Author Archives: David Garcia

For senior Rodney Van, a missed play means much more than just letting the opposing team gain yards. On any given play, Van and the rest of his group know that their jobs are always on the line. UCLA has had some consistency issues at the cornerback position this season, as no one player has […]

For the first time since 1985, the UCLA men’s cross country team will be heading to the NCAA Championships. On Saturday, the Bruins competed at the West Region Championships in Portland, Ore., finishing in sixth place as a team. A day later, the team found out that it had received an at-large bid to the […]

Going into the weekend, the Bruins needed an exceptional race in order to salvage their season, but that race never materialized. The UCLA women’s cross country team fell short of its goal on Saturday, finishing in fifth place at the West Region Championships and failing to garner a bid to the NCAA Championships for the […]

The UCLA defense has its swagger back. The Bruin defense returned to its dominant ways while quarterback Pat Cowan threw for two touchdowns as UCLA broke a four-game losing streak Saturday against Oregon State by the score of 25-7, keeping the Bruins’ bowl hopes alive. After a sluggish first half, the Bruins entered the locker […]

CROSS COUNTRY Saturday West Region Championships Portland, Ore. For the UCLA cross-country teams, the whole season will be coming down to just one race. Both the men and women’s squads will be traveling to Portland, Ore., to compete in the West Region Championships this weekend. For both teams, the season will come to an end […]

In the wild, beavers are best known for their furry faces, oddball tails and natural tendencies to build dams. However, this season the Oregon State Beavers have made it a point to make the woodland creature synonymous with one other thing: going to bowl games. After a slow start to Pac-10 play, Oregon State has […]

FOOTBALL Saturday, 3:15 p.m. v. Oregon State The Rose Bowl For four weeks, the Bruins have struggled to find answers. From being blown out to letting close games slip away, this team has experienced almost every way to lose a game within the last month. Now, mired in the longest losing streak in three years, […]