Coming into the NCAA championships, Julian Wruck held all 25 of the longest collegiate discus throws this season. With such an impressive track record, the expectations and pressure were higher than one of his record-setting throws. The redshirt junior was one of ten UCLA Bruins to qualify for the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore. this […]
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Track and field qualifies 10 to NCAA championships
With the Jim Bush So Cal Championships wrapped up, the Bruins will be able to focus on the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. which starts Wednesday. The Jim Bush So Cal Championships took place at UCLA’s Drake Stadium Saturday and saw several strong performances from Bruin athletes. Redshirt junior discus […]
Submission: Memorial honors alumni’s legacy
The original article and photo caption contained errors and have been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. On Thursday, May 30, I walked in and sat down in a familiar seat in Bunche 1209B – a room where I once used to study Ottoman history. That same room, on that Thursday, […]
Ecochella channels music, energy from within
On a particularly bold and balmy day in the cerebrum of a physics student, music and sustainability married, some neurons fired … and Ecochella was born. “Ecochella is one of those mistakes that actually came out of my mouth once and we had to go with it,” said Rachel Woods-Robinson, a fourth-year physics student and […]
UCLA production of hit musical awakens Broadway spirit
With nudity and themes of sexuality and suicide, UCLA’s production of the 2006 Broadway hit “Spring Awakening” comes full force in telling a coming-of-age story.
Rallying for an Education: Howard Shu juggles school, Olympic aspirations
Howard Shu’s brother called the badminton player’s freshman year “a toss-up.” On the one hand, he was starting down the path to a degree in business economics from UCLA. But on the other hand was badminton, his lifelong passion that had allowed him to travel the world for international tournaments, and to earn a bronze […]
UCLA pole vaulter hopes to jump back from injury
Junior pole vaulter Natasha Kolbo brought home a second-place finish from the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in early February – and an injury. There was a hole in the pit at the competition, and when she stepped on it she rolled her ankle. “I had so much adrenaline that I didn’t realize how bad it […]