The score was tied 7-7, heading to the last attempt of the last end. The tension in the air was so palpable, it could cut through the very ice below it. The four-time Olympian stared at his target intently, crouched down, crept forward and released the stone. The dozens in the stands roared in anticipation […]
Category Archives: Sports
The Quad: How do students feel about UCLA’s athletics and its performance?
There are few universities that can lay claim to such a unique history of both academic prestige and athletic success as UCLA can. Our university is one of the top-ranked schools in the world, and the Bruins have won 113 NCAA Championships across all sports – tied with Stanford for the most championship won. UCLA […]
Throwback Thursday: The history of the UCLA-Stanford feud, featuring Daily Bruin Opinion
If the Daily Bruin’s Opinion page ever seems to lack that entertaining storytelling you’re looking for, fear not: Our brethren from the 1950s have you covered. The Daily Bruin Opinion page took it upon itself on Oct. 20, 1950 to extensively cover a big homecoming football game between UCLA and Stanford University. This game, according […]
The Quad: Lonzo Ball’s $495 shoes prove out of reach for most UCLA students
I’m a broke college student. Yes, I know, you are too. My broke self always debates whether or not to spend money on a $5 Uber or whether I should be nice enough to tip the pizza delivery guy $3 (usually I end up doing neither, but that’s beside the point). So when I went […]
The Quad: The psychology behind college rivalries
The Bruin Bear is boxed, the bonfire has been lit, and campus rings out with the sounds of the Bruin Marching Band and cries of “U! C! L! A! Fight! Fight! Fight!” as the eight clap rings out for the umpteenth time. It’s time to get hyped for the tomorrow’s football game against USC. Whether […]
The Quad: The eternal dominance of college sports, explained
There was a football game yesterday. It involved a team you probably care about. It did not go well. But why? No, I’m not asking why the Bruins lost again. The answer to that question can be found in many other places. This is about taking a step back from the taken-for-granted nature of College […]
The Quad: The top 10 things that are #YoungerThanTaysomHill
UCLA football is playing BYU on Saturday, and BYU’s starting quarterback is named Taysom Hill, and he’s 26 years old. UCLA’s student section – fresh off the high of becoming the first Twitter-verified student section in the country – decided to spend the week roasting Hill for being old by using the hashtag #YoungerThanTaysomHill. 🚨 […]