A 5-year-old boy and his grandfather sat down together to watch a game. The television was muted, and the grandson was speaking. “My grandfather has been blind for 40 years,” said Morey Hershgordon, now a professional sports broadcaster. “From a young age, I would go over to his house, mute the television, and broadcast him […]
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UCLA Powerlifting seeks growth, offers members goal-oriented exercise
Gym rats are often content going through the same workout routines. However, that isn’t for everyone. “I felt that (working out) wasn’t very rewarding and it was very subjective,” said UCLA Powerlifting president Marc Morgan. “Your body can change and look good one day but bad another, and there’s nothing to quantify your progress besides […]
Club archery team reflects on successful year, talks mental strategies
Justin Curley never shot a bow before attending the Archery Festival at the Enormous Activities Fair as a first-year student in September. “It sucked me in,” Curley said. Every year, Club Archery hosts the Archery Festival during the first week of fall quarter. Students can shoot arrows for free and test whether or not they […]
Altitude training lifts distance runner above competition in final year
Dullstroom, South Africa, lies at a lofty 6,890 feet and is home to just 558 people – which leaves plenty of wide open space for some of the world’s top runners to altitude-train. Dullstroom’s altitude drew redshirt senior distance runner Austin O’Neil below the equator for the last winter break of his UCLA career. O’Neil […]
Bruin volleyball seniors get ball rolling into new stages of life
It’s time for Jackson Bantle and Hagen Smith to get out of California. The two volleyball seniors have always called Southern California home and have attended school together in Los Angeles for 17 years. “I would say it’s very similar to having brothers on the court at the same time,” said Loyola High School volleyball […]
Bruins Racing members discuss experiences, plans for future races
Dozens of students converge in a small workshop in Boelter Hall every day. It is constantly crowded, always smells of motor oil and produces several brand new cars each year. Bruin Racing, a UCLA student-run motorsports organization, builds competition-ready race cars among a mix of motorcycle engines, aluminum wheel hubs and a host of other […]
UCLA alumna finds confidence, passion in sports videography
Ever since her parents put a video camera in her hands, filming has been a constant in Deanna Hong’s life. But as she sat on her couch watching the Norwegian women’s handball team at the 2008 Olympics, the Bay Area native realized what had once been a hobby could be something more. For the UCLA […]