In the 245 days she’s been at UCLA, Emily Adams has already constructed a diverse portfolio. The writer has been published on the CollegeFashionista website, UCLA Club Sports’ website and in Westwind, UCLA’s student literary journal. The goalkeeper was also featured in a third-place league finish for the women’s club water polo team while garnering […]
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Sand volleyball’s Laurel Weaver attends forum to foster coaching career
Laurel Weaver is still undecided about what a future playing volleyball will entail – whether it’ll be spent touring through different indoor courts in Europe or playing on the beaches of California. What the sophomore UCLA sand volleyball player is certain about, however, is that she wants to make it a point to give back […]
Team captain Molly Tracy shows leadership in four years of club lacrosse
It happened a handful of months after Molly Tracy broke a four-year hiatus from gripping a lacrosse stick. UCLA was on the offensive against Oregon at the 2012 Santa Barbara Shootout tournament. The midfielder missed the pass from a teammate and let the ball slip by her – but just this once. As the ball […]
Helping to Heal: Intern finds career path through sports medicine program
With the sun in his face, fourth-year physiological science student Joe Douglass looked up at the Acosta Athletic Training Complex. “It’s been a long journey,” Douglass said. “I’ve spent a lot of time – put in a lot of hours – in that building.” The 6-foot senior isn’t a Division I athlete, even though his […]
Student athletic trainer learns the ropes with hands-on experience
It was barely past 10 a.m. when Megan Lee’s first scheduled athlete came in for treatment the morning before the first game of a three-game homestand. Surrounded by dozens of athletes and athletic trainers in the Acosta Athletic Training and Rehabilitation Room, the third-year physiological science student immediately began to work on the baseball player. […]
Physical therapy experience inspires student to pursue sports medicine
When Christian Leandro found his passion for sports medicine, it occurred on the opposite side of the tape. During his second year, Leandro was playing soccer on the Intramural Field when he tore his left ACL for the second time. For Leandro, who was newly accepted into the UCLA Undergraduate Sports Medicine Internship Program, it […]
UCLA Sports Medicine Internship Program helps student find her calling
Stephanie Chou said she knew she wanted to choose a profession where she could help people. But until a specific T-shirt caught her eye on the way back from class, she was unsure what that profession would be. The T-shirt read “UCLA Sports Medicine.” Chou headed back to her dorm and entered the phrase into […]