Instead of running around playrooms as a kid, Christoph Bono ran around inside NFL locker rooms with NFL stadiums as his playground. Years before the redshirt sophomore outfielder was making a game-saving catch to help UCLA baseball advance in the College World Series during its 2013 national championship run, he was hammering on the bolts […]
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Romanian Club at UCLA plants roots for cultural outreach
Her red and white tasseled bracelet symbolizes Laura Gosa’s luck for the upcoming year. The bracelet is a sign of luck for Mărțișor, a holiday that celebrates the first day of March and signifies the beginning of spring in the Romanian calendar. Gosa, the president of the Romanian Club at UCLA and a third-year neuroscience […]
Men’s tennis’ title hopes shatter in tiebreakers
A year after getting within a foot of becoming national champions, the men’s tennis team fell four points short of its second straight title-game berth. UCLA surrendered consecutive third-set tiebreakers on courts one and six in falling to No. 2-seeded Oklahoma on Monday night. The 4-2 defeat concluded a 26-4 season that featured UCLA winning […]
UCLA archery club trains to overcome challenges to body, mind
Aim, cock back, shoot, repeat. Aim, cock back, shoot, repeat. To the average bystander, archery looks pretty easy. There aren’t too many bodily movements involved in shooting and the targets are stationary. As a matter of fact, most of the members of the UCLA archery club, which competed in the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Championship over […]
Tennis takes Catherine Harrison on unconventional path to UCLA
When Catherine Harrison is on the court, the one thing that stands out the most isn’t how hard she hits, but how. She swings with a two-handed forehand, a tennis stroke that’s unconventional and rarely seen. At the same time, it’s a groundstroke she’s held onto for her entire tennis career, one that’s rooted from […]
Senior returns from injury for another shot at NCAA title
Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. This week, Daily Bruin dives into the stories of three key players on the team who are also riding on a second […]
Marcos Giron overcomes early setbacks, rebounds to top
Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. This week, Daily Bruin dives into the stories of three key players on the team who are also riding on a second […]