Author Archives: Daniel Miller

It’s time to hit the stride. Riding a five-match winning streak, the once injury-plagued No. 7 UCLA men’s volleyball team (10-7, 7-6 MPSF) has shaken off its limp and finally picked up the pace. “Because teams are thinking that UCLA isn’t going to do well, teams aren’t looking at us,” senior setter Rich Nelson said. […]

Walking is ridiculous. It takes time, it’s tiring and it’s not that fun. Since walking to class is such an arduous affair, replete with construction obstacles, rain and the crazies on Bruin Walk, I have thought up several different solutions to the ambulatory crisis that grips UCLA’s student population. The fact is we need a […]

On a Friday night a few weeks ago, Adam Shrader was sitting on a glass coffee table in his best friends’ apartment. He had sat on the table a thousand times before, but this time it collapsed. The broken glass sliced up his legs and hand, requiring a trip to the emergency room and stitches. […]

When the UCLA men’s volleyball team began its three-match road trip last Wednesday, head coach Al Scates was hoping to pull out two victories. However, after the win at UC Santa Barbara and University of the Pacific Friday night, Scates re-evaluated the team’s goal. “I said I would be happy with two out of three, […]

The UCLA men’s volleyball team is in the midst of a pivotal three-match road trip, and so far, the Bruins are meeting their goals, having beaten UC Santa Barbara 3-0 on Wednesday. “If we win two out of three road matches, we will be in good shape,” said UCLA head coach Al Scates before the […]

It was a win for the ages. With the basketball season on the line (not really), the Bruins steadied themselves (hardly), and rode Dijon Thompson’s jumper to victory (sorta). Last night’s 76-75 victory was one to savor ““ and UCLA fans did just that, moseying on down to the court for a half-hearted celebration. It […]