UCLA cross country recently went through some major changes, many of which come in the form of a newly minted coaching staff. Former coach Forest Braden was in charge of all 38 runners last year when he headed the cross country team, but in 2017 the team will be split between men and women with […]
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UCLA women’s volleyball sweeps first three games in season
UCLA women’s volleyball opened its season with matches against three teams that made the NCAA tournament last year. No. 13 UCLA (3-0) swept their opening weekend with victories over No. 22 San Diego (2-1), Marquette (1-2) and No. 20 Hawaii (0-3). Freshman pin hitter Mac May made her mark in her collegiate debut with 43 […]
Men’s soccer begins season with high-scoring win on the road
No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer (1-0) opened up its season Friday night at the University of San Francisco, and the Bruin’s offense was on top from the first whistle to the last. UCLA outshot USF 13 to 8 and came home from game one with a 5-3 victory under its belt. The scoring was opened […]
Camp offered at UCLA allows kids to explore a future in broadcast journalism
A 5-year-old boy and his grandfather sat down together to watch a game. The television was muted, and the grandson was speaking. “My grandfather has been blind for 40 years,” said Morey Hershgordon, now a professional sports broadcaster. “From a young age, I would go over to his house, mute the television, and broadcast him […]
Young UCLA men’s soccer team opens up season with exhibition draw
No. 21 UCLA men’s soccer finished last year with a record of 10-8-2, its worst in nine years. But this year, the Bruins welcomed seven freshmen players – nearly one-third of the men’s soccer team is brand new to Westwood. Despite the unfamiliarity new players might bring, 2017 is already off to a better start […]
UCLA alumna channels, overcomes struggles through songwriting, singing
Maria Tuadi was in the middle of an emotional breakdown when the chorus to her award-winning song “Still” materialized in her mind. The alumna’s single “Still” is a 2016 Grand Prize Winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and received the 2016 Lennon Award for R&B in May. Tuadi said she wrote the song during […]
Alumnus creates abstract visual art to accompany newly released music
Bryce Lamar painted strokes of blue and grey onto a sheet of poster board, smearing the paint around with different brushes to create various textures on the artwork. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music alumnus said he felt the free-flowing, water-like textures and colors of the final product fit with the musical aesthetic of […]