It becomes apparent that another year has begun when 5,000 freshmen are hurriedly making their way to class with confused, startled looks on their faces and the rest of the campus population re-engages in the perennial hubbub that is Zero Week.
Alas, a new year also means new classes, freshly furnished apartments and football season. And by extension, a new year of sports coverage at the Bruin.
I know you love sports.
I know most of the student population immediately after picking up the paper flips to the backside of the broad sheet to see what made the Sports front page.
I know you do it.
It’s a natural tendency, especially in light of UCLA’s 103 national titles and consequently stellar athletic program. Thus I come to the point of my miniature and moderate tirade.
DB Sports caters to you, the die-hard sports fan, the blogger, the typical student curious about how the Bruins fared versus the hated Trojans.
This year, in an attempt to enhance and revamp the methods through which we communicate our boundless sporting knowledge, a few changes will be made in how we deliver our coverage to you.
First off, your eyes will be more captivated as graphical elements will be a more prevalent feature throughout the section.
Instead of forcing 12 to 15 inches of summary based on that soccer match last night, we will give you all you need to know in an easy-read chart that, quite frankly, looks a whole lot nicer to begin with.
We are also extending our coverage to intramural and club sports, essentially all of Recreation in general, so you can read about what goes on above Lot 7 during weeknights throughout the quarter.
The most obvious shift in coverage for Daily Bruin Sports will be a movement away from the typical and let’s face it, predictable and often unread previews and wraps for many of the Olympic sports.
While these types of stories will run day to day, their content will mostly be in the form of readily digestible graphics with limited text so that you can get a detailed snapshot of the game’s/match’s/meet’s significance without being bombarded with unnecessary words.
Sports will instead focus on features and profiles in an effort to provide you with insight into the lives of the athletes you watch on the field and study with in class.
After all, we all share a common bond as Bruins.
We will also provide you with non-sport specific stories, such as updates on the renovation of Pauley Pavillion and the construction of the Spieker Center, to help provide you with an all-encompassing perspective of athletics and its role in the UCLA community.
And of course, football and basketball will not lose any ground in the section. You need not fret. Check out our football blog Ball Quarter on the web to read some of our senior writers’ thoughts on the team.
I hope I’ve given you an adequate overview of what to anticipate this year from Daily Bruin Sports. Hopefully our coverage will give you your daily dose of UCLA Sports indulgence. Here’s to a good year in sports.
If you believe UCLA sports bring meaning to your otherwise colorless world, e-mail Salam at ssalam@media.ucla.edu.