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...Bruin from UCLA. They talk about you guys," she said...
...demented dreams of one of its characters. But in the eyes of believers, both historical and religious truth have come under an unprecedented assault. Their reaction is especially harsh because Rushdie was raised a Muslim. Says Professor Georges Sabagh, director of the center for Near Eastern studies at UCLA: "He's engaged in the worst kind of blasphemy. He's a renegade, an apostate...
Robert Harris, director of Africana Studies and Research at Cornell, said he felt programs at such colleges as the University of Wisconsin and UCLA were challenging the Yale program's status as one of the best in the country...
...UCLA, the rules were changed expressly to thwart him. Dunking, jamming the ball into the basket from above, was temporarily outlawed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Still, with a sullen grace and dispassionate touch, he showed UCLA to 88 wins in 90 games and three national titles. He was the NBA's first draft choice...
...they were, but the Western division is probably still theirs, and the East continues to fear them. Trying to stay in the game, Kareem can't yet block out every thought of passage. His favorite year was 1985, "when we finally beat the Celtics." The special coach was UCLA's John Wooden, who "never let his goals separate him from his ideals." The ultimate teammates were Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. "Playing with Oscar in Milwaukee was a privilege. No nonsense, no frills. And being with Magic has been wonderful. His flair...