Author Archives: Katie Filbeck

Slaves in Africa and Brazil invented Capoeira as a way of hiding martial arts from slave owners in the form of dance. It has since evolved into an art form that utilizes flexibility, strength and rhythm, in addition to its cultural expression and exercise. And above all else, “Capoeira is hard to read about. “You’d […]

According to the UCLA recreation schedule, there is an internationally famous recreational instructor teaching at UCLA. Mestre Boneco is one of the founders of Grupo Capoeira Brasil, the largest renowned Capoeira group in the world, and director of the Benção Brasil Cultural Center, a non-profit Brazilian cultural center. Boneco is considered a living legend in […]

High expectations were shattered once again this week for UCLA sports. The women’s cross country team placed 25th out of 31 teams at the NCAA Championships yesterday in Terre Haute, Ind. Going into the race, the team was shooting for a place in the top 15. “I’m less than pleased,” head coach Eric Peterson said. […]

It will be the same story, with hopefully a different ending, for the No. 21 UCLA women’s cross country team Monday, as it prepares to compete in the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. The team advanced via an at-large bid last Monday, after returning from the NCAA West Regionals, where it placed third overall. […]

The pride has been restored to UCLA’s cross country program. Both the men’s and women’s teams competed in the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Qualifiers at Stanford on Saturday and returned redeemed and confident after an upset at the Pac-10 championships the week before. The men ended their season with an eighth overall finish. The […]

The UCLA women’s cross country team is planning on coming back strong after an upset at last Saturday’s Pac-10 Championships. The Bruin women, expected to take third, came back with an overall fourth-place finish. Despite the lower-than-hoped-for standings, some individual runners had their moment to shine ““ junior Lena Nilsson and sophomore Alejandra Barrientos ran […]

PASADENA “”mdash; It was a new year, but the same old story at the Brookside Country Club. Stanford, ranked second in the nation, won the women’s Pac-10 cross-country title for the seventh consecutive year; its men’s team won for the third straight season. The UCLA men’s and women’s teams, meanwhile, finished fourth and eighth overall, […]