Football lags behind with double-digit deficit at halftime against Utah

In its chance to take command of the Pac-12 South, UCLA looked unprepared. The Bruins went three-and-out on their first possession and committed a fair-catch interference penalty on the ensuing punt. After their defense held Utah to a punt, redshirt safety senior Adarius Pickett muffed the kick, giving the ball back to the Utes. Not […]

Q&A: Alum talks role as musical director of mythical creatures in ‘Shrek the Musical’

In case anyone was wondering, Far Far Away isn’t actually that far away. It’s about an hour’s drive from campus, located in Thousand Oaks, California, to be specific. Presented by 5-Star Theatricals as their season’s opening show, “Shrek the Musical” has been running at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza since Oct. 19, and will […]

Alumni forge down-to-earth depiction of hell in new animated series

Traitor Joe’s and Hell Foods peddle devilish goods to the underworld’s unsuspecting residents in “Hooray for Hell.” A collaboration effort between UCLA alumni Amy Winfrey and Peter Merryman, “Hooray For Hell” is a YouTube animated series released Oct. 6 that follows a girl who wakes up in hell after voting for a certain unnamed candidate […]

Dancer explores borders, colonization through multimedia performance

Salia Sanou said he is all too familiar with borders generated by colonizers and the impact they’ve had in the region. His knowledge of such man-made boundaries has guided his work as a dancer from Burkina Faso, using movement to explore the ideas of borders and territory, he said. During periods of colonization, European countries […]

Students in ResLife share major concerns about unilateral revision of constitution

Students involved with Hill administration said they could be fired at any time for anything they say or do. If they were to get fired, they would have a few days to move out of on-campus housing. They said this fear is one reason why they were afraid to speak up when administrators rewrote the […]

Football takes narrow 31-30 victory against Wildcats for second win of season

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 12:45 a.m. Wilton Speight started the second half, but after two series, that looked like the wrong decision. UCLA went three-and-out, and on the first play of the next possession the graduate transfer quarterback fumbled, handing the ball right back to Arizona’s offense. The Wildcats (3-5, 2-3 Pac-12) […]

UCLA leads 17-7 at half against Arizona but loses Thompson-Robinson to injury

Dorian Thompson-Robinson sat down and looked at the ground, and the Rose Bowl fell quiet as UCLA’s trainers ran out to the quarterback. The true freshman immediately headed to the injury tent on the sideline and left for the locker room several minutes later. In his place, graduate transfer quarterback Wilton Speight led the Bruins […]