Colin Samuel still believes UCLA has a chance to win the Pac-12. The Bruins (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) don’t control their own destiny, but considering every team in the South Division already has one conference loss, the redshirt sophomore cornerback doesn’t rule anything out. “Anything’s possible in the Pac-12 – it’s wide open right now,” Samuel […]
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Women’s volleyball freshmen from Midwest making early impact
Two young volleyball players were ready to flee the cold, landlocked Midwest. Freshmen outside hitters Jenny Mosser and Mac May hail from Lakeville, Minnesota, and Dubuque, Iowa – both cities over 1800 miles away from Los Angeles. But they were drawn to UCLA. “I ended up getting a letter from UCLA and I had actually […]
Alumnus creates evocative short film featuring refugee dandelion
Kevin Hudson was weeding his front lawn when he suddenly felt a burst of empathy for a dandelion. He looked over at his neighbor’s yard, which she kept empty except for some dirt and a few dandelions, and Hudson said he couldn’t help but think that if he were a dandelion, he’d prefer to be […]
Graduate students interpret “Romeo and Juliet” with modern, inclusive twist
Romeo leaped over a fence and climbed onto a balcony to reunite with his Julio in a new short film adaptation of the classic play. In “Romeo and Julio,” Oscar Emmanuel Fabela and two fellow graduate students directed and filmed adaptations of several scenes from Shakespeare’s original play “Romeo and Juliet” to tell an inclusive […]
UCLA shuts out Oregon in second half, races away with 31-14 win
Bolu Olorunfunmi rumbled down the open runway of green grass in front of him, and then took flight. The junior running back leaped and springboarded off Oregon safety Mattrell McGraw, did a flip, then landed in the end zone for a touchdown, giving UCLA a two-possession lead. “I kind of gasped for a second and […]
Alumni develop app for college students to manage their finances
Tim Yu and Susie Kim spent $70 to buy tickets to a nightclub party hosted by Kim Kardashian in Las Vegas. They ended up arriving late and missing the party. That experience made them realize they needed to make better financial decisions and led them to create Pluto Money, a mobile application that aims to […]
Alumnus’ website works to help new, aspiring stars take center stage
Brad Hall took his first job in the entertainment industry as a production assistant at Warner Bros. to make ends meet during college. As Hall went on to search for new positions in entertainment, he began to collect resources and make professional connections within the industry. He used this network to launch EntertainmentCareers.Net, an online […]