A simple question asked to the coach of the UCLA women’s club lacrosse team describes this year’s run fittingly: Before the season, did you expect this kind of turnaround? “Absolutely not,” answers coach Paige Lin. Prior to the fall, few members of the program expected this year’s Bruin team, a group that didn’t break .500 last […]
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New and current Bruins look to land a spot on UCLA’s Spirit Squad
A line of five hopeful Bruins sit patiently in front of a panel of 15 judges. The verbal test that awaits them is a change of pace from the dance showcase they put on just prior to moving on to this section of the audition. Using the most of the 45 seconds they’re allocated, they […]
UCLA club wrestling earns battle scars in competitions
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Along UCLA club wrestler Maarten Deschaumes’ leg lies a near foot-long red bruise, a few centimeters wide. Below it, another blemish, though much smaller in size, follows. Many more bruises and cuts scatter his body. The morning […]
Mericien Venzon figures out a balance on and off the ice
On a rainy Westwood day in December 2011, Mericien Venzon found herself in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with her mother by her side. The fifth-year biology student remembered almost nothing of the hour before – when she was behind the wheel of her car, at the intersection of Le Conte and Gayley avenues. […]
Mericien Venzon figures out a balance on and off the ice
On a rainy Westwood day in December 2011, Mericien Venzon found herself in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with her mother by her side. The fifth-year biology student remembered almost nothing of the hour before – when she was behind the wheel of her car, at the intersection of Le Conte and Gayley avenues. […]
UCLA figure skating to compete in team nationals
There was little out of the ordinary for the skaters of the UCLA figure skating club as they coasted smoothly around the ice rink during team warm ups of the 2013 US National Championships. Then, somewhat unexpectedly, the team broke out into an 8-clap, ringing Bruin pride for all in attendance to hear. “It was […]
New and experienced UCLA fencers take part in tournament
All Dorothy Yu had were her pants, jacket, socks and shoes. That wasn’t nearly enough gear to compete in a fencing tournament. Among other things, she was missing a sword and mask. She scrambled around all morning trying to scavenge all the necessary pieces to compete at Sunday’s Okawa Fencing Tournament held at the Student […]