Though the faces may be new and the court may be different, the UCLA sand volleyball team looked right at home Thursday as the Bruins defeated the Cal State Northridge Matadors 3-2 in their first match of the season. In all, seven different Bruins made their UCLA sand volleyball debut. However, UCLA was a far […]
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Humans of Westwood: Winter 2014, Week 9
Photodocumenting life around UCLA – one person at a time. (Inspired by Humans of New York: www.humansofnewyork.com) #HOWEWO
BarbecueLA: India’s Tandoori
The Saturday afternoon quiet of Brentwood’s Tandoori Grill was punctuated only by the emergence of stone slabs – laden with sizzling, steaming piles of meat – through the kitchen doors. Such dramatic presentation is inevitable with a traditional tandoor, kept at a temperature upwards of 900 degrees by a charcoal or wood fire within the oven itself. Given the high-intensity cooking method, food can easily be overcooked but, when done correctly, yields the kind of flavorful, tender meats offered by Tandoori Grill.
Week in Photos: Feb. 23-March 1
UCLA men’s basketball beats Oregon State, 74-69
Coming off its first losing streak of the year, UCLA men’s basketball looked primed to see its two-game skid turn into three, as the team trailed Oregon State by nine at halftime. However, a reenergized offense in the second half turned the game around and the Bruins, behind sophomore guard Jordan Adams’ 20-point second half, […]
Ab-Soul and Problem perform at 2014 Hip Hop Explosion
UCLA’s Cultural Affairs Commission’s Hip Hop Congress hosted the 2014 Hip Hop Explosion at Ackerman Grand Ballroom. This year’s performers were Diamond Lane Music Group’s Problem and Tog Dawg Entertainment’s Ab-Soul. Both performed on and off stage to a standing audience of UCLA students.
Bruins fall to Ducks, 83-87, in double overtime
Moments before UCLA basketball took the floor Thursday night, the biggest jeers facing the Bruins came neither from Oregon’s basketball players nor the Duck faithful scattered throughout Pauley Pavilion. No, it was UCLA’s pregame DJ that pointed out the elephant in the room and practically pulled on its trunk, playing Rob Base and DJ EZ […]