After starting the season winning 11 of its first 12 games, UCLA baseball hit a bump in the road – a three-game sweep at the hands of then-No. 1 Vanderbilt, then-No. 7 TCU, and then-No. 25 USC. If that weekend was a test to prove that UCLA could hang with the top teams in the […]
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QB, safety competitions headline first spring practice
UCLA football assembled at Spaulding Field Tuesday morning for its first spring practice without some of the integral players who defined the Bruin football identity for the better part of the last four years. As practice wound down and the team began to stretch, senior wide receiver Jordan Payton looked around for his best friend, […]
UCLA football spring practice preview: Several key positions up for grabs in 2015
Editor’s note: the Daily Bruin takes a look at potential position assignments for UCLA football’s veteran and rookie players heading into the 2015 season. Running back – Paul Perkins vs. Sotonye “Soso” Jamabo vs. Nate Starks With a resume spearheaded by the 1,575 rushing yards and the accompanying title of reigning Pac-12 leading rusher, it […]
Alum Howard Nourmand’s company Grand Jeté animates HBO documentary
Howard Nourmand first collaborated with Lena Dunham when designing the logo and opening title for HBO’s “Girls” and the brand identity of A Casual Romance Productions. The UCLA alumnus recently worked on another of Dunham’s projects to bring a popular children’s book character from the books’ pages to screens. Nourmand, who graduated in 2000, serves […]
Women’s basketball beats Northern Colorado, advances to Elite Eight
Spring break meant nothing to the women’s basketball team as it rolled into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Elite Eight with a win over University of Northern Colorado Thursday night. The Bruins struggled against the Bears for control throughout the game and eventually gained it, winning 74-60. Coach Cori Close largely attributed her team’s success […]
Bruins dominate UAB Blazers in 92-75 blowout win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UCLA’s inclusion in the NCAA tournament was deemed a joke by those outside the Bruin locker room, an egregious mistake on behalf of the selection committee. But thanks to UCLA’s resident funnyman, it’s the Bruins who are laughing now. Tony Parker tallied a career-high 28 points and UCLA became the first – […]
Men’s basketball looks to establish identity in game against SMU
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — So here sits UCLA, in a place many didn’t expect the Bruins to be, preparing to play a game most don’t expect them to win. The surprise of the Bruins’ selection into the tournament has worn off – both for the team and those outside the UCLA locker room. The initial outrage […]