UCLA lists true freshman Elijah Wade as the primary backup at one of its outside linebacker positions. The backup at the other spot? Also Elijah Wade. Wade didn’t duplicate himself, but his position epitomizes one of the biggest problems coach Chip Kelly has had to face in his first year in Westwood – injuries, especially […]
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Brand gives birth to rental maternity clothing for professional settings
BellaNové strives to help pregnant women slay in the workplace, said founder and alumna Jenny Leung. Leung said she came up with the idea for the maternity fashion brand after learning that many of her working pregnant friends struggled with finding inexpensive clothes suitable for a workplace environment. Pregnant women grow out of their clothes […]
History professor unmasks past of government-run comics from South Africa
Comics are gradually filling gaps in history. Released in 1975 by publisher Afri-Comics, two comic series, “Mighty Man” and “Tiger Ingwe,” were intended to be propaganda tools used by the South African government. However, the comics were met with opposition by South Africans and nearly all copies were burned. Despite the difficulty in finding copies […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Utah
Ryan Smtih Sports editor Prediction: UCLA 31, Utah 28 After starting the season 0-5, the Bruins have looked like a different team in their last two outings. With back-to-back wins over California and Arizona, I have officially jumped on the hype train. A win over Utah on Friday would do wonders for UCLA’s chances in […]
After Dark: ‘The Eyes of Laura Mars’ amuses audience, critiques fashion industry
Los Angeles’ blend of midnight movies, cult screenings and historic theaters offers late-night scares and childhood nostalgia back in the theater. Join columnist Nina Young as she attends different cult screenings each week to find out why audiences stay out so late after dark. The 1978 cult thriller “The Eyes of Laura Mars” begins and […]
Preparing for season, the young men’s basketball team stresses defensive skills
Steve Alford and Murry Bartow go way back. Bartow – a UCLA men’s basketball assistant coach who replaced David Grace in April – served as Alford’s graduate assistant coach when Alford was a player at Indiana. But all history aside, Alford said Bartow brings in a new emphasis on defense that the Bruins were missing […]
Student musician to shake up genres, instruments in Fowler Out Loud performance
Joseph Aleshaiker was walking along Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, when he got an idea for a song. He then returned home and began to write “Frenchmen Street,” inspired by his experience entering bars along the road, each with different musicians performing different genres. The fourth-year civil engineering student will perform the song as his opener […]