Pauley Pavilion hosted its first athletic competition not involving a UCLA athletic team since renovation Monday night in the first-ever Los Angeles Tennis Challenge, a tennis showcase that raised money to fight autism. Just two days after hosting a men’s basketball game, the venue was transformed into a tennis arena with a court and net […]
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Week in Sports: Feb. 18–24, 2013
Listen: Bluegrass, Americana scene and community thrive in Los Angeles
The rising trend of Bluegrass, Americana and folk music is a nationwide phenomenon. As Billboard magazine reported in its Oct. 12 issue, Justin Bieber’s “Believe” was outsold by the neo-Americana band Mumford and Sons’ new record “Babel” with more than 600,000 sales in its first week. UCLA has surprising roots in Los Angeles’ burgeoning folk […]
Week in sports: Feb. 11–17, 2013
Faces of Dance Marathon 2013
Daily Bruin’s Spectrum set up a photo booth in Ackerman Grand Ballroom during the 2013 UCLA Dance Marathon to snap portraits of dancers and participants. We met a variety of people in bright outfits and bandana headbands who still had energy, even late into the night.