In the eyes of the men’s golf team, this weekend’s regional competition is the first step to the national championship. “All the other tournaments have just been getting us prepared for this tournament,” junior John Poucher said. “For us, the national championship is a seven-round tournament that begins in Oregon.” Crosswater Golf Course in Bend, […]
Author Archives: Elizabeth Newman
Golf photos convert one new fan
It was just last Wednesday when a fellow writer at the Daily Bruin dropped the latest issue of Golf Digest in my lap. I laughed. Me? Read Golf Digest? Are you joking? I’m not much of a golf fan, mostly because I don’t really understand the game. But I might have to learn. Simply skip […]
One for herself
Not long after returning from a second interview for the athletic director position at Emory University, Betsy Stephenson headed to the UCLA women’s basketball banquet. The associate athletic director wouldn’t miss it for the world. There, she received a note from guard Nikki Blue, which read: “Thank you for all you’ve done for us. Sometimes […]
M. basketball: Coach offers personal best
John Wooden graced UCLA’s campus on Sunday, this time in the bookstore instead of on the basketball court. Promoting his newest memoir, “My Personal Best,” Wooden arrived Sunday to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books to a line which stretched from the interior bottom level of Ackerman Union, out the doors and around the […]
Gymnastics: Bruins may have start of dynasty
As she carried the NCAA Championship trophy into the press conference following a record-breaking team performance, a thought crossed Jeanette Antolin’s mind. “We are building a dynasty here,” she said. “And there will be many more to come.” Friday’s championship marked UCLA’s fourth in five years, and fifth overall, arguably cementing the development of another […]
Search for replacement associate director begins
A nationwide search to find a replacement for associate athletic director Betsy Stephenson is underway just one week after Stephenson announced she was leaving UCLA to take over as athletic director at Emory University beginning July 1. The search, spearheaded by UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero, will be conducted on a national scale. According to […]
Stephenson to exit UCLA athletics
Betsy Stephenson, associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator for UCLA, announced March 31 that she will leave Westwood next year to take over athletic director responsibilities at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. “Betsy Stephenson is a tremendous fit for our exemplary scholar athletes and dedicated coaching staff,” said John Ford, Emory senior vice president […]