Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. This week, Daily Bruin dives into the stories of three key players on the team who are also riding on a second […]
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Marcos Giron overcomes early setbacks, rebounds to top
Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. This week, Daily Bruin dives into the stories of three key players on the team who are also riding on a second […]
Clay Thompson fights way to top with renewed commitment to tennis
Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. This week, Daily Bruin dives into the stories of three key players on the team who are also riding on a second […]
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 – […]
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 […]