The worst thing Saturday night wasn’t that UCLA lost to Stanford. It was that a horde of students started chanting “I believe that we will win!” with about four minutes left in the game. Come on, man. Rule number one of sports: It’s not over until it’s over. I understand the enthusiasm, but when you’re […]
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Arman Sharif: Enrollment increases are irresponsible, hinder quality of education
This year’s incoming class will bring almost 1,000 more bodies to campus than last year’s 8,786 newly admitted freshmen and transfer students. If you think this is just another drop in the big bucket of the most populated college in California, it might be a little more unnerving to know that the University of California […]
Hear This Not That: Shawn Mendes’ album rips off 2000s, Devendra Banhart’s delivers
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. First, Lee compares the originality of Shawn Mendes’ latest album “Illuminate” with […]
Football scouting report: Stanford
It has been a long time since UCLA football defeated Stanford. So long that the last time it happened, Barack Obama hadn’t been elected into office yet. The Bruins (2-1) will try to end an eight-year losing streak against the No. 7 Cardinal (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) this Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The past summer, […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. BYU
School is still not in session for UCLA, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to hand out some grades. Terribly cheesy intro aside, here’s the unit-by-unit report card for the Bruins’ 17-14 win over BYU. Quarterbacks: C+ Josh Rosen said himself after the BYU game that the performance was a “step back” for him. […]
Jasmine Aquino: Professors should incorporate common book themes in class curriculums
If you’ve been a new student at UCLA, you’ve been encouraged to read a “common book.” The UCLA common book aims to connect new incoming students – both freshmen and transfers – faster than you can judge a book by its cover. It gives students a sure social pickup line, even if the connection is […]
NCAA penalizes UCLA offensive line coach for ethics violations
The NCAA announced Friday morning that it has fined UCLA $5,000 and added a two-year show-cause order to offensive line coach Adrian Klemm for violating ethical conduct rules. During the two-year show-cause order, UCLA must submit a plan for compliance within 45 days to the NCAA Committee on Infractions on how it will educate Klemm […]