If it wasn’t for his high school counselor, Jason Falitz may have never raced a lap or gripped a water polo ball. He also may never have become John Burroughs High School’s all-time career scoring leader, the Los Angeles Times 1999 Player of the Year or the 2006 Western State Conference Player of the Year […]
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UCLA a cappella group members tune in on auditions, alumni networks
This past week UCLA’s a cappella groups have been actively recruiting new members. During this annual ritual, hundreds of Bruins from every walk of life give their very best try to join the right group. Listen to members of different groups: ScatterTones, AweChords, and Signature A Cappella talk about what their journey since auditions has […]
Redshirt senior Roosevelt Davis balances football, nursing aspirations
Roosevelt Davis never fit into a mold. Standing at 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds, his physique is not one of a typical football player. Neither is his career path, as the fifth-year political science student aspires to trade the football field for the medical field by pursuing a master’s degree in nursing. Balancing hours of practice, […]
Reserve player turns tide of momentum, spurs women’s volleyball to victory
Michael Sealy had tried to reverse the momentum. But his team still trailed Washington State 16-8 in the third set, and the women’s volleyball coach was out of the usual options. “We had already used both timeouts,” Sealy said. “We kept giving the same message but it wasn’t really happening.” So Sealy turned to his […]
Four key factors: UCLA vs. Arizona State
On Saturday, No. 7 UCLA was upset on its home field by an unranked Arizona State team. Below are the four key factors that led to the Sun Devils pulling off the huge win over the Bruins. No. 1: UCLA was outschemed, outcoached From watching the first four drives of the game, it was clear […]
Ka’imi Fairbairn goes from kicking at trees to UCLA starting kicker
Ka’imi Fairbairn had one chance at a Division I college football scholarship. It came in 2011, during his junior year of high school. The young placekicker asked his parents if they could help him pay for a trip to Las Vegas, so he could attend the prestigious Chris Sailer Kicking camps. That national camp was […]
Daily Bruin Abroad: Scotland
The eighth gallery of our abroad series, “Daily Bruin Abroad,” takes us to Scotland. Daily Bruin photographer Mayrose Kulick traveled through castles, greenery, historic cities and monuments.