupts travel, not training
- Disease poses threat despite aid efforts
- USAC officers face time crunch in fulfilling promises
- Editorial cartoon
- Speaks out
- W. basketball: Women’s hoops still unbeaten in Pac-10 play
- M. basketball: UCLA rebounds to defeat WSU
- Have faith: Our Bruin players did
Thursday, Jan. 6
- USAC continues to tackle goals, unfinished projects
- W. basketball: Team leader able to play after head injury in Oregon game
- Football: QB’s starting status uncertain
- Editorial cartoon
- Wooden Center add-on opens doors
- Winter quarter is a UCLA sports fan’s wonderland
- Faculty vote rejects proposed requirement
- News briefs
- Student Affairs shares goal to foster opportunities for dialogue
- Engineering building evacuated
- M. soccer: Soccer star enters draft
- While you were away
- Trust, mutual respect necessary for success
- Olson injury good timing for Bruins
- M. basketball: Injury ends season for senior guard
- Editorial: U.S. must boost short, long-term aid efforts
- Former Bruin files suit against UCLA
- Tsunami devastates South Asia
- Hospital reform a worthy cause
- M. volleyball: Setter returns to team after academic woes
- M. basketball: Bruins return home for Cougars
- Governor pushes reforms
- UC law schools rely on donors
- Letters to the sports desk
- Compassion conquers all


