Junior swimmer Allison Wine has a busy schedule that doesn’t look quite like any other UCLA student-athlete’s. Wine attends swim practice every day in the same way that the rest of her team does, competing at meets and cheering loudly for her peers. She goes to lecture with the same consistency, furrowing her brow at […]
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UCLA men’s tennis hopes to capitalize on USC’s weakness, recent loss
Every match is winnable, said senior and co-captain Dennis Mkrtchian at Tuesday’s UCLA men’s tennis practice. This is the mentality that Mkrtchian and his co-captain, junior Karue Sell, want their fellow teammates to have going into the rivalry match against USC Saturday. “With ‘SC, you never know what is going to happen,” Sell said. “It […]
Men’s basketball seeks USC season rout at Pac-12 tournament
Slowly, a smirk spread across Norman Powell’s face. He entertained the thought for a second, but let it pass. Sure, the senior guard would welcome another go-around against rival USC. But when asked Tuesday afternoon which team he would rather face in Thursday’s Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal matchup, Powell instead opted for the team that seemingly […]
UCLA baseball flounders against top-ranked teams in Dodgertown Classic
The dichotomy between UCLA and USC was apparent Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. The USC baseball team paraded onto the infield, jumping around and celebrating after its 8-4 victory over UCLA. Meanwhile, the Bruins shuffled off the field listlessly after allowing the Trojans to outscore them 4-1 over the game’s final four innings. Up in […]
Women’s basketball beats Arizona to advance in Pac-12 tournament
One down. Three to go. The UCLA women’s basketball players left KeyArena Thursday a little lighter after the weight of the first round of Pac-12 tournament play was lifted off their shoulders. UCLA defeated the University of Arizona 80-62, advancing to play No. 19 Stanford on Friday – a new weight adding pressure to their […]
Men’s basketball defeats USC, earns No. 4 seed in Pac-12
It was supposed to be Norman Powell’s night. The UCLA senior guard, who earned a standing ovation before the game during the Senior Night ceremony, was playing in potentially his final game in Pauley Pavilion, coming off a career-high 28 points against Washington State Sunday and named Pac-12 Player of the Week Monday. The stage […]
Transgender community seeks safer campus environment at protest
Zo Anthony Shay yelled Tuesday afternoon. He marched to Chancellor Gene Block’s office, demanding a safer campus for transgender students. At night, as candles flickered at a vigil at the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Campus Resource Center, Shay, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student and a transgender man, hugged his friends, thanking them for their solidarity. […]