As the seconds ticked by, the parents on the sideline began pacing back and forth as their daughters held onto a one-goal lead late in the soccer game. The pacing gradually turned into jumping and screaming, but amid all that, the two coaches stayed cool. After each time their team narrowly avoided allowing the goal […]
Category Archives: Club & IM Sports
Bruinrunners club members find common ground
De Neve Plaza is a hub of student activity, from impromptu acoustic guitar sessions to skateboarding practice. However, like clockwork every evening, one event stands out among the fray. As 5:15 p.m. hits and the sun starts to set behind the residential halls, a large group of people sprints through the courtyard, laughing, chatting and […]
UCLA Kendo Club finds balance between combat and discipline
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Yelling resonates throughout the entire second floor of the John Wooden Center. Some yells are long, some are short. Some yells are high-pitched shrieks, while others are deep, guttural sounds. But they’re all intense, […]
UCLA archery club trains to overcome challenges to body, mind
Aim, cock back, shoot, repeat. Aim, cock back, shoot, repeat. To the average bystander, archery looks pretty easy. There aren’t too many bodily movements involved in shooting and the targets are stationary. As a matter of fact, most of the members of the UCLA archery club, which competed in the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championship over […]
UCLA Wushu to perform at Chinese American Cultural Night
Nicole Carpentier walked out of Wushu practice bleeding. None of the nearly 35 UCLA Wushu club members were fazed though. It’s to be expected when fighting in the same style as Jet Li. Midway through practice, which is tucked away in the Gold Room of the John Wooden Center every Tuesday and Thursday night, Carpentier, […]
Young coach pushes UCLA women’s club lacrosse to success
A group of about 40 members of the UCLA women’s club lacrosse team stood around the Intramural Field waiting to meet their new coach. Their former coach left the team just a month before the regular season began. The Bruins had to scramble, calling up Paige Lin to replace a coach who was too busy […]
Women’s club lacrosse player fights injury to keep competing
A UCLA women’s lacrosse player stands on the sidelines, forced to watch practice as a spectator again. Her teammates race back and forth across the field, scrambling for control of the small, yellow ball. Some days, like on this particular day, the pain in Kate Armstrong’s right knee – covered by a black knee brace – […]