Author Archives: Bryan Chu

Before the season even began, excuses flooded the locker room. Excuses turned to finger pointing. Finger pointing led to a mediocre 5-3 start and a team searching for unity and leadership. But, Saturday’s 7-6 overtime victory over No. 5 Pepperdine certified that UCLA (18-5, 7-1 MPSF) has in fact erased all memories of its early-season […]

The third time will hopefully be the charm for the No. 4 UCLA men’s water polo team. After dropping its first match 7-4 and its second 9-6 to No. 5 Pepperdine (15-6, 3-4), UCLA will look to avoid the sweep against the Waves Saturday at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. “It seemed like ages since […]

Saturday’s exhibition game between UCLA and team Love and Basketball marked the return of Julia Pitts. While freshman guard Noelle Quinn’s game-winning buzzer-beater captivated the crowd, all eyes were on Pitts, the sophomore starting forward from the first second she stepped on the court. Well, actually Pitts’ knee was in the spotlight. Adorned with a […]

Some students are just born Bruins. They have that blue and gold in their veins that surges with every eight-clap and each cry of “UCLA, fight, fight, fight!” The name UCLA just brings about a sense of family and tradition. So when both Peter and Katherine Belden decided to attend UCLA, their parents, Dwight and […]

Love and basketball will be in the air this Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. The UCLA women’s basketball team will open its season with an exhibition game embracing Love and Basketball, a team of former local collegiate players. “It’s going to be a tough battle, but it should also be a fun game,” freshman guard Noelle […]

Another loss on the season for the men’s water polo team would have been an eye-opener. A loss to Loyola Marymount (11-12) Now that would be devastating. Thursday, the No. 4 UCLA (15-5, 4-1 MPSF) eked out an overtime victory over the lowly Lions, 7-6, with last second heroics by junior driver Ted Peck. “I […]

With four out of the five starting positions filled for this year’s women’s basketball team, UCLA head coach Kathy Olivier is in a quandary over the fifth and final starting spot. Olivier has narrowed down her decision for the power forward position to sophomore Julia Pitts or sophomore Emma Tautolo. “It’ll probably be Emma just […]