Slaves in Africa and Brazil invented Capoeira as a way of hiding
martial arts from slave owners in the form of dance.
It has since evolved into an art form that utilizes flexibility,
strength and rhythm, in addition to its cultural expression and
exercise.

According to the UCLA recreation schedule, there is an
internationally famous recreational instructor teaching at
UCLA.
Mestre Boneco is one of the founders of Grupo Capoeira Brasil,
the largest renowned Capoeira group in the world, and director of
the Benção Brasil Cultural Center, a non-profit Brazilian
cultural center.

High expectations were shattered once again this week for UCLA
sports.
The women’s cross country team placed 25th out of 31 teams
at the NCAA Championships yesterday in Terre Haute, Ind.

It will be the same story, with hopefully a different ending,
for the No. 21 UCLA women’s cross country team Monday, as it
prepares to compete in the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute,
Ind.

The pride has been restored to UCLA’s cross country
program.
Both the men’s and women’s teams competed in the
NCAA West Regional Cross Country Qualifiers at Stanford on Saturday
and returned redeemed and confident after an upset at the Pac-10
championships the week before.

The UCLA women’s cross country team is planning on coming
back strong after an upset at last Saturday’s Pac-10
Championships.
The Bruin women, expected to take third, came back with an
overall fourth-place finish.

PASADENA “”mdash; It was a new year, but the same old story at
the Brookside Country Club.
Stanford, ranked second in the nation, won the women’s
Pac-10 cross-country title for the seventh consecutive year; its
men’s team won for the third straight season.

Top men and women collegiate cross-country runners are scheduled
to run this Saturday in the 2002 Pacific-10 Conference
Championships. The meet, hosted by UCLA, will be held at the
Brookside Country Club in Pasadena, adjacent to the Rose Bowl.

The UCLA men’s cross country team had a new member compete
last Friday at the CS Fullerton Titan Invitational. Freshman
Mohammed Qazi, in his first meet for the Bruins, led the team with
a third place finish.

The UCLA women’s cross country team placed ninth Saturday
at the NCAA preview in Terre Haute, Indiana. Despite the
ninth-place finish, there was a bright spot for the Bruins ““
junior Lena Nilsson.