BRUIN CHOICE AWARDS
By Daily Bruin Staff
May 26, 1997 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 5/27/97 By Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff s the end
of the 1996-97 school year approaches, it is time to celebrate a
time-honored tradition. No, it’s not Memorial Day Weekend. It’s not
finals. It’s not graduation either. This is the moment when UCLA
students voice their choice for their favorite entertainers and
events in the annual Bruin Choice Awards. Once again this
publication opens itself up to let the enlightened student body of
UCLA have its say on a varied list of topics in a fine bit of media
democracy even Noam Chomsky could find no fault with. And Bruins
have proven they have no qualms with speaking their collective
mind. Starting with the category of "Coolest Female Alive," the
student body nearly beat the Academy to the punch by naming
Wednesday’s Emmy-winner Rosie O’Donnell the best of ’em all. Rosie
trounced such competition as No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani, Juliette
Binoche, Carrie Fisher, and write-in nominees Lourdes Ciccone
(Madonna’s first born), and The Bruin’s own swinging singles
columnist Katherine Tom. Over in the "Coolest Male Alive" category,
however, a student massacred all competitors; and in what is this
year’s upset win, Dykstra Hall RA Juan Garcia took the title by a
landslide, outdoing everyone including Beck, Tiger Woods, Vince
Vaughn, John Cusack, and Will Smith. But wait there’s more…
