Fourteen years ago, former Bruin Onnie Willis started a tumbling pass across the floor, accompanied by the music “Minus One.” In 2015, redshirt junior Sadiqua Bynum finished that tumbling skill, and landed on the same drumbeat. This year, the UCLA gymnastics team paid tribute to legacy floor routines, bringing back some of 25th-year coach Valorie […]
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Men’s basketball’s Jonah Bolden rebounds from ineligibility
Over three months after UCLA men’s basketball began practicing for this season, freshman guard/forward Jonah Bolden took the court with his team for the first time Monday. Ruled a partial qualifier for the season by the NCAA after complications arose when he transferred high schools during his senior season, Bolden was officially cleared by the […]
Women’s basketball to play bigger after guard injury
The women’s basketball team lost a key player over the weekend to a leg injury. Freshman guard Recee’ Caldwell landed awkwardly in practice Friday and heard three pops in her right knee. MRIs revealed torn cartilage that will require surgery to patch. Caldwell’s timetable for recovery is estimated at two months, which puts her out […]
Bruin Value Investing club holds first stock pitch competition
This post was updated on Jan. 26 at 10:17 a.m. Students dressed in business suits brought Wall Street action to UCLA on Friday as part of the first stock pitch competition for the Bruin Value Investing club. Contestants had a week and a half since the kickoff event on Jan. 12 to prepare a stock […]
UCLA faces gymnastics juggernaut in No. 4 Utah
Having outscored its opponents two meets in a row, the UCLA gymnastics team now faces its biggest rival, Utah. Bruin gymnasts will travel to Salt Lake City Friday for their second road meet of the season, this time against the Utes. As of Monday, UCLA ranks No. 8, while Utah ranks No. 4. The two […]
Men’s basketball hopes to break defensive dam built by Beavers
In the afterglow of UCLA men’s basketball’s win over USC on Jan. 14, sophomore guard Bryce Alford took to Twitter to share his excitement. “Mission Complete #9D3W on to the next!” Alford tweeted, referencing UCLA’s three consecutive wins over a nine-day span. The Bruins accomplished their short-term goal of winning those three games after their […]
3 UCLA men’s soccer seniors selected in MLS SuperDraft
Three UCLA men’s soccer seniors saw their names picked at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. After earning many postseason awards including the MAC Hermann Trophy and Soccer America Men’s Player of the Year, senior midfielder Leo Stolz was drafted by the New York Red Bulls with the No. 18 draft in the first round Thursday. Tuesday […]