UCLA narrowly trails Oregon State at the half, 39-38

CORVALLIS, Ore. “”mdash; After a rocky, back-and-forth first half of basketball here at Gill Coliseum, UCLA trails Oregon State 39-38 at the break.

The Beavers’ pressure defense has forced the Bruins to turn the ball over six times, including an embarrassing fumbled pass from senior guard Jerime Anderson to freshman guard Norman Powell that resulted in an embarrassing backcourt violation.

Redshirt sophomore forward Traivs Wear leads the Bruins in scoring with 10 and is the only Bruin in double figures.

USAC approves changes to system funding student programs

The undergraduate student government voted Tuesday night to approve changes to their student group programming funding system, beginning next fall.

As of the 2012-13 academic year, USAC will not allot more than 33 percent of its contingency programming budget in fall quarter until the amount of surplus funds for the year is finalized.

Q&A: Alex DeLeon unfolds the symphony behind The Cab's recent album

The Cab is currently on its “Everything’s Fine Symphony Soldier Tour” with The Summer Set. Daily Bruin’s Marjorie Yan spoke to The Cab’s lead singer Alex Deleon about touring so far, inspiration for the group’s recently released album, “Symphony Soldier” and how it differs from its previous albums