Five-year-old Leon Wu would sneak into his father’s closet and try on his business clothes. “When I was a little girl, because I identify as transgender … I was always trying to find ways to make myself more masculine,” said the UCLA alumnus, who graduated in 2000. Wu later studied economics at UCLA, and went […]
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Bruin quarterback Mike Fafaul earns first win, defeats Beavers 38-24
Never mind Mike Fafaul’s unremarkable stat line – 25 of 47 for 281 yards and an interception. That didn’t stop Jim Mora from giving the redshirt senior quarterback just the second game ball the coach has awarded in his five years at UCLA. It didn’t stop the Bruins from chanting Fafaul’s name as 6-foot-8 redshirt […]
Doctoral student makes compositional debut paying homage to film noir
Geoffrey Pope hopes his latest composition will transport listeners into a classic Hollywood film scene full of femme fatales, smoky jazz clubs and fedoras. Pope, a doctor of musical arts student, will debut his original composition “Overture Noir” at the UCLA Philharmonia’s Thursday concert in Schoenberg Hall. Pope will conduct the orchestra in playing his […]
Former UCLA volleyball stars now play key roles as assistant coaches
Long before they were assistant coaches for UCLA women’s volleyball, Tony Ker and Kaitlin Nielsen were best friends – they spent time together almost every day as student-athletes at UCLA. When both were hired to work together at their alma mater, they realized just how much their friendship had come full circle. “Oh my gosh! […]
Women’s volleyball rides the wave of united longtime companionship
Two weeks are all a freshman volleyball player gets before she’s thrown into fast-paced Division I play. That’s 14 days to adjust to college life, get to know teammates and learn the team’s system. The transition isn’t easy. But for Savvy Simo, it was a little easier.
New formation powers women’s soccer to an upset win over No. 5 USC
When things aren’t going well, sometimes a change is in order. After back-to-back shutouts, No. 18 UCLA women’s soccer (13-5-1, 7-3-1) started the game against No. 5 USC (14-4-1, 8-2-1) in a formation it hasn’t used this season – a 4-3-3. [Related: UCLA women’s soccer hits late-season rough patch] Even more surprising, perhaps, was the […]
Matt Farmer brings in water polo expertise from the Midwest
The American water polo recruiting “radar” is most attuned to California – players from the state go on to play for schools all over the country. Very rarely does it pass over the Midwest. Redshirt junior center Matt Farmer, the lone Midwesterner on the UCLA men’s water polo team, is one of five players not from […]