On Sunday, the UCLA track and field team will have a chance to leave its USC counterparts feeling blue in more ways than one. The Trojans will be guaranteed a change of scenery when they enter the all-new blue track in Drake Stadium for the 81st installment of the UCLA-USC dual meet this weekend. “Whenever […]
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UCLA alum, former NFL player Chris Kluwe talks social change
For eight seasons in the NFL punter Chris Kluwe was a cult figure on the Minnesota Vikings. The UCLA alumnus drew the attention of many fans through his participation in popular video games like World of Warcraft and League of Legends – all while juggling a demanding schedule of a professional football player. In January of […]
UCLA gymnastics fine-tunes mental game before NCAAs
Gymnastics is a sport grounded in dazzling aerial displays and sharp, precise turns and leaps – physical feats that would impress even the most athletic of people. But hidden underneath the spectacle of skill and dance elements is the mental side of the sport not privy to the audience, something that the gymnast has to face every […]
Gymnastics’ Ellette Craddock back in starting rotation
Redshirt sophomore Ellette Craddock has had a wobbly career on balance beam. Two years ago, she competed in just one meet for UCLA gymnastics. Last year, she tore a tendon in her finger and had to sit out the season. But at the start of this year, she made her way onto the team’s competitive […]
Former gymnast overcomes injuries, finds success as coach
Kassidy Kozai needed surgery to reconstruct a torn medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament in her right knee three years prior to enrolling in college.
UCLA women’s soccer plays Japan’s INAC Kobe Leonessa
After 14 hours in the air, the UCLA women’s soccer team could finally enjoy the familiar feeling of the earth beneath its feet once again. Only this time, it was the feeling of Japanese soil. And the first thing the Bruins did that March 21afternoon after being released from the confines of a chair within a […]
Women’s tennis maintains shutout streak with Oregon win
UCLA women’s tennis has been in the business of collecting zeroes. And just like when cashing in a check, the more zeroes on the right, the better. For the fifth straight meet this season, the No. 2 Bruins handily dispatched another team without letting their opponent claim a single match in the meet. This time it was […]