No matter how much the No. 16 UCLA’s women’s volleyball team has struggled in the past, it has always been able to pull through against one particular team. And regardless of how impressively it has played at times in the last few years, it hasn’t been able to beat another. With inconsistency and injuries plaguing […]
Author Archives: Andrew Finley
Cars too fast for Westwood comfort
Just about every weekend in Westwood, Speed Racer is sure to rear his ugly head. He peels out onto Gayley in some souped-up coupe he bought with his parents’ money, showing off how complicated he can make a basic right-hand turn seem. And that satisfaction he derives from leaving skid marks is kind of the […]
[Football preview] Enduring change after change
Jared Newberry didn’t expect this. Five years ago, Stanford’s football team was headed to the Rose Bowl and Newberry hoped to become the linebacker that kept the Cardinal atop the Pac-10 conference. But since that time, Newberry has gone through a whirlwind experience that has mirrored Stanford’s program. Despite the change and uncertainty, the Cardinal […]
Putting on a game face
Sophomore Iliana Phirippidis can grab her crotch, beat her chest, and flirt with her female counterparts in front of thousands of people, and yet no one will raise an eyebrow or scowl in disgust. In fact, she generates exactly the opposite reaction. At every appearance, the public responds to Phirippidis with a wide grin and […]
M. basketball: Men’s basketball gets its 2nd international player
Four days after landing its biggest prize, the UCLA men’s basketball team continues to fill out its 2005 recruiting class. The Bruins received a verbal commitment on Friday from Luc Mbah a Moute, a small forward from Cameroon. Mbah a Moute, who attends high school at the Montervade Academy in Florida, is the second international […]
Point spreads a good way to spice up losing game
Shortly after Cal put last Saturday’s football game against UCLA out of reach, things got really interesting. As the Bears’ lead teetered between two and three scores, a vested audience remained glued to its television sets, erupting at every inconsequential touchdown. J.J. Arrington’s 9-yard scamper into the end zone with a minute and a half […]
Lacrosse: Lacrossing the country
Over the past few years, it has been one of the fastest growing sports on the West Coast, but it still lags far behind other parts of the country. On campus, its popularity continues to surge despite obstacles that leave it disadvantaged. The growth of lacrosse at UCLA is a microcosm of the sport’s development […]