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


