Author Archives: Erin Wagner

Driving down the 405 on Thursday night, I thought I was in for another typical trip to the airport to spend a couple of days at another typical Wagner family reunion. Not that the reunions happen all that often, but I wasn’t expecting my trip to Utah to be bustling with symbols of American independence. […]

Once deemed the “Mecca of college basketball,” Pauley Pavilion is due for a major face-lift. Having undergone a few upgrade projects here and there, talks are under way to sizably renovate the structure. The pavilion, named after its original donor Edwin Pauley, hosts basketball, volleyball and gymnastics, as well as ceremonies and events throughout the […]

The year women’s rowing gained varsity status at UCLA, coach Amy Fuller Kearney didn’t go on recruiting trips or make phone calls to prospects. Instead, she would stand out on Bruin Walk, seeking out tall, athletic-looking females to fill out her roster. Fuller Kearney, who took over the program once it was adopted as a […]

All year long, the Pepperdine men’s volleyball team’s status as the No. 1 team in the country was largely associated with one player, Waves’ senior outside hitter Sean Rooney. So during Saturday night’s NCAA Championship final, it wasn’t a surprise when the nation’s best player stepped up in the season’s biggest game. Rooney, the National […]

While Bruin supporters are pulling for their volleyball team this weekend, the NCAA might just have a vested interest in seeing UCLA win its semifinal match against Penn State on Thursday too. With UCLA and Pepperdine both playing in Pauley Pavilion, the NCAA Tournament is expected to draw a large contingent of regional pride. And […]

With a dominating performance at the Miller Cup, the UCLA women’s rowing team illustrated exactly what hard work, depth and dedication can produce. Not only did the Bruins capture the overall victory at Marina Del Rey on Saturday morning, they also managed to outrow the competition in every single heat. A long way removed from […]

After spending two matches on the bench, sophomore Steve Klosterman of the UCLA men’s volleyball team made sure that any time he spent on the court Wednesday night wouldn’t be wasted. With the Bruins losing during the second game against No. 9 Cal State Northridge, Klosterman was substituted in for junior Damien Scott, and proved […]