The learning curve

In high school, they’re a senior’s punching bag or a joke’s punch line. Whether it’s because they haven’t hit puberty yet or can’t find their way to class, freshmen are subject to endless ridicule with every blunder they make. In college, freshmen aren’t hassled when their cell phone rings in class or when they trip […]

Wooden Center addition to carry weight of student fitness popularity

Mustering up the willpower to just walk into the gym can seem like half the battle. At UCLA, waiting once you get there has all too frequently been the other half. But with Wooden West, the Wooden Recreation Center’s 10,000 square foot addition set to open by Labor Day, the workout itself should be the […]

W. tennis: Women’s tennis team falls again to Cardinal

ATHENS, Ga. “”mdash; For almost an entire weekend, the UCLA women’s tennis team had exorcised its demons. But on the biggest stage with the biggest prize at stake, the Bruins could not shake the demon that has haunted them the most. At this year’s NCAA Tournament, the ninth-seeded Bruins dispatched a USC team that swept […]

W. tennis: Notebook

Bruins overcome humid weather to defeat Clemson 4-0 ATHENS, Ga. “”mdash; After two straight months of matches in the sunshine state, there were questions about how the UCLA women’s tennis team would handle Athens’ humid conditions. It didn’t take them long to answer. Despite playing two teams in Miami and Clemson that were far more […]

W. tennis: Freshman’s performance helps tennis clinch first spot in finals since 1991

ATHENS, Ga. “”mdash; Heading into the tournament, the UCLA women’s tennis team knew its strongpoint was its depth. But had the Bruins relied solely on this, they would have been home by Saturday. Because as strong as the bottom of UCLA’s lineup proved to be, the story that emerged from the tournament came from the […]