Aliea Clark’s summer hasn’t been filled with many breaks so far. The incoming freshman member of the UCLA women’s golf team participated in the Women’s Western Golf Association National Amateur Championship from June 23-28, the Yani Tseng Invitational from June 29-July 1, and the U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier on July 7. Clark finished in the […]
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Ticket prices increase when UCLA football hosts top-ranked schools
Last November, the UCLA Central Ticket Office began offering season ticket opportunities for the 2014 UCLA football season, featuring six Bruin home games at the Rose Bowl. Similar to past seasons, the ticket prices changed again, but the price changed by a greater degree than usual this year. Even though the UCLA football team finished […]
UCLA hosts Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports Awards
Over two dozen professional and Olympic athletes walked across the orange carpet outside of Pauley Pavilion prior to last week’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards. These widely renowned sports figures were not there to promote their own image or bring extra attention to themselves. No, this day was for the kids. “I’m glad to be […]
Q&A: Carlos Bocanegra talks the World Cup
On June 12, soccer teams from 32 different countries converged on Brazilian soil to compete in the quadrennial FIFA World Cup. After Sunday’s World Cup final, only one country, Germany, remained standing with a championship trophy in hand. The United States was one of the 31 countries that left Brazil empty-handed, as they were eliminated […]
Obituary: Former water polo player Marco Santos dies at 28
About a hundred people, including former UCLA water polo players, coaches, parents and friends, gathered at Spieker Aquatics Center on Sunday to celebrate the life of UCLA alumnus Marco Santos, who passed away at the age of 28 on June 24 after battling Lou Gehrig’s disease for three years. Santos, known as “Manga” by his […]
Barney’s Beanery creates World Cup viewing experience
The World Cup may not be taking place in Westwood, but a small replica of the crazed World Cup stadium atmosphere can be found right inside Barney’s Beanery. On Tuesday, multiple soccer fans and UCLA students dressed in red, white and blue regalia lined up outside of the Westwood sports bar, waiting to get a […]
Heptathlete Day-Monroe balances coaching with training
Sharon Day-Monroe may be a volunteer assistant coach for the UCLA track team, but her career as a track athlete is still very much alive. On June 28, Day-Monroe won her second consecutive U.S. women’s national heptathlon championship at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. This was Day-Monroe’s third time winning the women’s national […]