UCLA men’s basketball escaped with a 97-94 overtime victory over No. 7 Missouri at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night. In overtime, freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad scored the Bruins’ first seven points, including a go-ahead three with 1:01 to play which gave UCLA a 95-93 lead. Redshirt junior Travis Wear hit a jumper with 12.1 seconds to play to […]
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Cal State Northridge upsets No. 12 UCLA women’s basketball
With just over a minute to play and UCLAleading by one, the ball found Cal State Northridge’s freshman Marta Masoni 28 feet from the basket. The guard/forward launched a deep three-point attempt, then coolly watched it rattle in to seal the game. Behind their tenth three ball of the night, the Matadors (6-4) downed the No. […]
Professor emeritus honored with lifetime achievement award
Paul Terasaki, professor emeritus of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles-based University Kidney Research Organization for his work in science and medicine. The University Kidney Research Organization, which began in 2002 in Los Angeles, raises money to fund research for kidney disease. […]
New program to lower monthly payments for federal student loans
A new federal student loan repayment program, which is estimated to reduce monthly payments for more than 1.6 million college students and borrowers, will launch Friday. Income-based repayment loan plans currently require students with outstanding loans to contribute 15 percent of their monthly income toward their loans, according to Daily Bruin archives. The new program will […]
Judge postpones trial decision in UCLA lab death case
The decision on whether UCLA chemistry professor Patrick Harran will go to trial regarding the death of a UCLA lab assistant in a 2008 lab fire has been postponed until February, according to Harran’s lawyer. Sheharbano “Sheri” Sangji, a UCLA research assistant, died from burns sustained in a 2008 lab fire while not wearing the proper protective gear. Last year, the […]
UCLA leads Long Beach State 47-38 at halftime
UCLA leads Long Beach State 47-38 at the end of the first half. The Bruins got off to their hottest start of the season against the 49ers, beginning the game 15 for 21 from the field. However, UCLA missed its next eight field goals and ended the half shooting 54.5 percent from the field. Freshman guard Jordan Adams […]
UCLA exhibits confidence in 95-53 rout of Prairie View A&M
Shabazz Muhammad’s basketball career at UCLAdidn’t start quite as planned. The top-ranked recruit dealt with an NCAA suspension, injuries to his ankle and shoulder and a considerable weight gain, all during his first few weeks on campus. But on Saturday night, the freshman guard took a big step toward fulfilling the lofty expectations put upon him, with a […]