Author Archives: Eli Smukler

Last Wednesday, a high school senior in Oregon decided he was going to become a Bruin.

A DJ, two MCs, a 16-member female dance troupe with six erotically charged wardrobe changes, a constant stream of eerily mature child performers, and more flashing lights and sound effects than Fourth of July at Disneyland.

If the UCLA women’s volleyball team needed to be reminded of why they have such high expectations this season, they got the weekend they deserved.

Some people sit back and watch history unfold, but a select few of us actually make it happen with the flick of our pens.

There’s no denying it, now. The UCLA women’s volleyball team is in a rut.

If the UCLA women’s volleyball team’s conference was measured in potential, its record would not be 5-6. But as the players know, only official wins matter. After a nearly perfect nonconference season, the No. 9 Bruins (15-7, 5-6 Pac-10) have not gotten the victories they were hoping for in the Pac-10. However, UCLA looks to […]

My name is Eli Smukler, and yes, I am the victim of a Basketball Jones.