Just Wondering....

Just Wondering.....

Congratualtions to the U.C. Irvine Anteaters on winning the National Championship in Men's Volleyball last night at the Galen Center.

"Just Wondering..." if USC had won the title last night if the article written by Gary Klein and the large picture would have been the same. 

OR, would there have been NO picture and a small paragraph in the ETC. section, like the ones that the USC Men's Tennis Team received when the Trojans won their THIRD NCAA title in a row on May 24, 2011 AND that the USC Men's Water Polo Team received when the Trojans won their FOURTH NCAA title in a row on December 4, 2011?

"Just Wondering..." Will the negative attitude and BIAS against USC by the (UC)LA Times ever end?

Three Reasons Why!

The "Three Reasons Why" the (UC)LA Times glorified the Lady Bruin's third place finish yesterday at the NCAA Gymnastics Tournament with a BOLD headline and article, while the same (UC)LA Times merely mentioned the USC Men's Water Polo Team's record setting Fourth NCAA Title in a row in its Monday, 12/5/2011 edition with an "ETC." paragraph and NO BOLD headline are as follows:

1. The gymnastic Bruins are women, not men.



2. They are Bruins, not USC Trojans.



3. The team, that the USC Men's Water Polo Team beat by the score of 7-4 to win their fourth consecutive NCAA Championship, was the (UC)LA Times' beloved UCLA Men's Water Polo Team.

When will the (UC)LA Times BIAS for UCLA over USC ever end?

Why Is It?

Why is it?

Why does the "REAL" Los Angeles Times print Gary Klein's article entitled, "A guru's magic touch", on its front page today, while the "REAL" (UC)LA Times sports page seldomly features Mr. Klein's profile articles on its front page?

Gary Klein writes about USC, not UCLA.

Will the bias ever end?

Front Page YEAH! Sports Page NAY!

NAY!

The (UC))LA Times Sports Page is at it again. BIAS! Check out the PAC-12 STANDINGS on page C6 this morning. Their beloved UCLA at 15-11 is listed above Stanford at 18-8 in Men's Basketball. What a farce!

YEAH!

The (UC)LA Times Front Page deserves kudos! Check out the "Column One" article by David Wharton entitled, "Fluid style makes a splash". Mr. Wharton wrote an insightful article about USC Men's and Women's Water Polo Coach, Jovan Vavic. Coach Vavic's teams have won 10 NCAA Titles in 14 years! His Trojan Men just won an unprecedented FOUR NCAA Titles in a row when they defeated UCLA on 12/4/11.

NAY!

Will the (UC)LA Times Sports Page UCLA BIAS ever end?

The Difference in Legacies

After reading (UC)LA Times Reporter Bill Dwyre's article entitled "Paterno missed cue from Wooden" on Tuesday, January 23, 2012, I agree with and disagree with Mr. Dwyre's premises.

Yes, John Wooden's legacy was more or less untarnished because he out-lived Sam Gilbert. Whereas, Joe Paterno's legacy has been tarnished, and there is no chance to redeem himself since he passed away before Jerry Sandusky.

In disagreement, The (UC)LA Times has not wanted to tarnish John Wooden's legacy over all these years. How? Only one investigative article pertaining to Sam Gilbert was published in the (UC)LA Times after Coach Wooden passed away. Then, nothing more. Why? The (UC)LA Times wants to keep UCLA's image pure.

What if Coach Wooden was a Trojan, not a Bruin?

NO HEADLINE tells it all!

The (UC)LA Times Sunday, 12/11/2011 "THE DAY IN SPORTS" section featured the HEADLINE, "UCLA advances to final four."

The (UC)LA Times Monday, 12/12/2011 "THE DAY IN SPORTS" section has NO HEADLINE for the USC Women's Volleyball Team. The Women of Troy beat the Pepperdine Women 3-2 in Hawaii to advance to the Final Four.

Where is the HEADLINE for USC?

When will the (UC)LA Times BIAS for UCLA over USC ever end?

The HEADLINE tells it all, AGAIN!

Sunday's 12/11/2011 (UC)LA Times gave the UCLA Lady Bruin's Volleyball team another headline. In the ETC. section, the headline read, "UCLA advances to final four." There was a mention that "The Trojans advanced late Friday night with a 3-2 victory against Hawaii 19-25, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12."

The USC victory over Hawaii on Friday, 12/10/2011, deserved better coverage. The victory was thrilling to the last set. Alex Jupiter, the 2011 Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, registered 33 kils and 26 digs in the victory! Her name was never mentioned in the blurb. Her picture, unlike UCLA's Rachel Kidder's on Saturday, 12/10/2011, was not printed.

Perhaps, the (UC)LA Times can redeem itself from its UCLA BIAS, and write a decent article that USC defeated Pepperdine on Saturday 12/11/2011 to advance to the Final Four.

Could there even be a USC HEADLINE?