PULLMAN, Wash. – This isn’t the same UCLA men’s basketball team that toppled then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 20 Gonzaga. That team might have been left back in 2015. The Bruins came out flat to start Pac-12 conference play. Friday night it was too many turnovers and lack of execution. Sunday night turned into a […]
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Women’s basketball hands USC first loss of season in 78-73 win
When the game clock failed to start with seconds left in the fourth quarter, it appeared that even mechanical objects did not want the game to end. The 2,766 people in attendance probably would have agreed with the clock. When time finally did expire in Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night, No. 21 UCLA women’s basketball […]
Second Take: Shia LaBeouf’s eccentric 2015 performance art dismantles celebrity
This week, Daily Bruin A&E is counting down to the new year by looking back at the best and worst events in the arts and entertainment world of 2015. Today, A&E contributor Gabriella Kamran analyzes Shia LaBeouf’s erratic behavior and performance art pieces in 2015. When Shia LaBeouf wrote “I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE” on […]
Cornhuskers outrun Bruins, target defensive shortcomings
SANTA CLARA — There were a lot of doubts surrounding Saturday’s Foster Farms Bowl at Levi’s Stadium. Was a 5-7 Nebraska team worthy of a bowl bid? Would UCLA redeem its lost season with an emphatic victory? Would fans fill the 68,500-capacity NFL venue? Sixty minutes passed with only one affirmative conclusion: The Cornhuskers were […]
UCLA looks to set up strong 2016 season with year-end Nebraska matchup
UCLA had Levi’s Stadium on its mind since October, when key Pac-12 losses by the Bruins’ rivals allowed the team to control its own destiny when it came to the conference race. The Pac-12 championship was slated to take place at the San Francisco 49ers’ home stadium, scheduled to also feature the Bruins as long […]
UCLA finishes nonconference play with 67-53 win over McNeese State
It’s been a season of surprises thus far for the UCLA men’s basketball team. The Bruins lost their season opener on their home floor to a mid-major team – Monmouth (8-3) – but then came back to beat then-No. 1 Kentucky (9-2) less than a month later. A week after that, UCLA defeated then-No. 20 […]
UC divests from private prisons in response to student protest
The University of California sold about $25 million of its indirect holdings in private prison companies after several student groups across the UC campaigned against the investments. The UC decided to sell the holdings on Dec. 1 after meeting with a group of students from the Afrikan Black Coalition because it concluded these holdings were […]