Story archive for May 2006

Thursday, June 1

• State bill pushes groups to divest

• New teachers overcome obstacles: Tami Vuong

• NCAA allows coaches one challenge per game

• A lot to learn

• New teachers overcome obstacles: Marjorie Clark

• Softball ready to hit it out of the park

• Senior helping guide baseball into playoffs

• Editorial cartoon

• UC admits record numbers

• Living among stars, the big screen loses appeal

• Men’s golf a few strokes away from lead

• UCLA has a secret

• With heads calm, Bruins take a swing at title

• New teachers overcome obstacles: Jenna Korobow

• Letters to the editor

• Porn should keep a pulse on women’s needs

• News brief: Gubernatorial candidate Westly’s wife visits UCLA

• GSA swears in new officers

• County officials file suit against Army’s proposed land swap

• New teachers overcome obstacles: Stacey Arthur

Wednesday, May 31

• Letter to the editor

• Public worker free speech overruled

• In Duran’s final year, her talent gains notice

• Getting Goopy

• Secrecy obscures chancellor search

• Review: Robert Rauschenberg – “Combines”

• Editorial cartoon

• It’s not even June, but there’s still time for a top-10 list

• Powell jumps to the challenge

• Editorial: Concerned employees should not be silenced

• State to vote on divestment bill

• Program may have something to learn

• FDA incompetence a hard pill to swallow

• Students heed UCLA’s ‘Godfather’ of film

• Shooting for a grand finale

• Tough arms heave Bruins into Regionals

Tuesday, May 30

• Groups communicate through conflict

• Breaking down the walls of genre, geography

• Inform yourselves, boycott Coca-Cola

• Feature photo: Grupo Folklorico de UCLA: Celebrating 40 years of dance

• Young voters not likely to turn out

• Feature photo: Buffalo Wing Soldier

• Good vs. evil inevitably falls short

• NCAAs a great feat for baseball

• New reruns have too much tech, not enough Trek

• Soundbite: "A Hundred Miles Off"

• Modern classics

• Women’s golf overshoots NCAA trophy

• Photo essay: JazzReggae Festival

• Soundbite: "Begin to Hope"

• Kohlloeffel captures title

• Freshmen provide postseason punch

• Bruins stifle Bulls’ scoring opportunities in series

• Science and Health: Health threats lurk under tans

• UCLA rows into 12th place in NCAA Championships

• Initiatives focus on learning

• Delaying driver’s license could save lives

• Sophomore star shines in final round

• Eight athletes to represent Bruins at NCAAs

• Diversity key to Students First!

• Editorial Cartoon

• Softball rides out Bulls, earns 8th straight trip to World Series

Friday, May 26

• Letter to the editor

• Grass not getting greener

• Women hope to hurdle competition

• Bruin to face two-time national champ

• Softball takes on South Florida at Super Regionals

• Restoring a medieval mosaic with his ‘sol’

• Editorial Cartoon

• Kind of Blue

• For your 18th birthday, have a beer

• Despite setbacks, Bruins still on track to impress

• UCLA calm in face of Oregon State

• Program stays on top of the world

• Baby’s heart growing strong

• Japanese band builds instrumental drama

• Staging life in the Mideast

• Screen Scene: "X-Men: The Last Stand"

• U.S. hindering women’s rights

• Regents hope to learn from past pay controversy

• Duke’s show of support is noble

• Editorial: California failing its students with exam

Thursday, May 25

• Rowers pull for chance at 100th national title

• Student short films may go on-demand

• Feature photo: Talking the obstacles to peace

• Harper aims to overcome hurdle at regionals

• Children, college students team up as writers

• Last chance for ultimate success

• Freshman at home early in his career

• Editorial Cartoon

• UCLA lacks diverse faculty

• Raw Energy

• Israeli-Palestinian conflict can’t be reduced to one truth

• Kohlloeffel moves on to next round

• Not all summer movies are a bust

• A few too many over par

• If only my workplace included a vibrator and a telephone

• Expecting twins hasn’t affected expectations

• Senate proposal vote unlikely

• Letters to the Editor

• Two remaining keep hope of a singles championship alive

• New USAC members officially take office

• In the name of diversity

Wednesday, May 24

• Baseball’s seniors celebrate grand finale of home games

• Letters to the Editor

• Activist Authors

• Golf hits rough patch at NCAAs

• Music tastes can take an unexpected turn as we get older

• Former UCLA football players sued

• UC discusses ways to build faculty diversity

• Editorial Cartoon

• State should treat UC as the public school it is

• Review

• Bon appetit an easy feat at Rendezvous

• Israeli-Palestinian conflict should encourage criticism

• UCLA calmly hears out controversial speaker

• New study finds bacteria in sand

• Bruins on the verge of something special

• Track loses key runners to injuries

• Kohlloeffel keeps eyes on the prize

• Chasing one last title

• The grad podium isn’t a soapbox

• Bruins to swing solo at NCAAs

• Students give Rendezvous rave reviews

Tuesday, May 23

• Soundbites: Def Leppard - "Yeah!"

• Soundbites: Danielson - "Ships"

• Toothaches don’t need to pinch pockets

• Bill that would expand aid eligibility being reviewed in Assembly

• Top pitcher prepared to face heat of regional play

• Baseball’s season raises eyebrows

• Bruins priming for NBA Draft

• Feature photo: A Taste of Culture

• Take the time to learn both sides

• [A Closer Look] Going to the Job Market

• Women’s golf in place to bring home 100th title

• [A Closer Look] Some students have yet to plan their careers

• Greener Pastures

• Wind ensemble hopes to blow the house down

• Gaming community may see X-cape go extinct

• A different take on Middle East

• Dynes responsible for fiscal woes

• Letters to the Editor

• Learning the Savage way to win

• [A Closer Look] Prospects look good for grads

Monday, May 22

• Former players now tennis' No. 1 fans

• Rainy day, late night, early exit

• Impeach the president! Turns out, it's possible.

• Herrera goes right, gets runs

• Bruin Runners make history in style at Bay to Breakers

• FEATURE PHOTO: Right on target

• Week to visit peace in Middle East

• Sustainability to be tested at LuValle

• Sustainability committee to boost campus dialogue

• Teams forced to deal with indoor quarterfinals

• WEEKEND REVIEW

• EDITORIAL CARTOON

• Bruins reign supreme in regional play

• LETTER TO THE EDITOR

• Stanford's postseason future looking foggy

• UCLA wins Stanford series with walk-off homer

• Men's golf qualifies for fourth consecutive NCAA Championships

• Editorial: Shine some light on chancellor search

• Keeping tabs

• TV's fall lineup has hits, misses

• USAC to use funds for grad events

• UCLA hosts archery tourney

• Executive search continues

Saturday, May 20

• [Online Exclusive]: Doubles point leads men's tennis to victory over Illinois

• [Online Exclusive]: Men's tennis seeks revenge against Pepperdine in quarterfinals

Friday, May 19

• Rally sheds light on sexual violence

• The restoration will not be televised

• First round of regionals a mixed bag for men’s golf

• Runoffs yield close results

• Carnesale bids farewell to regents meetings

• Editorial: New council needs to collaborate for success

• Editorial cartoon

• Softball focusing on fresh start

• Go beyond the classroom

• New steps

• Council optimistic about split

• Senior rallies team spirit at No. 1 singles

• [Science&Health] Proteins aid ovarian cancer treatments

• Shot at regional bid still in the ballpark

• Editorial: Look past the photos; examine the big picture

• [Screen scene] "The Da Vinci Code" – Ron Howard

• Drew charged with assault

• Letter to the editor

• Round of 16 to rekindle rivalry with Illinois

• Mozart cycle rolls into Royce

• Regents publicly support Dynes

• Bittersweet 16 for women’s tennis

Thursday, May 18

• Students aid residents of Skid Row

• Highlighting service and unity, Chavez will fight for justice

• Howard film has winning formula

• Underdogs or just underrated?

• Runner struggles to regain his rhythm

• Bruins take a swing at championship qualifier

• Slate created to unite all Bruins with government

• Second week of campaigns hooks students’ attention

• Coming Attractions

• Archery shooting for a comeback

• Guards to begin draft workouts

• Dynes takes partial blame

• Letters to the Editor

• Freshman unpacks strong first season

• Recovered jumper launches back into form

• Editorial Cartoon

• Students pour in as Jamba pours out in Ackerman

• Infielder’s versatility is recipe for success

• Head of external affairs to leave

• Cardinal are a force to be reckoned with in Sweet 16

• Organized chaos

• Proactive attitude necessary to end sexual violence

Wednesday, May 17

• Softball relies on two pitchers

• Positive change lies in Students First! vote

• Bruins beware: Bogus business on the prowl

• Revolutionary runway

• Baseball picks up where it left off

• Kohlloeffel keeps the pressure on for NCAAs

• Review: Summer exhibitions

• Regents to address pay practices

• ABC to air prime-time college football

• Letters to the editor

• As president, Kaisey will be a campus uniter, not a divider

• Editorial Cartoon

• Finding ways to access Westwood

• Board no stranger to government pressure

• Opening up would help regents shut down critics

• Let us remember and apply the old saying: ‘Mother knows best’

• Slates have an edge on independents

• 99 titles on the wall

• Attracting the wise with money

• If my iPod doesn’t want it, then I don’t want it either

• Who’ll bring home No. 100?

Tuesday, May 16

• Making steroids a scapegoat is baseless

• Shedding light on sexual violence

• Soundbite: Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Senate backers meet deadline

• Le has experience, dedication

• UCLA should get smart, go organic

• Campus group to help animate gamers

• Award nominees revealed

• UCLA’s pitching arm bulks up

• Dancing to her own beat

• Nothing short of remarkable

• Do panic: Price of gas won't sink fast

• A Closer Look: Project puts sexual violence out on the line

• Nobel laureate details state of Iran

• Buffaloes may be extinct after Bruin tennis victory

• Sex. (I bet you’ll read this column now.)

• Football to grace two new fields

• State agencies address language barrier

• Zai’s got her eye on Westwood

Monday, May 15

• Munro’s career wraps up in win

• Women’s golf seals NCAA’s No. 2 seed

• Wage increase is long overdue

• State budget released

• Editorial: In USAC runoffs, these candidates deserve your vote

• LETTER TO THE EDITOR

• Songstress presents unique piano pieces on U.S. tour

• FEATURE PHOTO: Claiming UCLA's 99th NCAA title

• EDITORIAL CARTOON

• Have a heart: Learn about organ donations

• Cola debate creates sticky situation

• Top contender withdraws from chancellor search

• TV execs must drop ‘Heaven,’ return to ‘Mars’

• Johnson reclaims pole vault record

• Varsity Eight rowers placed sixth

• Bruins bring out top-notch play for rivalry game

• Iranian lawyer to give talk on human rights

• Authorities investigate whether waste delivery was a criminal act

• Men’s track’s throwers lead team to fifth

• Soldiers’ mothers convene to commemorate losses

• WEEKEND REVIEW

• Softball ends season with rare losses

• No stopping hem

• Revenge is Sweet 16 for women’s tennis

• Quiet sophomore strikes heavy blow

• FEATURE PHOTO: Celebrating their roots

• Candidates aim for more votes

• Back-to-back champions

• UCLA clears its schedule of Colorado, driving to a 4-0 win

• Softball nabs top NCAA seed

• Bruin Cafe to add kosher and halal meals

Saturday, May 13

• [Online Exclusive]: Women's water polo headed to national championship after Stanford blowout

Friday, May 12

• Screen Scene: "Poseidon"

• Academics in Athletics at UCLA: Tutors help student-athletes hit the books

• Women’s track aims for a full-team effort

• Hazardous delivery closes streets

• Primary elections leave many positions open

• Men’s track ready to jump into postseason

• Slate Refund enjoys some success

• First aid should still be first priority

• Editorial Cartoon

• International waters

• If women have the right to choose, men should have it too

• Rituals pave the way to tourney

• Professor honored as 100th research lecturer

• Editorial: Slates must now reach unaffiliated students

• UC may get more money in new state budget

• [Science and Health]: UCLA surgeons at forefront of newest medical technology trend: robots

• Letters to the editor

• Two new minors to stress community involvement

• Editorial: On mother of holidays, show her you care

• Screen Scene: "Just My Luck"

• Three upcoming series could be the charm for baseball

• Win puts softball in good position

• Alumna falls from window in Chicago

• Shouts carry through night as results called

• Broken boundaries

Thursday, May 11

• UC Merced graduates 3 in first ceremony

• Slate Refund tactics break from council tradition

• NCAA CHAMPIONS: Volleyball set up to continue success

• Hip-hop off the top: The performers

• Basketball player running for USAC commissioner position

• Athletics generates billions of dollars

• Elections need to be fun, not flat

• Keynote speakers to send off grads

• Hip-hop off the top: The battle

• Athletes’ health a top priority

• Softball looks for one more win to clinch Pac-10 title

• Refund more a bright light than a dark future

• My super sweet bar mitzvah bash

• Editorial Cartoon

• When each round is vital, top seed is trivial

• Pole vaulter eager to reclaim record

• Rowers pulling for nationals bid

• Letters to the Editor

• Family ties

• Tennis prepares for NCAA tourneys: Men's team

• Tennis prepares for NCAA tourneys: Women's team

• [Online Exclusive]: Streets closed for hazardous material inspection

• Senate proposal’s last shot this year

Wednesday, May 10

• Continuing the undocumented journey

• From the field to the classroom

• Gauchos slip past Bruins’ defense

• Reports don’t reflect spending

• Making a millennium of music

• Small changes have big impact on season

• Editorial: Dynes isn’t the problem, he’s the solution

• Letters to the editor

• Basketball should tune into ESPN for better TV exposure

• Mastering hip-hop culture

• Young’s latest album captures spirit of rock

• Looking back at volleyball’s path to success

• Review: Gustave Klimt at LACMA

• Editorial cartoon

• Research dollars recognized

• ‘Bruin News 29’ to not endorse an EVP candidate

• Brutal comedy finally pops Bush’s bubble

• Chancellor’s office hour won’t cut it

• Fresh face in pitching rotation

• Made in Manhattan

Tuesday, May 9

• Slate Refund: freedom, choice

• Money drives college athletics

• Facebook plays role in USAC campaigns

• Tennis braces to serve up win

• [A Closer Look] Feature Photo: Celebrating American Indian Culture

• Men’s golf accepts Pac-10 honors

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• Baseball hopes to draw momentum from Gauchos

• Youths must rally for peace

• [A Closer Look] An alternative view of education

• [SCIENCE&HEALTH] Osteopathy a new trend in medicine

• [A Closer Look] Looking beyond cliches

• Editorial cartoon

• News show stalls endorsements

• Letters to the editor

• Art Brut – “Bang Bang Rock & Roll”

• Gnarls Barkley – “St. Elsewhere”

• Candidates in USAC election disqualified

• Series sends students out into the reel world

• Bruins fail to garner first points at Pac-10

• Students, governor discuss fees freeze

• Chavez knows how to advocate, lead

• [Academics in athletics at UCLA] Making the grade

• Bruins gone WILD

• Grandaddy – “Just Like The Fambly Cat”

Monday, May 8

• Ethnic studies maintains its appeal

• FEATURE PHOTO: Finding a reason to party in Pennsylvania

• True champs shine in the end

• COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSIONER: Malik is qualified, with clear goals she can put into action

• Cuban Connection

• Softball shuts out both Oregon teams in series

• STUDENT WELFARE COMMISSIONER: Experience gives Jang realistic goals for tangible change

• Charges filed after interview

• INTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: Cendana on the right track with platforms

• Virtual tour sweeps viewers off their feet

• An economic tradition

• WEEKEND REVIEW

• Editorial: Slate Refund shortsighted but carries valuable message

• FEATURE PHOTO: 'Aloha' becomes the word of the day

• Soccer tennis kicks off at LATC

• News show’s impartiality toward slates questioned

• EXTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: Park already familiar with ins, outs of job

• Jun back for Regional after spinal injury

• CAMPUS EVENTS COMISSIONER: Dehar the best choice for organizing student shindigs

• How would a refund work?

• FINANCIAL SUPPORTS COMMISSIONER: Doria will help student groups practice thriftiness

• MIT volleyball players go the distance to cheer Bruins to title

• Gonzalez secures the answer to his prayers

• Fear on TV easy as A-B-C

• ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMISSIOINER: Schuster has realistic goals and the experience to back them up

• CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER: Caba has specific, feasible plans for cultural programs

• PRESIDENT: Kaisey can keep USAC, students in touch

• GENERAL REPRESENTATIVES: Araabi, Price and Saucedo address student needs

• FACILITIES COMMISSIONER: Zai’s well-roundedness fuels insight and reasonable goals

• ‘Unbelievable’

Saturday, May 6

• [Online Exclusive]: Men's volleyball sweeps Penn State for NCAA title

Friday, May 5

• Classroom activity

• Kohlloeffel gets top seed in draw

• SCREEN SCENE: "Mission: Impossible III"

• Passionate home crowd ready for UCLA

• Ashe to listen to grad students

• USAC campaign gets set

• Football players plead not guilty

• Events mislead, insult

• Editorial: Celebration misses opportunity for dialogue

• [Online Exclusive]: UCLA faces Penn State for NCAA Championship with a different look

• First chance on one man’s back

• Irvine’s loss could become UCLA’s gain in finals

• Softball determined to finally come out on top in Oregon

• For penny-pinchers, comic heroes save the day

• Israel misrepresented

• Bruins one away from the title

• Feature photo: Feeding the Bruins

• Smokers must consider etiquette

• State senators can’t oust Dynes directly

• Candidates gather to debate campus issues

Thursday, May 4

• A modernist legacy

• Not all students are real pirates

• Three senators want Dynes out of office

• SCREEN SCENE: "Art School Confidential"

• FDA denies patients benefits of medical marijuana

• Governor’s efforts to woo NFL misguided

• Relief just around the corner for injured closer

• Men’s tennis team pleased with bracket as No. 10 seed

• Celebration attempts to erase tragic history

• Promiscuity may cure lust, but it can’t sustain love

• From setback to comeback

• Community fights to retain space allotted for veteran use

• SCREEN SCENE: "The Proposition"

• Students celebrate Israel’s birthday

• NCAA semifinal an East-West Coast battle

• Bruin star returns as assistant coach

• Protesters, politicians oppose swap of VA lands

• Immigrants send aid home while forging futures abroad

• Women’s tennis to face Aztecs in 1st round of NCAA tourney

• ANALYSIS: Blame shifts to UC president

Wednesday, May 3

• Field of water bottles suggests bright future

• Israeli independence celebrated, debated

• Israel, U.S. celebrate together

• Congress sputters out gas ‘solutions’

• Past UCLA, Olympic swim coach dies at 82

• USAC Presidential Candidates: Lucero Chavez

• Audits rehash past pay problems

• REVIEW: 'The Black Rider'

• Comics come alive

• Editorial: Professor opinions should not be silenced

• Women’s water polo – great skills, great style

• Bruins take over in continuation game

• USAC Presidential Candidates: Marwa Kaisey

• Students rally against sweatshops

• [Online Exclusive]: Some state senators want the UC president out

• Getting a second chance at the Final Four

• Bringing a bit of French spirit

• Desperate students: Look to sports

• Golf secures top seed at NCAA West Regional

• USAC Presidential Candidates: Garin Hovannisian

• USAC Presidential Candidates: Troy Isaac

• Editorial cartoon

Tuesday, May 2

• UCLA cuts ’SC squad down to size

• Quarter system punishes procrastinators

• Baseball loses steam at plate

• Coachella Continued

• Faulty product? Informing consumers the clear solution

• Students gather in protest

• For Spring Sing band, rival voices share the stage

• Softball’s pitching lineup pivotal to team’s success

• SOUNDBITE: The Fiery Furnaces “Bitter Tea”

• Taking their stance to the streets

• Scientists discover double-helix nebula

• Diary gives a face to HIV/AIDS battle

• Jumpers spring into the spotlight

• Slates pass on spending cap

• Watch USC, but not for the wins

• Water polo out to preserve title

• Many downtowns hold L.A.’s heart

Monday, May 1

• Editorial: March will make migrants’ value known

• Editorial Cartoon

• Men’s tennis copes with singles losses, doubles win

• George comes alive with game-leading 16 kills

• Fourth annual Coachella diary

• Finding their way to the Final Four

• Consistent skill sustains softball’s top standings

• All Web content must be treated equal

• Kids’ TV looks fun ... from the outside

• WEEKEND REVIEW: Spring Sing

• Three chosen in NFL Draft

• Rallies to support immigrant rights

• Pair of tough losses comes at inopportune time for Bruins

• Women’s rowing takes back seat to No. 3 USC

• Letters to the Editor

• Growing organic

• Feature Photo: For the love of the books

• Syracuse provost reportedly top pick

• Students celebrate Israeli independence

• Students march in honor of Ugandan children

• Joelson pulls upset to take first individual title

• Bruin depth dominates Trojans

• Four teams poised for NCAAs

• Feature Photo: How do you measure an evening at Spring Sing?

• Men’s track squeaks by USC in late win, 83-80

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