The UCLA softball team went undefeated this weekend and opened its 2014 season with a tournament victory in Honolulu. This was UCLA’s fourth time participating in the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic and the Bruins’ first time winning it. “We knew what we had coming,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “Historically, we don’t play well […]
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UCLA men’s volleyball rebounds from loss to defeat USC
Every time the UCLA men’s volleyball team needed an answer this season, it has turned to its strengths in hitting. The Bruins returned to this familiar formula Sunday night when they outhit the USC Trojans .372 to .306 with a team-high 15 kills from Gonzalo Quiroga and 10 kills from Robart Page in a 3-0 […]
UCLA women’s basketball ready for Pac-12 round-two play
The timekeeper’s bell is ringing and the card in the air clearly displays “Round 2.” It’s time for the UCLA women’s basketball team to lace up the boxing gloves again as it takes on Pac-12 opponents for the second time this season. And it all starts Saturday against crosstown rival USC. “I’m excited to get another […]
UCLA grad Jeff Kryka a rising star in music composition
Jeff Kryka, an award-winning Hollywood composer who received his doctorate from UCLA less than three years ago, has already compiled a comprehensive resume – one that encompasses film, television and live performance. Most recently, Kryka’s work has included “Star Trek – Live in Concert” with celebrated film composer Michael Giacchino, known for his work in […]
Album Review: ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’
It’s hard to classify Bombay Bicycle Club given its penchant for continuously altering its musical style. The band’s catalogue, spanning four albums, already contains a guitar-heavy indie rock album, “I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose,” a folk-inspired acoustic record, “Flaws,” and the up-tempo “A Different Kind of Fix.” Whether or not the radical change from album to […]
Royce Hall hosts Annie Awards, celebrates animation
The air was alive with animated chatter. All around, men were spruced up in pressed suits, and women dazzled in evening gowns as soundtracks from Disney films played in the background.The house lights dimmed, and the audience fell to a muted hush. Hosted by the Hollywood branch of the International Animated Film Society, the 41st Annie Awards show […]
No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball looks to stay atop rankings
Expectations were high to start the season for the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team, and with each passing game, the Bruins (7-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) continue to justify and even raise those expectations. Granted, the season is still in its young stages. Staying atop the national rankings will not only depend on […]