Last season, UCLA football struggled mightily on the ground. The Bruins finished 127th out of 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams with an average of 84.2 rushing yards per game, ahead of only Texas State. That figure was partly why Jedd Fisch was hired from Michigan – the Wolverines featured a balanced offense that averaged 212.9 […]
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Editorial: Online voting would increase turnout in neighborhood council elections
It’s no secret people don’t show up to vote – especially at local elections. And Westwood is no exception. Just ask the 496 people who showed up to vote on behalf of the roughly 50,000-strong neighborhood in 2016’s Westwood Neighborhood Council election. It’s obvious the way members of the neighborhood access local ballots is in […]
Student-run organization helps immigrants get access to legal services
The day after President Donald Trump announced his executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries, more than 200 law students mobilized to protest and volunteer at the Los Angeles International Airport. That effort, called the UCLA Law Students Against Deportation movement, happened four months ago, but a group of UCLA law students decided to […]
Second Take: One Direction’s breakup was necessary to let its artists shine
My name is Linda and I am a former One Direction fan. More precisely, I am a former “Directioner,” a term used to describe the hysterical, pre-pubescent devotees of the British pop boy band that made international waves after competing in “The X Factor” in 2010. Yes, that was me. However, five albums and three […]
Young and inconsistent, baseball experiences season of highs and lows
The Bruins’ last walk-off win sparked a season turnaround. Sunday’s 6-5 walk-off victory against Washington may not generate a similar trend for UCLA baseball. But with the lone win from the weekend series, the Bruins avoided a four-game losing stretch and a possible stint of low morale. “The mood is good right now,” said redshirt […]
Concert review: Regina Spektor at the Dolby Theatre
Regina Spektor brought all her wonderful eccentricities and musical mastery to the Dolby Theatre stage Saturday, dazzling hundreds of her own spectators. Saturday night’s show marked the final performance of Spektor’s spring 2017 tour, which she began March 5. Spektor and her band performed well-known songs like “Fidelity” from 2006’s “Begin to Hope,” along with […]
Pediatric AIDS Coalition members join Dance Marathon program as musicians
Several Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA members showed off their own musical talents during the 19th hour of Dance Marathon. Following the event’s vigil, which shared life stories of children and young adults affected by HIV, UCLA students and one ambassador entered the Pauley Pavilion stage to perform the Andra Day song “Rise Up.” The […]