Los Angeles Civic Icon John Wooden dead at 99

Published June 4, 2010 at 10:10 p.m.

"Wizard of Westwood", October 14, 1910 - June 4, 2010 Please pardon this brief break from our political pursuits, to honor the life of a Los Angeles civic icon, former UCLA Basketball Coach, teacher, and man of character, John Wooden, who died this evening of natural cause at the Ronald Reagan/ ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

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Columnist urges UCLA grads to thank campus workers

Published June 11, 2010 at 9:03 p.m.

Gustavo Arellano, the writer of the satiric "¡Ask a Mexican!" column in the OC Weekly, delivered a commencement speech Friday night to UCLA’s College of Letters and Science and took note of two groups that did not want him there ...

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UCLA struggles against old foe, lose Super Regional opener

Published June 12, 2010 at 2:19 a.m.

They had their opportunities.Oh boy, were there opportunities.Down by three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to Cal State Fullerton in the first game of the NCAA baseball playoff Los Angeles Super Regional, the UCLA baseball team loaded the bases, finally finding some offensive rhythm for the first time since the first inning ...

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Titans hold off Bruins, 4-3, in Super Regional

Published June 12, 2010 at 1:32 a.m.
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Ramirez strikes out 13 and Cal State Fullerton takes edge in Super Regional ... Cal State Fullerton's Noe Ramirez showed that UCLA hasn't cornered the market on starting pitching ...

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Famed Astronaut Talks About His Trip to the Moon, Alcoholism, Depression

Published May 8, 2010 at 4:15 p.m.
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Buzz Aldrin will be speaking at UCLA about the wildest ride of his life ...

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Hangover Observations: Recap From This Weekend's LA Times Festival of Books

Published April 26, 2010 at 6:14 p.m.

Walking across the entire UCLA campus during this weekend’s LA Times Festival of Books, once you made your way past the Ayn Rand Institute’s booth and the LA Times Stage showcasing Dave Eggers’ dry humor, as you descended the ...

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UCLA is swept by Arizona State

Published May 2, 2010 at 8:10 p.m.
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No. 5-ranked Bruins fall to No. 3 Sun Devils, 12-3, and fall to 7-8 in Pacific 10 Conference play ... After generating lots of excitement during a school-record 22-0 start to the college baseball season, UCLA is 8-10 over the last four weeks, mostly against strong Pacific 10 Conference competition, and what must be of particular concern for Coach John Savage is a dissipating attack ...

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First Chinese-American Woman Confirmed as Federal Court Judge

Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.
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Photo via the Asian American Justice Center Los Angeles Attorney Dolly Gee today became the first Chinese-American woman in U.S. history to serve as a federal district court judge when the Senate confirmed as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California ... “Dolly Gee has an exemplary record and she will be an outstanding addition to the federal bench," said Senator Barbara Boxer, who recommended to President Barack Obama that Gee be nominated. "As a daughter of

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UCLA finally has an easy night in rout of New Mexico State

Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
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The Bruins, who had lost five in a row, roll to a no-doubt-about-it 100-68 victory at Pauley Pavilion ... It was an awkward-looking shot, a three-point attempt that sailed high above the rim, then somehow crashed in off the glass ...

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UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince tests injured arm

Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
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Prince, who suffered an AC sprain and shoulder separation, tosses the ball in practice and, although it's not perfect, 'it's better,' he says. But will he be able to play in the EagleBank Bowl? ... UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince tested his throwing arm, tossing passes in drills Wednesday during practice ...

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