Students celebrated a Korean national holiday on campus for the first time Friday to raise awareness of Korean history by performing Korean drumming, masked dances and a re-enacted march. Hanoolim, a Korean cultural awareness group, hosted a celebration of Samil Day, also known as Independence Movement Day, a Korean holiday that commemorates the protests of […]
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Men’s basketball pushes past Trojans in overtime after back-and-forth battle
The Bruins needed a win in their final home game of the season and they got one. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) boosted its odds at clinching a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament with a 93-88 overtime victory over crosstown rival USC (15-14, 8-8) on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. In a game […]
Owner of TLT Food speaks on success of restaurant, goals for UCLA community
Daniel Shemtob is the definition of the millennial persona amplified. Aside from his round glasses and neon green TLT attire, the first thing I noticed about him was his tattoo; “I am the future” read legibly across his right forearm. I instantly sensed that it was not just a saying he inked on his body […]
Students sell vintage clothing pieces with meaning through social media shops
While browsing through a vintage shop, Artemis Mansur found an embroidered vest. She checked the tag, learned that it was handmade in Vietnam in the 1950s, and decided it was so special that she had to buy it, she said. The second-year communication and psychology student and fourth-year design media arts student Maddy Pease share […]
Associate head coach Rance Brown fosters diversity, brings passion to tennis court
For 15 years, Rance Brown commuted 66 miles from Laguna Beach. The then-volunteer assistant coach for UCLA women’s tennis had to wake up at 5 a.m. every day to drive to campus, but spotting former Lakers star Kobe Bryant running along the Newport Coast Drive made the drive worth it. “I made more money teaching in […]
Ducks hunted in second-half comeback as UCLA men’s basketball takes close victory
This post was updated Feb. 23 at 10:37 p.m. With 13:25 left in the game, Pauley Pavilion got loud. There wasn’t really a reason why – the Bruins were down by nine and hadn’t been able to stop the Ducks all night. But then, Oregon picked up a shot clock violation amid the noise, and […]
Men’s basketball outscored by Oregon Ducks 44-28 in first half of rematch
The 3s were falling in the first half. UCLA men’s basketball (14-13, 7-7 Pac-12) trails Oregon (15-11, 6-7) 44-28 at halftime. The Bruins bested the Ducks in the teams’ first meeting on Jan. 10, coming back from a 13-point deficit to clinch a 87-84 victory in overtime. Oregon hit three straight 3s to put UCLA […]