Shortly after freshmen find their fall quarter classes, 21-year-old friends and dorm room poster decor, they’ll start looking for a way to fit in on the overwhelming campus that is UCLA. And unless they’re clad in Adidas apparel from head to toe, that niche probably isn’t inside the athletic department. The UCLA Recreation Department, however, […]
Author Archives: Andrew Finley
Spectrum of options makes next step uncertain
Two of the scariest tests I’ve ever taken weren’t during midterm season or finals week. They were at the tail end of this past fall quarter, when I realized that I’d have to do more with my life than attend lectures, play intramural tennis and write sports stories. While visiting the Career Center in December, […]
Graduating from cynicism
Forgive us seniors if we’ve grown a little cynical during the past four years. Just one month into our first year on campus, football had steamrolled its way to third in the nation, men’s basketball was ranked in the top five in preseason polls, and the eight-clap seemed hipper than vintage tee-shirts and trucker hats. […]
W. tennis: Women's tennis loses star player to transfer
In a year that ended in heartbreak, the start to the off-season hasn’t been any better so far for the UCLA women’s tennis team. Sophomore All-American Daniela Bercek, who anchored the Bruins at the top singles position the last two years, will transfer to Duke, Blue Devil coach Jamie Ashworth announced. The departure comes less […]
Rancho Park course caters to college needs
Just a few blocks off the corner of Westwood and Pico boulevards, students can get a deal that beats almost anything inside the Westside Pavilion. The Rancho Park 3-Par Golf Course, which sits just about next to the aforementioned shopping mall, is the Buck-fiddy of golf courses. What it lacks in quality, it makes up […]
Internet provides live action’s drama
I had accepted long ago that the Internet is an everyday part of my life, but the ways I’ve become reliant on it never cease to amaze me. A couple weeks ago, my editor informed me that I wouldn’t be covering the men’s tennis team down in Texas for the NCAA Tournament. Returning to the […]
Freshman pitcher key to softball’s performance
Anjelica Selden has a tendency to make people forget. After the freshman softball pitcher gave up four runs in 38 total innings over the weekend to send the Bruins to the Super Regionals, it’s hard to remember the time she gave up five runs in a single inning. And if she keeps posting numbers like […]