USAC Recap – April 23

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda Weekly contingency allocations were approved. The council voted 9-0-1 to allocate $1,518.37 from the USAC discretionary fund to purchase 350 transfer student appreciation t-shirts […]

Love or Hate: Columnists draw lightsabers over “Star Wars” expansion

A long time ago, in a movie deal far, far away, Disney announced the future release of a third “Star Wars” trilogy. More recently, they’ve specified their plan to release a new film yearly beginning in 2015, alternating between episodic features and spinoffs. It is a period of civil war. On the con side, the […]

Mt. SAC relays bring out best in Bruins

With some of the world’s best track and field athletes gathering at this year’s Mt. San Antonio College Relays, UCLA proved it belongs in the same elite group. The 55th annual Mt. SAC Relays gave individual Bruins an opportunity to shine at a highly touted event. The Bruins took full advantage of the track, which […]

Sand volleyball’s junior duo hopes for bid after solid play

In a weekend tournament that featured both team competition and pair bracket play, one Bruin duo on the sand volleyball team stood out among the rest. UCLA’s No. 1 pair of juniors, Meg Norton and Kelly Reeves, led the team throughout the weekend in both formats. During Saturday’s team play, they were the only duo […]

Women’s golf to host Pac-12 Championships this week

UCLA women’s golf will compete in the Pac-12 Championships Monday, and the team will be close to home as it plays in nearby Valencia. The No. 7 Bruins haven’t won the Pac-12 title since 2008, although they have won a national title since then. UCLA will have to go up against lofty competition, including five […]

Rowing produces results despite weather conditions

Although the weather may have kept some of the rowing team’s boats out of competition at this weekend’s Clemson Invitational, those who were able to compete held their own against a pool that included some of the nation’s top competitors. Competing in what UCLA coach Amy Fuller Kearney described as one of the largest invitationals […]

Daily Bruin receives awards in 21 categories from California College Media Association

The Daily Bruin won awards for second place in general newspaper excellence and third place in general website excellence at the California College Media Association awards banquet. At Saturday’s award banquet in San Jose, the Daily Bruin won awards in 21 different categories. First Place: Best multimedia presentation (Byron Lutz and Kelly Zhou) Best infographic […]