Men’s volleyball sweeps Canadian collegiate champions in exhibition

With only three upperclassmen, the UCLA men’s volleyball team introduced a much younger lineup in its initial exhibition game on Saturday night. The match was scheduled against the University of Alberta – the defending Canadian collegiate champions – but the Bruins swept the Golden Bears in three sets. UCLA was led offensively by redshirt senior […]

Student-led group to hold furniture drive for the previously homeless

Instead of throwing out unwanted furniture, students can donate their possessions this week to Furnish the Homeless, a student-led charity group that is holding a furniture drive. Founded in 2012 by three UCLA students, Furnish the Homeless collects gently used furniture from students and donates it to previously homeless individuals in transitional housing programs. Amir […]

Men’s water polo breaks losing streak, defeats six-time champion USC

As the Bruin crowd erupted into frenzied cheering at Canyonview Aquatic Center, the entire UCLA bench made the customary mad dash to the pool. Within seconds, the players, coaching staff and a few elusive fans were in the water, celebrating the program’s ninth NCAA title and leaving a decade-long championship drought behind them. To get […]

Q&A: Alum, screenwriting professor talks U.S. debut of ‘100 Days’

Splitting his time between teaching in Boston and Los Angeles throughout the year, UCLA alumnus and screenwriting professor Weiko Lin still finds the time to serve a plethora of filmmaking aspirations. Chief among them is supporting his successful Taiwanese film “100 Days,” an adaptation of Lin’s theatrical play of the same name. “100 Days” follows […]

Men’s soccer strives to replicate success from previous test against UNC

With finals week approaching at UCLA, the men’s soccer team is set to face one of the nation’s most difficult tests. The Bruin defense has already gotten its toughest assignment out of the way in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday, holding the nation’s No. 1 offense from Cal slightly below its […]

UCLA, USC students unite to hold Crosstown Caroling concert

The day after the UCLA-USC football game, Bruin choral singers filled Schoenberg Hall with a victorious eight-clap and enthusiastically chanted “We are the Champions” to their Trojan counterparts. This scene unfolded during a rehearsal for Rivals in Harmony, a choral group comprised of students from UCLA and USC, said Rebecca Wade, a second-year anthropology student […]