Story archive for March 2004
Monday, March 29
Sunday, March 28
Tuesday, March 23
Monday, March 22
- W. tennis: UCLA beats Miami with No. 4 singles win
- Finals week kind of sexy despite collective misery
- More applicants affected by error
- U.S. exports spread obesity around the world
- Crimewatch
- Iraqis no better off with Hussein gone
- Softball: Softball to face U.S. Olympic team before beginning Pac-10 season
- Stanford loss shocking, painful after season’s wins
- Gymnastics: Bruins fall to Cardinal at tourney
- Bruin digest
- Graduate student teaches an inspiring lesson
- Hillel director returns to work after alleged assault
- Editorial: Evaluations should be accessible to students
- W. basketball: Bruins out after first-round loss
- [Online exclusive] Chancellor Carnesale weighs in on UCLA’s current issues
- Candlelight vigil held in honor of Mederos
- News briefs
- Upcoming sports
- Candidates’ voting, action records differ on education
- Editorial: Moores should take criticism as he gives it
- Students find long-term housing contracts unsatisfactory
- Cut and paste
- M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball edges out Anteaters
- Letters to the editor
- Scandal pulls UCLA into international spotlight
- Candidates’ voting, action records differ on education
- Swimming: UCLA places seventh at NCAA Championships
- [Online exclusive] Fowler’s vodou artifacts at risk in Haiti
- Skating banned in some areas due to safety, damage issues
- UC regents debate funding solutions
Thursday, March 18
Wednesday, March 17
- [Online exclusive] Proposed cuts not as thrifty as thought
- Regents to review Willed Body Program
- Bruins deal with language barriers
- Comedian’s life becomes inspiration
- [Basketball Insert] M. basketball: Volleyball player to focus on basketball
- [Online exclusive] Second suit filed over Willed Body sales
- Speaks Out
- ‘Leftover talent’ shines in IM tennis
- Treatment of dead critical part of culture
- Spanish Bruins offer insight
- [Basketball Insert] M. basketball: Recruits renew team potential, Bruin optimism for next year
- Bartending: a perfect blend
- News Briefs
- Student dies after lengthy struggle
- Baseball: Baseball aces LMU’s test of Bruin strength
- A closer look: A year of war
- [Basketball Insert] M. basketball: Not so mighty Bruins
- [Online] ‘Organica’ begins majestically but ends in disappointment
- Iraq war an act of self-defense aimed at peace
- A closer look: After 1 year, Bush still draws both praise, criticism
- A closer look: Students discuss family, friends, personal experiences
- Nobody loses in this hoops final
- Contest honors creative collecting
- [Basketball Insert] W. basketball: Alumna pushes 49ers to revival
- New fee policy stifles student activism
- M. rugby: New coach tackles UCLA rugby program
- Year-round Pell Grants pondered
- Editorial cartoon
- Bruin digest
- [Basketball Insert] A projection of the finest sports event, March Madness
- Editorial 1: Responses to terrorism in Spain, U.S. based on fear
- Stock savvy can pay off for smart investors
- [Basketball Insert] M. basketball: Now healthy, Davis leads Hornets’ scoring
- Accounting minor changes catch many students off guard
- Editorial 2: No Child Left Behind Act needs further revision
- [Basketball Insert] W. basketball: Saving their best for Minnesota
- M. tennis: Bruins trample Aztecs
- M. volleyball: Bruins to focus on blocking Anteater ascent
- Gay marriage battle throws issue into ‘state of flux’
- W. tennis: Whirlwind return
- A closer look: Attacks coincide with Socialist sweep, may signal terrorism's political pull
- Coming to a law school near you: the 2nd appellate court
Monday, March 15
- Gymnastics: Gymnastics edges out No. 7 Florida
- W. track: Women’s track takes fifth at Indoor Championships
- UC online error generates concern
- Governor may help Bush garner votes
- Monday Commentary: Westwood’s parking puzzle: Recent ticketing leaves students disgruntled, bewildered
- Softball: Softball drops game for first time this season
- Many UC applicants deferred to community colleges
- A Cooperative Cup
- Editorial 2: N.Y. Post’s exploitation of suicide deplorable
- Baseball: Bruins fall twice at Aztec tourney
- W. tennis: Singles players pull team out of hole in sweep against Arizona schools
- Conservative influence a threat to Iranians’ freedom
- Cadaver jokes: Stop, you're killing me
- Editorial 1: UCLA must ensure body program is reformed
- W. basketball: Dancing for joy
- M. track: Bruins pleased with championship results
- BR debate plan fizzles
- M. tennis: UCLA returns to winning ways after recent skid
- Topple the tower of stress during finals
- Letters to the editor
- Teen voting proposal bears maturity question
- M. volleyball: Volleyball never catches up to Long Beach in 3-0 loss
- Entrance into NCAAs marks beginning of a new era
- M. tennis: Bruin Chris Lam wins set after opponent’s outburst
- Feature photo
- Campus affected by former Bruin’s suicide
- Awareness of Fair Trade flows onto campus
- Bruin digest
Friday, March 12
- Editorial cartoon
- UCLA plans to clarify file-sharing sanctions
- Spring break trips can be the ultimate behind-the-wheel test for relationships
- Casden project approved
- M. basketball: Redemption hopes dashed
- Bruin digest
- Editorial: Claremont’s response to hate crimes admirable
- Voting more than child’s play
- W. waterpolo: Women’s water polo can’t top No. 1 Trojans
- M. tennis: Bruins look to reverse trend
- Willed Body Program faces uncertain future at UCLA
- Ethicist Singer finds fault with Bush
- Baseball: PETCO Park opens – just in time for San Diego St. Tourney
- Softball: Softball team brings home another win, courtesy 49ers
- W. track: NCAA title long shot for track
- M. track: NCAA Indoor chance for national recognition
- UC students unhurt in Madrid attack
- Prop. 57 may only offer short-term relief
- M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball ‘up for a challenge’ against 49ers
- In the name of science
- Gymnastics: Gymnasts aim to prove legitimacy
- Students rally against budget
- MEChA’s defense is media-supported facade
- Editorial: Terrorism still a threat; cooperative effort needed
- Letter to the editor
- W. tennis: Women’s tennis hopes to produce win out of thin air
- Swimming: Bruin divers compete for a spot in the championships
- M. basketball: Healthy Morrison hits key shots
- Surprise. UCLA chokes to lose yet another close game
- Propositions bolster governor’s standing with higher education
- W. basketball: Women’s basketball optimistic for Sunday
Thursday, March 11
- M. basketball: Pac-10 Basketball Power Poll
- Public directory threatens campus safety
- W. polo: Young water polo team confident about ’SC match
- UCLA to commemorate Brown v. Board anniversary
- ‘Queer Art’ symposium to explore facets of censorship
- Adaptation
- Sexy underpants
- Letters to the Editor
- First ever NCAA Championship for women’s bowling to be held in April
- Beyond the facts and stats: my Pac-10 Tourney predictions
- Kenter Trails, Brentwood, CA
- M. basketball: On the up and up
- Calendar: Music
- Softball: Rivalry with Fresno far from cutthroat
- Lost in Translation
- M. volleyball: Bruins drown Tritons in shutout
- News Briefs
- Governor backs amendment to let foreign-born be president
- Oddly Named Towns in Arizona
- Soundbites
- Imperial Palace, Las Vegas, NV
- Newest teen flick offers a break from the norm
- IM championship games feature NBA-style action
- Give a wall flavor, but do it in good taste
- UC patent under review; findings may overturn $520.6 million suit
- Weeks of practice culminate in recital
- Calendar: Theater & Arts
- Orange County, CA
- Community colleges lack funds to take overflow students
- Gymnastics: Coach still unsure of freshmen gymnasts
- Feature Photo
- Renowned festival brings jazz to UCLA
- Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
- Hate crime committed at Claremont College
- Vásquez Rocks Natural Area Park, Agua Dulce, CA
- Review: Passionate flamenco performance stirs audience
- Calendar: Film & TV
- Highway 1 From L.A. to S.F.
- [Online] Author to speak about book on presidential ethics
- Alumnus heads back to school for mtvU gig
- Midnight movie screenings epitome of cool
- Creativity, not cash, is all you need to pack
- Editorial: Senator’s fraction vote proposal half-baked
- Governor wrong to cut UC labor institute
- The Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, CA
- Review: Exhibit examines artistic, political representations of India
- Current cadaver case reopens 1996 lawsuit
- Havasupai Indian Reservation, Grand Canyon, AZ
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis gets hit with another loss
- M. basketball: Bruins need win to stay alive
- Tijuana, Mexico
Wednesday, March 10
- Baseball: Coming Home
- A closer look: Priest’s faith in donation remains unshaken
- Classical to meet pop culture in ‘Organica’
- The popular vote
- Body donations suspended
- Conservative activism should be welcomed
- Parking may shift to pay-by-phone system
- Speaks Out
- News Briefs
- Softball: Players vie for starting spot
- Frazier opts to represent himself
- Simpsons logic will bring us the Pac-10
- W. basketball: Bubble trouble
- Letter to the editor
- Editorial cartoon
- Internet ads make politics pop
- A closer look: UCLA could face negligence, breach of contract claims
- A closer look: Donor outcry minimal so far
- M. basketball: Friends and foes to face off in Round 1
- Upcoming sports
- School of law to receive $4 million
- IM. basketball: Rounders triumph in IM tournament
- Men’s volleyball to face UCSD without starter
- Football: Big Ten to adopt instant replay
- W. track: Runner sprints ahead to spot in NCAA Indoors
- Bruins unite to change USAC’s funding bylaws
- M. tennis: Rocky road ahead for NCAA Tournament hopes
- Workers’ union charges UC with unfair practices
- Baseball: Bruins stop short of beating UCI
- Expand GEs for relevant diversity requirement
- Construction nuisance necessary to vision of residential campus
Tuesday, March 9
- Bruin digest
- Students lament misuse of bodies
- Defining diversity essential for setting requirements
- Letters to the sports desk
- With softer floors, men’s volleyball is No. 1 again
- Bush, Kerry belong to Yale’s elite secret society
- Treatment should include self-acceptance
- Remains identified as missing student’s
- M. basketball: Coach alludes to wanting Hollins to train
- Academic probation on rise for some
- Bruin Republicans’ request for MEChA debate unanswered
- Kerry can’t do it alone
- Editorial: MEChA ought not to listen to Bruin Republicans
- M. volleyball: 7th man
- Readership program voted down
- Sports bars may not be healthy
- When the mere idea of a cure is enough
- Families sue over cadaver sales
- W. track: Thrower bears team discus load
- Baseball: UCLA up against improved UCI squad
- Avoid being hit with cancer; blow off pot
- Canada tries to interest students in culture
- Letter to the editor
Monday, March 8
- Gymnastics: Gymnasts end home season in top form
- Softball: No. 1 Bruins sweep tourney
- USAC hard at work to meet major objectives
- Monday commentary: Aristotle goes to Washington: Academia, politics don't always mix
- Struggling Bruins owe USC for Pac-10 berth
- W. polo: Women’s water polo racks up wins
- Ladder theory relies on stereotypes
- W. basketball: UCLA falters with loss of lead
- W. tennis: Women’s tennis slams down Ducks, losing streak
- Football: Louisville quarterback to join UCLA as walk-on
- Letter to the editor
- M. volleyball: Bruins prevail over Cardinal for two wins
- Interning: the path to success
- Cadaver inquest continues
- W. track: Bruin vaults to top of record books
- ‘Bidding for a better world’
- Editorial: Med. Center must protect integrity
- M. track: Men’s track team dominates in first outdoor meet
- W. basketball: Out of their hands
- M. basketball: Pac-10 berth surprises Bruins
- Basketball, not football, the pinnacle of college sports
- M. basketball: Ariza weighs NBA prospects
- Baseball: Bruins disappointed in weekend series loss
- Workers, patrons glad to return to local store
- UC diverts eligible students to JCs
- Fraternity, sorority offer kids college experience
Friday, March 5
- Remains may be student’s
- Daisy Day educates about women’s rights
- News briefs
- W. basketball: Bruins’ past motivates their present
- W. tennis: Women’s tennis team seeks to improve sustainability
- Bruin digest
- M. volleyball: Bruins face weekend of rematches
- Online music sites offer legal options
- A recipe for dialogue made easy
- Track: International recruiting a big gamble
- Restaurants not to blame for weight problems
- M. basketball: UCLA turnovers seal 65-56 loss
- Alumnus develops Westwood
- Softball: Softball eager to defend No. 1 spot at San Diego St. tourney
- Athletic department adds $30 subscription to sports package
- Editorial cartoon
- Editorial: Disturbing photos offer useful dose of reality
- Bruins recollect memories of walkout
- Students’ training leads up to Sunday’s marathon
- Wrap-up offers insights on election
- Legislature asked to OK cuts to budget
- Debt weighs on law students’ minds
- Letter to the editor
- Baseball: Team looks to pitcher to ace opponents
- Speaks Out
- Uninspired basketball not worthy of spot on TV
Thursday, March 4
- M. basketball: Shooting for win over OSU
- Regulation of stem cell studies stymies scientific, medical progress
- Calendar: Music
- Weblogs weave social networks
- ‘Crucible’ places actors’, director’s skills on trial
- Softball: Senior leads squad in offense
- M. volleyball: Men’s team sweeps defending champions in 3 games
- Jazz ensembles honor Armstrong's innovative stylings
- Snoop Dogg proves he can pimp it in new film
- Sign theft indicative of bigger problem in U.S.
- W. golf: Women’s team sets new school record
- Bands need to add own creative edge to cover songs
- City girls can’t beat ‘Sopranos’ gang
- News Briefs
- Forum to review elections’ effects
- Few apartments contain recycling
- [Online] New film about Cuban ballet aims to shatter stereotypes about the country and the dance
- How they made it into the MFA theater directing program
- Calendar: Theater & Arts
- Editorial: Washington should not threaten college funds
- Acclaimed Takács Quartet takes on challenge of Beethoven
- Photographer’s full range revealed in new exhibit
- Health care needs remedy
- W. basketball: Pac-10 women’s basketball demands recognition, more berths from NCAA
- ‘The Reckoning’ offers odd mix of mystery, modern storytelling
- Review: Corporate aspect discredits art work
- When race is for lunch, time is of the essence
- Review: Zombies rise after 30 years
- Amateur production a magnet for dorm residents
- Calendar: Film & TV
- After hours: A look at lab nightlife
- W. tennis: Tennis falls to Troy despite strong doubles
- Soundbites
- M. basketball: Dollars and sense
- Overseas recruitment process difficult
- Essence of ‘Balcony’ viewed through costumes, audience
- Candidates announce upcoming campaigns for USAC presidency
- Portrait of an Artiste
- South Campus students show their creative side
Wednesday, March 3
- M. volleyball: On home court
- Speaks out
- Baseball: Bruins knock Gauchos out with 12th-inning homer
- A closer look: Gov. gains credibility with passage of Prop. 57, 58
- Funding guidelines of USAC to be examined
- Bunche’s life put in the spotlight
- USAC funding far from fair
- Props. 57, 58 pass; 56 rejected
- A closer look: Kerry’s next move: finding the right running mate
- Editorial cartoon
- Aristide could see independence, but couldn’t deliver
- Keeping cultural identity, far from home
- M. basketball: Cummings sees little play on Senior Day
- M.track: Track team throws itself MPSF Indoor title
- M. volleyball: Men’s volleyball set to face Lewis
- M. golf: Men’s golf sinks at Cleveland Classic
- A closer look: With primaries over, Democratic student groups to unite behind one person
- Horowitz deserves response, not censorship
- College sports vital, yet foreign to some
- M. tennis: Trojans slice through men’s tennis
- W. tennis: UCLA to focus on doubles against USC
- Prop. 56’s defeat a mistake for California
- Bruin Republicans talk their way to $28,000 in donations
- Kerry rules Super Tuesday
- W. track: UCLA soars in regional competition
- Outlook promising for school bond
- A closer look: Campus political groups prepare for elections, look to pique student interest
Tuesday, March 2
- Engineering students, faculty debate report calling for increased coursework
- Finding success in a hip, homespun ’zine
- M. basketball: Howland mum, but losses take toll
- Baseball: Baseball wins four on long trip in Hawaii
- Briefs
- Crimewatch
- Editorial: FCC silences free speech with new media rules
- Fans take gamble on Texas Hold’Em
- Counties record votes electronically
- Low-carb dieters lose more than weight
- W. basketball: Star players may be a Bruin disadvantage
- More parking would drive life from campus
- M. tennis: International players’ status questioned
- M. tennis: Men’s tennis anticipates USC’s depth and lineup
- M. tennis: Foreign Policy
- Letters to the sports desk
- Letters to the editor
- A marathon process: running on new lungs
- Dual-residence students experience ballot confusion
- San Francisco weddings another path to equality
- Survey: Youth voters say they lack knowledge
- UCLAW Vets back military recruiting in law schools
Monday, March 1
- Bruin sports (and readers) deserve fair coverage
- March 2 Election: Third-year serves as delegate for Kerry
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: Kerry best choice to oust Bush
- Softball: Bruins maintain winning momentum to sweep tournament
- UC admissions plan denies eligible students
- Gymnastics: Gymnastics falls in Husky meet
- Swimming: UCLA swim and dive team takes second at Pac-10 tourney behind Stanford
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: All 4 propositions deserve ‘yes’ vote
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: All 4 propositions deserve ‘yes’ vote
- M. basketball: UCLA submits to Notre Dame, 75-60
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: All 4 propositions deserve ‘yes’ vote
- March 2 Election: Bills aim to resolve deficit
- March 2 Election: Despite exit, supporters plan to vote for Dean
- March 2 Election: Prop. 56 affects budget process
- A Separate Peace: Contract appeases only current workers
- News briefs
- March 2 Election: Passage of Prop. 55 would allow seismic renovations of campus buildings
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: Kuehl delivers practical politics
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: Bass’ vision for education best represents student interests
- Offbeat briefs
- W. basketball: Women’s basketball steals win over USC
- Many lobby in support of regent
- M. volleyball: Volleyball bounces back in Hawai’i
- W. basketball: Bruins secure crucial win over Trojans
- W. polo: Stanford ends water polo’s run at Gaucho Invitational
- M. basketball: Cummings ends season on bench
- Foreign athletes rare at UCLA
- March 2 Election: Faculty members vie for seat in Assembly
- W. tennis: Women’s tennis breaks four-game winning streak with heavy singles losses
- ‘Return of King’ lords over Oscars
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: Boxer can offer liberal voice for Calif. voters
- Daily Bruin Endorsements: Waxman boasts experience, successes
- Candidates vie for last-minute votes


