In the rare case that an opportunity comes around a second time after initially going unanswered, it must be seized. In the first game of Thursday night’s doubleheader, the UCLA’s softball team was lucky enough to get a second chance and did not let it slip through its fingers. The No.12 Bruins (10-3) defeated the […]
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LaNiesha-Jopré Irvin balanced acting, gymnastics before UCLA
Freshman LaNiesha-Jopré Irvin twisted through the air and finished her vault routine with a solid landing, instilling a balance she has been working on all her life. She is a gymnast, but she is also a TV actress. And she said balancing between the two roles has never been an easy thing to do. It […]
Men’s basketball rides playoff mentality in NCAA tournament push
Five games. That’s all that remains for UCLA men’s basketball to fix its problems, strengthen its weaknesses and make one final push to improve its seeding before the postseason begins. Any room for error that existed earlier in the season has long since gone. The Bruins have to be as close to perfect as possible […]
Former UCLA basketball player Zach LaVine dominates NBA Slam Dunk contest
Bothell High School boy’s basketball coach Ron Bollinger had already wrapped up nearly two hours of grueling practice, but he couldn’t go home. Instead, he had to supervise a private, impromptu slam dunk contest. Then-senior guards Perrion Callandret – who now plays for Idaho – and Zach LaVine, as well as junior big man Josh […]
Men’s basketball seeks to hit its stride against Oregon
Just who is UCLA? It seems a fair question to ask of a team that has won seven of its last 10 and before that, lost five straight. To ask of a team that is at times potent, sound and realized. And then at others underachieving, undermanned and outclassed. Is this the team that scored […]
Westwood Adaptation 101 helps international students adjust to UCLA
Firat Uran struggled to find housing and set up his insurance and bank account when he moved to UCLA from Istanbul, Turkey. A student in the UCLA Extension program, Uran said he found it difficult to adjust to Los Angeles. “I had to discover everything by myself,” Uran said. “It was exhausting.” His experiences led […]
Men’s basketball finds confidence heading into rematch against Oregon State
In a season filled with problems, UCLA men’s basketball ran into a new one last week. In three of the four halves against Stanford and Cal, UCLA struggled to close the half, going several minutes without scoring and allowing its opponents back into the game all three times. In the first half at Stanford, UCLA […]