Story archive for October 2008

Friday, Oct. 31

• USAC approves OSAC bylaw changes

• UC police wages go up

• Campus MovieFest’s popularity rises

• Water polo seeks to upset top-ranked USC

• Lecture sheds light on propositions

• Bruins hope for top 3 finish

• Doctors Without Borders brings eye-opening exhibit to L.A.

• Game could end undefeated season

• Financial reform ups student eligibility

• Women’s volleyball looks to bounce back

• UCPD advises students to be cautious on Halloween night

• End of season approaching

• Haunted House Music

• Style helps uncover an artistic mystery

• Road rage seriously threatens cyclists’ ride

• Classic horror flicks to screen at Hammer

• Dated system curbs democracy

• Editorial Cartoon

• Prop. 4 limits personal freedom and places women in grave danger

• Screen Scene: “Zack and Miri Make a Porno”

Thursday, Oct. 30

• Students robbed in N. Village

• Latino incomes lag in study

• Concert to showcase macabre music

• Seminar emphasizes diversity in science

• Feature Photo: Rock the vote out

• Tough practices sharpen freshmen

• 1998 still model year for football

• Women’s golf wins three tournaments

• Strong defense formation results in four-game victory streak

• Double Freaky

• A heartfelt apology from a passionate sports fan

• Civic Center provides entertainment for everyone

• ‘Vloggers’ foster Youtube connections

• LA ballot measures deserve attention

• Don’t forget local candidates

• Sarah Palin changes face of modern American feminism

• Culinary Connoisseur: Buddha’s Belly

• What's Bruin?

Wednesday, Oct. 29

• Blue Shield and UCLA set contract

• UC students give voice to opinions

• Youth take issues to heart when voting

• Biden, Palin to affect UC students’ decisions on election day

• Book deal at young age

• Anderson analyzes SoCal economic future

• Proposition 1A’s high-speed rail garners student support

• Officer offers self as UCLA resource

• Election Invasion kicks off

• Divided on the brink of greatness

• Freshman succeeds at her sport

• Give ’em a fighting chance

• Bruins defeat Cal in 11-10 nail-biter

• Raising Hades

• You can’t stop the beat

• Obama’s taxes hurt 100 percent

• Clarifying the red and blue claim to green

• Submission: Obama transcends party lines to revive the American dream

• Submission: McCain never stopped fighting for the people

• Costly Measure J has risks, rewards

• Religion shouldn’t affect voters’ decisions

• Efficient election could minimize voter burnout

Tuesday, Oct. 28

• 60-Second Proposition Series

• Remembering ’98

• Sports movie disappoints

• Two Bruins play former hometown team

• Cheney will play Friday despite injury

• Cross country takes time off

• Budget cuts suspend GE requirement

• Students shape up for Pac-10 Challenge

• Medical professor receives grant

• Disability Awareness Week aims to spark discussion

• Political cartoons inspired alumnus

• Grad student honored for meaningful short film

• Reformed criminals deserve a chance

• From broker to knight in shabby armor

• Media need to focus on the issues that matter

• Spare change with caution

• Bring Halloween of our youth back

• Prop. 4 protects, not threatens, young women

• Soundbite: “We are Beautiful, We are Doomed”

Monday, Oct. 27

• Walk raises money for eye research

• Bruin Democrats campaign in Nevada

• Students can pursue interests in DC

• UC president rejects Amethyst Initiative

• UCLA to host disability forum

• Bears beat Bruins 41-20

• Coach to reevaluate quarterback position

• UCLA avenges last year’s loss to USC

• Men’s soccer takes two games on weekend road trip

• Craft not to be blamed, but he could be replaced

• UCLA defensive line not surprised by Cal

• Exhausted women’s volleyball twice defeated

• Bruins conquer the waters

• Looking through a pop culture lens

• Range Life helps indie films find ways to distribute

• Weekend Review

• Glitz replaces substance as election nears

• Weigh options before committing to, or settling on, career

• Letters to the Editor

Friday, Oct. 24

• Students participate in political fast

• UCLA hosts forum on HIV/AIDS

• Deter drunk e-mail with Gmail

• Bruins to join foster children event

• Q&A with GSA vice president of internal affairs

• Candidates’ support tied to past presidents

• Freshman to face notable Cal offense

• Bruins to battle ’SC at Coliseum

• Duel for first place in Pac-10 begins

• Men’s water polo looks to check Bears after SoCal loss

• UCLA confident in face of top teams

• Musical Bricolage

• Tina Fey rocks prime-time TV

• Screen Scene: “Synecdoche, New York”

• Culinary Connoisseur: Pizzicotto

• Screen Scene: “Let the Right One In”

• Recycling can’t pardon our earthly sins

• McCain tactics are intolerant

Thursday, Oct. 23

• Letter to the Editor

• Breaking News: Sepulveda Pass fire contained

• J-Board approves petition

• Finding success in academics and music

• Dribblers take over campus for cure

• Sustainability now mainstream but not significant issue for voters

• Commissioner channels passion for service through position

• All-Hill Halloween a treat for what may be last year at UCLA

• Swimmers commit to new season

• Football needs to adjust its game

• Bruins recover with win over Brown

• Team garb brings out fans’ true colors

• A new international sport hits the IM field

• Soccer’s SoCal powerhouses clash

• Running the spin

• Group dance will provide worldwide thrill

• ‘Tree House’ balances individual lives with community

• Results of election may hang on race

• Editorial: Candidates should stop stumping on inane issues

• Editorial Cartoon

• Join the club

• Letter to the Editor

Wednesday, Oct. 22

• NFL candidate’s punting is pride of Pac-10

• Volleyball to help fight breast cancer

• It’s that time of year again

• UC Regents approve fiscal budget

• Students take to the streets for public transit

• New minor gains ground

• All-Hill Halloween faces cancellation next year

• New nanopediatrics program at Mattel

• Every sound tells a story

• USAC’s Shulman plays largely unseen role

• Westwood businesses rely on student dollars

• Talking about one ex can lead to another one

• Bruins find ways to help out

• Diwali celebration to come to Ackerman

• Students embrace Obama’s ideals

• UCLA schools aim for Hollywood

• Letters to the Editor

• Britney’s ‘Womanizer’ a bid for pop relevancy

Tuesday, Oct. 21

• UC, union reach tentative deal

• Bruins found campus initiative to fight AIDS

• Halftime card show deemed a success

• Students polish English skills at UCLA Extension

• Voter turnout low, apathy high among youngest age bracket

• UCPD investigates vanpool threats

• Seniors welcome 5 freshmen to practice

• Goal-driven athlete strives to attack American waters

• Bruins prepare to defend against Cal’s passing game

• Midfielder’s goal shows he is back at full strength

• Caltrans’ plan should get red light

• Submission: No vote on Prop. 8 would uphold American democracy

• Editorial

• Letter to the Editor: Columnist misses point of Prop. 4

• Join the Club: Be a part of the art history association

• Mixing business with pleasure

• Secrets can actually be a lot of fun

• What's Bruin?

• Soundbite:Black Ice

Monday, Oct. 20

• Football beats Stanford in nail-biter

• Hurry-up offense shows true colors in the clutch

• Freshman makes winning touchdown

• Men’s soccer gets two essential games

• Bruins tighten their game to beat Stanford

• Men’s cross country team finishes fifth at Pre-NCAA Invitational

• Women’s soccer sweeps Arizona teams

• Bruins fall to Stanford but bounce back against Brown

• Volleyball returns from Arizona with two wins

• Pipe bursts in Kaufman

• Students scavenge for knowledge

• Coalition rounds up unregistered voters

• Retiring professor to be honored

• Foraging for Fashion

• Get used to the noise

• Young people are not apathetic

• Rejection helped alum find his calling

• Obama resonates with Europeans

• Artist-in-residence introduces himself in concert

• Week in Photos: October 20th

Friday, Oct. 17

• Former director of willed body program pleads guilty to selling parts for profit

• Neuheisel reflects on season

• Stanford game critical for Bruins

• Pac-10 struggles, UCLA stays positive

• Cardinal stronger than last year

• UCLA and Stanford athletes held to high standards

• What it will take to get to the Bowl

• Hoping for a series sweep

• Water polo to host Cardinal

• Women’s soccer still going strong

• Men’s soccer to face critical Pac-10 contenders

• Cross country to go to Pre-NCAAs

• Parents invade campus

• Football card show to return

• USAC debates office allocation

• Political beliefs test relationships

• Potential first ladies are influential

• Doctor’s work on TV

• Letters to the Editor: October 17, 2008

• Editorial Cartoon: October 17, 2008

• A quiet storm

• Swap your style

• TV schedules changing with the seasons

• Screen Scene: "Ballast"

• Let people choose own beliefs and paths

• What's Bruin?

Thursday, Oct. 16

• Up-and-down player rises again

• I’m a Bruin fan above all else

• New pro soccer league drafts alumnae

• Cross country athletes to compete year-round in track

• Speaks Out: October 15, 2008

• Debates end aggressively

• Auto-Tune sounds good to musicians

• Fact-checking gains audience

• Cultural Commissioner to diversify programming

• CitizenVoice provides forum for proposition facts, debate

• Institute of Medicine elects UCLA faculty to prestigious advisory commission

• Q&A with Robert Rosen

• Palin and others ought to ’fess up

• Editorial

• Subway should not be an underground secret

• What's Bruin?

• Food Review: gr/eats

• Obama’s past may be a valid cause for voters’ concern

Wednesday, Oct. 15

• Runner’s less-traveled path

• Last-second loss ends Tourney

• Stokes starts, tallies 5 tackles

• Camp helps kill Washington State

• Groups push to register goal of 8,000

• Economy, personal issues a concern

• Stock society offers advice

• Internet helps develop brain activity

• Green scene

• Fowler presents Latin music fusion

• Music critics allow, at times expect naive lyrics from girl groups

• No one’s rocked the schoolhouse

• Prop. 4 may drive teen girls to abort illegally

• Letter to the Editor

• What's Bruin?

• Social phobia controls, limits quality of life

• New therapy may help victims of anxiety

• My take on National Coming Out Week

• Feature Photo: Making Halloween a Treat

• Common fear of dentists can be detrimental to health

Tuesday, Oct. 14

• Men’s soccer beats Cal, loses to Stanford

• Beanballs heat up October baseball

• Women’s Frisbee team hopes to continue past success

• Neuheisel emphasizes importance of open-field tackling

• Center for veterans to open

• Marrow drive held for cancer patient

• Don’t shy away from politics in class

• Spirited Bruins enjoy car smash

• Fowler exhibition spans the landscape of migration

• Editorial: Obama the only sensible choice for president

• Ace your celebrity encounters

• Students’ ideologies drive, but don’t define, their vote

• Moment of silence for slain student

• Letters to the Editor

• What's Bruin?

• San Fernando Valley wildfires continue to burn

• Soundbite: Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s

Monday, Oct. 13

• Women gather for Obama

• Blue and Gold Week to go on sans ’SC

• Race influences voters, study says

• Students against Proposition 8 find support

• Feature photo: Remembering a bruin

• UCLA lands grant for education studies

• UCLA football outplayed again

• Austin’s injury felt by Bruins

• Soccer takes one, loses one on road

• Daredevil decisions might be worth it in long run

• Slow start hurts Bruins in Oregon game

• Water polo sinks in SoCal Tournament

• Speaks Out: October 13, 2008

• Women’s soccer adds two more to home winning streak record

• Volleyball splits weekend games

• Filmmaker finds reality in fractured fairy tale

• Pendulum swings to LA

• Weekend Review: "Rock Band Live"

• As economy falls, we should stop to pick it up

• Letters to the Editor

• Week in Photos: October 13

Friday, Oct. 10

• One for the books

• Musician plays harp to heart

• Event eases woes of job recruitment

• Chili’s closes due to pest infestation

• ‘The Sprint’ keeps you with the race

• GSA VP discusses influence, goals

• Bruins energized for Oregon play

• Sharp game earns goals, a win

• Team to see home court after 14 away games

• Men’s soccer to take on Bay Area teams

• Bruins to take on Washington schools

• Ornate opera

• Duo creates organic sound

• New era of MTV shows offers beneficial lessons

• Crushing the toxic habit

• Voters must be aware of fine print

• Editorial Cartoon

• Letter to the Editor

• Screen Scene: "Body of Lies"

• What's Bruin?

Thursday, Oct. 9

• Bicoastal soccer star kicks to win

• UCLA, switch to the swoosh

• Men’s water polo gears up for first home match of season

• Injury-plagued wide receiver hopes to play Saturday

• WASC team surveys UCLA

• Taking a closer look at autistic students

• UCPD arrests robbery suspects

• Rajaram remembered as brilliant inspiration

• Presidential Debate at a Glance

• Nonprofit medical group returns from Peru

• Getting specific, up close and personal with UCLA’s general representatives

• Back from the (Grateful) Dead

• There’s more to romance than flowers

• Marriage should be available to everyone

• Escape to outer space in the Hollywood Hills

• ‘Honest lawyer’ doesn’t have to be oxymoron

• Theater Review: "Earth Sucks"

• Letter to the Editor

Wednesday, Oct. 8

• UC workers look for new audience

• Debate garners mixed feelings from students

• Armed robbery hits near campus

• Activists target animal researchers

• ‘Insights into Cancer’ gives elusive disease a closer look

• Funding request cap aims at equality

• UCLA Medical Group ranks high

• Football player back in the game

• Money can’t buy a league pennant

• Water polo dominates 49ers

• Women’s volleyball stranded in Oregon

• Judging albums by their covers

• Polishing hearts with dance

• Raising the bar for collaborations

• Creative writing stifled by its own purveyors

• Laws should protect animals

• Diversify university campuses

• Economy’s recent downward spiral may just be mild recession

• Crisis can affect student loan future

Tuesday, Oct. 7

• Volleyball sisters follow father’s footsteps

• Just 27 days to UCLA bliss

• Bruins battle to 4th straight tie in familiar way

• Football defense improves against Washington State

• UCLA hosts Wash. schools

• UCLA student murdered

• Charles E. Young back in classroom

• Bruin Plaza hosts performers for Coming Out Week

• 200 USC students sickened by norovirus

• With campus security a priority, UCs up their emergency plans

• Web site teaches student finance

• ‘Barefoot diva’ comes to Royce

• After prison, actor took to the stage

• Gov. put California in its own crisis

• We need a plan to fight the financial situation

• Soundbite: "Dig Out Your Soul"

• Letters to the editor

Monday, Oct. 6

• Lawyers talk pro bono law

• New ORL program seeks social justice

• UCLA develops fastest barcode reader

• NATIONAL COMING OUT WEEK

• Governor signs two bills to appear on Nov. ballot

• Bruins keep ahead of Cougars

• UCLA adds some ‘trickeration’ to its arsenal

• Washington State defense fails to sack UCLA quarterback

• Women’s soccer takes two weekend wins

• Bruins successful in third-down situations

• Men outscore No. 7 Long Beach

• UCLA Hall of Fame

• Men’s soccer match ends in tie with SDSU

• Women split Oregon games

• Men’s cross country team begins to hit its stride

• Classical musician experiments with his sound

• Concert Review: “Detour Music Festival”

• Concert Review: "Ben Kweller"

• Media-hassled Gov. Palin deserves more respect

• Finding a job is hard work

• Letters to the Editor

• What's Bruin?

• Veto of bill proves to be nightmare for undocumented students

Friday, Oct. 3

• UC admissions data now on Web

• Students take in VP debate from viewing parties

• 2 robberies reported to UCPD on Wednesday

• Crime rates in Skid Row unchanged by police initiative

• GSA vice president talks about her work

• Favored UCLA desperate for a win

• Bruins to start Pac-10 play

• Volleyball to seek redemption in Oregon

• Men’s water polo to head to Rose Bowl

• Bruins to play in-state rivals

• Men’s cross country goes to Oregon

• Cash at Folsom Prison

• Writer reveals experiences, thoughts

• Festival embodies downtown diversity

• Screen Scene: “Religulous”

• Keep a journal – it’s worth remembering

• Vote ‘No’ on Proposition

• Letter to the Editor

• Editorial Cartoon

Thursday, Oct. 2

• Making Waves

• Men’s soccer ties in rematch

• Line rotation aids running game

• Q&A with Eric Peterson

• UCLA Triathlon introduces new scholarship program

• Employees picket for higher wages

• Kronos Quartet to perform 9/11 tribute

• Students’ job prospects in finance negatively affected by multiple bank closings

• Law to protect researchers’ families

• Events commissioner discusses future plans

• Vice presidential debates may swing votes of those who still have not decided on a candidate

• Sustainable meals not an impossibility in L.A.

• Governments should focus on solving problems, not advocate religion

• Editorial: Congress needs to show you the money

• Letter to the Editor

• Low budget may force class cuts

• Artistic Allies

• Learning to love the boardwalk

Wednesday, Oct. 1

• Internet’s father gets award

• UCLA goes global with new YouTube channel

• USAC appoints student leaders

• Study shows light cigarettes almost as addictive

• Red Cross to prepare UCLA community

• Men’s soccer up against Gauchos

• Freshmen face pressure as Bruins struggle for wins

• Pac-10 packs no punches

• Not all play for diligent student-athletes

• Earthlings in comedic space

• The loss of love, as only a melancholy machine can experience

• Kanye, I love you, but the vibe is wrong

• Crank brings films from the past back to the future

• Westwood subway stop would do wonders for UCLA

• Freshmen, love thy dorm hall

• Variety of hangover effects not fully understood

• End the mystery of the orgasm

• Irresponsible alcohol use can result in accidents, dependence

• Editor's Picks

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