Food Stamp Challenge at UCLA explores food insecurity

Pushing his cart through the aisles of Ralphs, Edwin Eshaghzadeh picked out peanut butter, bread, eggs, yogurt, tuna and black beans. Eshaghzadeh had only $31.30 to spend for a week’s worth of food, a budget he has not followed since he was a child and his family was on food stamps. When he was younger, […]

UCLA students inspired by panel on women in politics

Angela Yip used to second-guess herself when she discussed political and social issues, even though she was passionate about them. But after meeting female leaders in L.A. politics and listening to their stories, the first-year political science student said she aspires to get involved in local politics and be more confident when discussing the topics […]

UCLA men’s basketball overpowers Chattanooga, 106-65

With just a couple minutes gone in the second half, Norman Powell dribbled up the baseline full speed ahead.
By the time he realized there was a Chattanooga defender with his shoulders squared standing just outside the key, it was too late. The sophomore guard rose up and threw down a powerful right arm.
UCLA defeated Chattanooga 106-65 on Sunday night in its highest-scoring affair since December 23, 2008, and from about the sixth minute onward, it was a laugher filled with high-flying dunks from Powell and fellow height enthusiasts like freshman guard Zach LaVine.

Bruins miss opportunities to score, fall to Sun Devils

PASADENA—Earlier this week, Ishmael Adams lucked into a pretty sweet gig. UCLA’s coaching staff had been deciding whether to use the sophomore cornerback or Myles Jack, the freshman linebacker/running back hybrid, for a kickoff and punt returner role vacated by the absence of sophomore wide receiver Devin Fuller.

Bruins reach milestones in 81-70 win against Eagles

On one play, two Bruins set milestones. Curling around a screen, sophomore guard Jordan Adams grabbed a pass from sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson, took a few steps to the rim and laid the ball in off the glass. The bucket gave Adams his 28th point of the night – a new career high – and gave Anderson his 10th assist of the game, giving him his first career triple double.