Fans were still leaving the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Courts were still being cleared off. Stanford was still having their team meeting. For the UCLA men’s tennis team, that dual match was behind them, and they were looking to the next. Last Saturday, after their win against the Cardinal, the No. 21 Bruins (7-5) watched […]
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Raza Youth Conference encourages students to pursue higher education
High school student Kaylene Mendez wants to be the first in her family to go to college. So, on Saturday, she made the hourlong drive to UCLA from Garden Grove to learn what to do to reach her goal. The 15-year-old sat next to her older sister and rode the bus to UCLA with a […]
Bruins make dental procedures affordable for student veterans, foster youth
Brian Lehigh shadowed dentists at a local veteran’s hospital several years ago to explore his future specialties. While volunteering, he met patients who inspired him to mesh his career with veteran’s affairs. “They (had) gone through a lot and (were) in very good spirits,” he said. Despite suffering from ailments such as heart conditions, Type […]
Men’s basketball’s win vs. Washington keeps March Madness hopes alive
With their coach recovering from hernia surgery, their senior guard battling an array of injuries and their junior forward/center suffering from perhaps a bruised ego, the Bruins served up the perfect remedy Wednesday night. And like little else this season, they made it look easy. Norman Powell and Tony Parker combined for 44 points as […]
Junior center Tony Parker sparks team dynamic with sense of humor
Tony Parker is the king of the press conference. After recent success at the free throw line, Parker, a 53.5 percent free throw shooter, likened himself to a hybrid mutation of NBA sharpshooting guards Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and added LeBron James to the mix as well for good measure. Last season, he took a […]
Cook seeks to use UCLA experience as ingredient for future success
The smell of tacos, Indian food and homemade ravioli wafts around the family’s small apartment from the cramped kitchen as Javier Bautista experiments with new recipes. When Bautista was 22 years old and working in food preparation at a French restaurant, he couldn’t picture himself as a chef. Now, after almost 23 years working for […]
Men’s volleyball drubs Trojans in conference upset victory
Sophomore outside hitter Michael Fisher made it seem simple following UCLA men’s volleyball’s sweep of struggling California Baptist on Tuesday. “We’re just gonna try to put some pressure on the (USC) Trojans,” he said. “We’ll make them crack.” The Bruins did just that Sunday night in Pauley Pavilion. No. 11 UCLA, the underdog to crosstown […]