UCLA’s middle blockers both stood out Wednesday – redshirt junior Oliver Martin for his twelve errorless kills and senior Mitch Stahl for his return to the court after missing three matches due to injury. “Mitch is healthy, but still not jumping really well. But you can see the impact he had from the service line,” […]
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Freshman tennis standout Ena Shibahara follows tennis dream to Westwood
To 12-year-old Ena Shibahara, the Los Angeles Tennis Center didn’t even seem like it was part of a school. Growing up, all she knew about UCLA was that it was home to the Los Angeles Open, where a young Shibahara frequently watched professional tennis players compete. But her view of the sprawling Westwood campus changed […]
Men’s volleyball player Mitch Stahl digs into Pennsylvania roots
Out of place. That’s how some members of the bright blue-and-gold-clad UCLA men’s volleyball team felt, standing in the tall grass of a field in Pennsylvania. But for senior Mitch Stahl, this is home. The veteran hitter is one of the four Bruins on the team who hails from outside of the southwest region of […]
Men’s basketball ends regular season with 77-68 win over Washington State
This post was updated March 4 at 10:55 p.m. Senior night was almost spoiled and UCLA’s regular season almost ended on a sour note. The Bruins (28-3, 15-3 Pac-12) found themselves down to the Washington State Cougars (13-17, 6-12) with less than 10 minutes in the game. “No one really warned me it was going […]
Kelsey O’Brien reflects on water polo journey from hometown to UCLA
When Kelsey O’Brien, a senior attacker on the UCLA women’s water polo team, first walked onto UCLA’s campus, she was 11 years old. She had a cousin who went to UCLA at the time so Kelsey and her father, Joe O’Brien, stopped by to visit after a water polo tournament. When her cousin didn’t pick […]
Restaurants to replace Landmark Regent Theater after doors close
An historic 50 year-old single screen theater in Westwood will soon be restored to its original facade and replaced by two restaurants. The Landmark Regent Theater is a single-screen theater that has shown mainly independent and foreign films since 2002. The building’s owners will need to flatten out the stage floor and divide the building […]
Wang’s Word: LaVar Ball shouldn’t be criticized for being proud of his son
Few people have personalities that outsize a 6-foot-6-inch, 300-plus pound frame. LaVar Ball is one of them. Call him a loudmouth or a nuisance, but he’s still the root of freshman guard Lonzo Ball’s success. Yes, the man who claimed that Lonzo will be better in the NBA than two-time defending MVP Stephen Curry is […]