Story archive for February 1999
Monday, March 1
- If Baron Davis abdicates now, his Bruin legacy won't be secure
- Semana de la Raza unites Latinos
- Bosnian student eases pain of war with music
- Pens pose deadly threat at concert
- Model minority myth detrimental to everyone
- Point guard slam-dunks a great season
- Pillow talk
- Victorious Bruins clip Rice Owls' wings
- Calligraphy draws from religion, art
- Programs push academics, but may discourage diversity
- Falling in love with UCLA not hard to do
- Bunche spoke out for peace, equality
- Sound Bites
- Letters
- Team's performance progresses
- McNown, Farris have same rights as non-athletes
- Washington stays alive with victory over UCLA
- The right shape
- Bruins eaten alive, lose six straight to Cougars
- Community examines guns
- Service center to relocate
- Community Briefs
- New vice chancellors to improve finance, communication
Friday, Feb. 26
- Bruins brace for coming competition
- At stake: tolerance for gay community
- Troupe leaps upon human expression
- Matadors hand team third-straight loss
- Weak Wazzu gets walloped in Westwood
- Once Upon A Mattress
- Letters
- Screenscene
- Chicana writer receives first Cara Award for inspiring workGroups honor unknown artists to boost awa
- Cougars on the prowl for Bruins; key UCLA player out with injury
- Hollywood figures erase acting barriers
- Don't let college life mask societal ills
- Website infringes upon university's trademark
- Fight Power
- Legend strikes notes in history
- 30 years of struggle
- Ho Chi Minh poster creates tension in community
- Gadzuric out for season
- Community Briefs
- PET scan inventor honored for achievements
- Civil rights movement achieved much, but must continue
- Speaks Out
- Bruins prepare to face top teams in Pac-10
Thursday, Feb. 25
- Los Angeles, once home of champions, has only losers
- Community Briefs
- Pho Ha features authentic Vietnamese cuisine at prices students can afford
- Battling Blazes
- Hockey Briefs
- Arizona proposes initiative to end bilingual education
- Celebrities perform on STAGE to raise money, awareness for AIDS-related charities
- Black men must step forward, be leaders
- Problems overseas, at home stem from common travesty
- UCLA among disability friendly campuses
- PAC-10 Notebook
- Stolen sign draws concern over policies
- Sound Bites
- Sweatshops offer good jobs, chance to achieve better life
- Thumbs up for movie critic Siskel's legacy of dissent
- Unprepared Bruins lose to UCI in five
- Back-to-back competitions provide squad with warm-up
- More loans, fewer grants available
- Paintballing has moments of pain, glory
- AE Briefs
- College Briefs
- Grammys honor sales, not talent, of musicians
- Epoch Proportions
- Matt Fong coming to UCLA to discuss education issues
- Bruins try to trap Cougars in Pauley
- Budget raises tuition costs, but not financial aid awards
Wednesday, Feb. 24
- Rape attempts create concern about safety of students
- Rodman's antics sure to exercise evil influenceon young Lakers
- Proposal will increase fees, funding for projects
- Football briefs
- Community Briefs
- Basketball notebook
- W.soccer briefs
- Bruins look to grub on Anteaters
- 'Tiger' studies emotional plight of Asian Americans
- A surgical wink
- Organizations unite Latinos during event
- Activists often go to extremes
- Team fired up for Pac-10 championships
- UCLA Healthcare moves to local level
- Music's big night out
- Court decision places blame on rape victims
- Educators question maintenance of state standards in charter schools
- Diplomat visits UCLA to accept accolades
- Winners never quit
Tuesday, Feb. 23
- Crime Alert
- Turbulent tournament ends well
- UCLA's net winnings meet no match
- The k factor
- Pain makes dying bearable
- Community colleges fall upon hard times
- Letters
- 'Saints' author finds magic, delight in everyday life
- Liaison program links patients, volunteers
- Bruins bounce back after loss to Georgia
- UCLA strikes out UNLV Classic contenders
- Money does not oil wheels of activism
- Thumbs up/thumbs down
- Youth is served
- The golf gods deny athlete chance to set record score
- W basketball briefs
- Community Briefs
- Widow of Yitzhak Rabin speaks at UCLA
- Curtain calls
- Latin American films get day in the sun at festival
- The roots of illadelph
Monday, Feb. 22
- Study strives to help couples maintain wedded bliss
- UCLA sparkles with 12th invite win
- Merchants petition for head to quit
- Dating guide only shows a good Feller is hard to find
- Getting out the Kinks
- Campus dining services finds its savior
- Enthusiasts brush up conversation skills with language clubs
- Community Briefs
- Food for Thought
- Sound Bites
- Songs of Sonny and Cher beat on with coming film
- Novel squirms of tedium, not titillation
- Bus plan would create unlimited opportunities
- Bruins turn Orangemen blue with 60-point half
- Bruins team up to take eighth-straight victory
- Films may be short in length, but long on spirit, energy
- Getting more than they asked for
- Lemons bars spur oh-so-sweet win
- Spiritual trip to India softens singer
- Graduate student enrollment at UCs lagging
- Charter school acclaim opens new methods to teaching
- Saving Face
- That's Aliotti for UCLA's defensive coordinator
Friday, Feb. 19
- Even playing video games has dark side
- 'Porn to Rock' comes up impotent
- Students revamp effort to repeal policies
- UC Regents weigh options
- Bruins shut down CSUN hitting
- Alumni association to hold student career conference
- No. 1 Bruins can now enroll on URSA OnLine
- Shiny and new
- UCLA expects a challenge from Syracuse
- Chicanos, Native Americans emphasize solidarity, history
- Spring training mixes memories of past, promise of new season
- New Sunset bus line draws criticism
- UCSB teaches Bruins errors of their ways
- Cheating investigation overlooks facts
- This time, the interviewer is in spotlight
- Community Briefs
- Team heads to San Diego in quest for consistency
- Screen Scene
- Content of controversial ads intended to amuse, not offend
- Crashing computers, neglected nominations ...
- Following the Path
- Point, Click, Buy
Thursday, Feb. 18
- Cultural night students voice perspectives on Tiananmen
- Ads spark apology response
- UCLA re-entry student program in works
- University policy root cause of passivity among students
- Female leaders ready to change world
- Strutzel triumph highlights meet
- PAC-10 Notebook
- Errors sink Bruin squad in match against UCSB
- Clinton reveals plans for economic surplus
- Community Briefs
- A & E Briefs
- Rock for the cause
- Burning Desire
- High salaries endanger major league baseball
- Northridge gets double shalacking
- GSA attempts to beef up participation
- Sound Bites
- Self-absorption generates rampant campus apathy
- Bruin squad has Trojans in its pocket
Wednesday, Feb. 17
- Community college offers alternative
- L.A. Opera offers its version of "La Travita"
- SAGE upset by Carnesale letter to campus
- Cameras provide security for UCLA stores
- UCLA alumna nominated for seat on federal bench
- Women exercise right to stalk men
- Davis' meeting with Zedillo impraoves communications
- No. 3 Bruins celebrate winsin Fiesta Bowl Tournament
- Mixed-up lineup relies on all players
- Ten is not Enough
- Vegetarian heaven provides real food at good prices
- Ten is not enough
- Pan-African festivities help commemorate Black History Month
- Concert goers lack etiquette, maturity, respect for others
- Community Briefs
- Lecturer provides insight into plight of Armenians
- World gets taste of cultural opportunities in Los Angeles
- Bruin win streak ends in heartbreaker to USC
- U.S. Constitution guards freedom of expression
- Sophomore divers plunge into leadership
- Engineer this!
- UCLA hopes to continue run over Matadors
Tuesday, Feb. 16
- Lack of heart leaves Bruins flailing in Cal
- Russia is rapidly unravelling
- Women's Swimming and Diving Briefs
- Gov. Davis' academic plans receive legislative approval
- George Clinton, P-Funk's smooth grooves leave fans starry eyed
- Melancholy & Modernism
- Spirited games
- Board wants Janss Dome repainted
- Lingering
- Letters
- UCLA must settle for mixed results against Bay Area teams
- Mardi Gras comes to Royce Hall
- Team serves up USC's first loss
- Stellar opening round not enough as team settles for 11th place in Hawaii tournament
- Bruins easily take weekend matches
- Clinton wins bipartisan acquittal
- Curtain Calls
- UCLA bears bittersweet weekend run
- Melancholy & Modernism
- Thumbs Up Thumbs Down
- Contractor cited for safety violations
Friday, Feb. 12
- No Valentine this year? Don't fret - it's really not important
- Speaks Out
- Swimming & Water Polo Briefs
- Rules help lovelorn survive barrage of romance, joy
- Team to meet its match vs. USC
- Valentine's Day provides opportunities to be creative
- Fowler Museum exhibit wrapped in African pride
- Merchant of the Night
- Bruins weather elements, but fall during tournament
- Alone, but not desperate
- Democrats, Republicans try to refocus after trial
- Squad set to improve record in weekend matches against SDSU, UCSD
- Sex problems rampant in U.S.
- UCLA prepared for next emergency
- Prop. 209 may widen faculty gender gap
- Even UCLA isn't immune to crazesurrounding popular Beanie Babies
- Sex often replaces love
- UCLA cannot appeal ruling
- Trees prevent Bruin victory over Stanford
- Either UCLA, USC must face first loss of season
- Finding prince sweetens holiday for once-bitter Cinderella
- Screenscene
- Letters
- Bruins to face top teams in Arizona
- UCLA faces tough competition in Big Ball tournament
- Cheating Hearts
Thursday, Feb. 11
- Journals return after extended hiatus to meet student needs
- Bruins tame Toreros for close win
- Free Burma group needs student support
- Mardi Gras Madness
- UCLA takes on Stanford on road
- Los Angeles considers rewriting city charter
- San Francisco's Train embarks on success with confidence
- Guarding a Memory
- For UCLA students, employees and Alumni Association members.
- Crime in decline
- Performer brings hybrid style, flair to U.S. audiences with Royce visit
- Kerckhoff renovation cramps offices
- Season's best team effort helps bring down Trojans
- President allots funds to boost AmeriCorps
- Privilege of higher learning not open to underachievers
- Politics of American capitalism, social structure limit education
- Sound Bites
Wednesday, Feb. 10
- ASUCLA's drive for profit cuts down services
- Basketball Briefs
- Letters
- Cancer patient awaits transplant
- Bruins stretch legs in record-breaking meet
- Lebanese cafe offers lots for little cash
- TA motivation should be learning, not earnings
- Extra dinner hour still has students puzzled
- UCLA to rein in Toreros
- UCLA to oust Trojans in 'SC court
- Magical mystery tour
- Basketball fans of UCLA unite: Let's beat USC, party in Pauley
- E-Nurse offers students opportunities for quick medical advice
- Media hinder clueless Americans
- Academic senate looks at cheating allegations
- Community briefs
- Trash talk
- Coach sets legacy with 800th victory
- Honkeys antics attract full houses
- Big Rude Jake puts swagger into swing
Tuesday, Feb. 9
- Letters
- Artist brings Jewish history to life
- Thumbs up/thumbs down
- All psyched up
- Bruins wind up for win over UCSB
- Sangam to screen unique South Asian films
- Bruins still beaming after Pac-10 loss
- Kick habit of overspending
- Lawsuit shuts down daytime curfew
- UCLA experiences top teams at championships
- Smoke screen
- Latinas unlikely to have insurance, study reports
- UCLA alumnus could not have blueprinted successful career
- Old school style will always pave way for athletes of modern times
- Avalanche of music
Monday, Feb. 8
- Westwood housing prices decrease
- Former champions fall in season opener
- Freshman hitter swats Yellow Jackets
- Shooting to Success
- Bruins score sweet revenge over Oregon State
- UCLA players show off their bats
- America makes TV a religious experience
- Community Briefs
- Zealous fans eagerly await yet another awards show
- Deep bench, Naeve's powerful play lead Bruins past UCI in four games
- Mother Nature toughest opponent for UCLA
- Golf team up to the challenge
- Soundbites
- University, residents fight in alley
- Ex-commander speaks on plight of El Salvador
- Letters
- UCLA law students, faculty act up during annual musical
- Odd couple tells true story of jazz band's earliest days
- Conference addresses issues of LGBT community
- USAC looks to stop hate crimes with education
- UCLA loses legal battle over Erath's documents
- Look for Lakers to top league in abbreviated season for NBA
Friday, Feb. 5
- Community Briefs
- UCLA hopes Yellow Jackets don't sting struggling team
- Culture Night to be a GALA affair
- Impressionable images
- Donation of a lifetime
- We need outreach to broaden campus diversity
- Speaks Out
- Bruins fall for first time in Pac-10
- Citing alleged forced labor, organizations protest tour
- Bruins to avenge loss to Beavers
- Screenscene
- Nurses claim attendance policy jeopardizes patient health
- Event to stress issues of LGBT community
- Bruins hope to revitalize their game against UC Irvine tonight
- Monument gives sick children hope
- 'Rocky Horror Show' livens up the stage
- La Cucina opening awaits final approval
- Movie critic's comments just opinion, not hard facts
- UCLA insurance helps, not enough
- Davis' buzzer shot sends Ducks quacking
- Feelings of love, desire soar in 'Furioso'
- New software allows faster, cheaper Bruin OnLine access
- Students susceptible to spell of boredom
Thursday, Feb. 4
- Baseball Notebook
- Cuban ballet company celebrates culture in performance
- Getting his due
- Celebrity role-models offer diversion from everyday life
- USAC does more than protest, complain
- Women talk about trials, tribulations of show biz
- Matadors all bull; UCLA wins easily
- Interdisciplinary institute hosts seminar series
- Bruins raise heads after loss, conquer New Mexico easily
- PAC-10 Notebook
- Media's influence subverts quest to discover meaning
- Any other name not quite same for pop group Lucie Gamelon
- Commission's ads cause controversy
- Bruins paddle Waves to claim tough match
- Cooking and Cleaning 101
- Anderson School ranks with best
- Sound Bites
- Death sentence of activist gets global attention
- Football team sows another bumper crop of freshmen
- Tournament proves players ready to tackle Pac-10 season
- Sawyer shares story of hope
- Apology shifts focus back to basketball
- Espinoza speaks on UC issues
- Book tour focuses on Turkey, Armenia
Wednesday, Feb. 3
- Homeowners must recognize local diversity
- Into the woods
- Police state interferes with freedom
- UCLA back in ball game after probation
- LAUSD stresses English comprehension to improve students' education
- Students lose money over job offer
- Community Briefs
- Old news, young views
- Neuroscience building to host Cafe Synapse
- Basketball Notebook
- Unranked Matadors set for running of the Bruins
- Younger generations must voice opinions on Social Security issue
- Wunderbar! German restaurant has all the right stuff
- Family band Melky Sedek adds classic sound to R&B
- Twilight Zone stats befuddle Lavin
- Letters
- Regents look to raise out-of-state tuition at UCs
Tuesday, Feb. 2
- Doing God's Work
- Unruly golf fans show hazards of large crowds
- Bruins scare away Sun Devils, Wildcats
- Medical plan cares at bargain prices
- Breaking the Mold
- Dental institute narrows quest for new director of UCLA school
- Lu Valle falls short of fiscal expectations
- Thumbs Up Thumbs Down
- Letters
- UCLA hopes pitching will blow Waves away
- Unicamp, Greek community work together for children's sake
- Bruins defeat Arizona; stumble against ASU
- Curtain Calls
- A Man and His Organ
- Dissecting the Major
- Chamber group offers intimate serenade
- View world through own eyes
- Future lawyers argue in mock trials
Monday, Feb. 1
- Microsoft deserves anti-trust investigation
- Letters
- Ferociously determined team handsprings into all-around title victory
- The rhythm is gonna get you
- Sound bites
- Bruins call for activism during contest
- Community Briefs
- Bruins muzzle Cougars with resounding win
- To mark his 80th birthday, and Black History Month, we take a look back at a legend, friends, collea
- Cluster of diversity
- Loss leaves foul taste in Bruin mouths
- Celine's titanic success a mystery
- Week of Remembrance events fail to draw crowds
- Breaking up is hard to do
- Research pay differs in UC, industry
- Clinton talks his way back into hearts of Americans
- Be one with the board, one with the board ...
- L.A. district requires test for kids to go to next grade
- New high school comedy isn't all that


