Tag Archives: Registration Issue 2014

Men’s, women’s tennis share goal of national title for upcoming year

Venture out to the Los Angeles Tennis Center and you’ll find one team that has solved the championship formula and one that is still trying to find the correct equation. Last year, UCLA women’s tennis went 27-2 on its way to winning its second national title in the last seven years, defeating North Carolina 4-3 […]

Dangers of concussions in women’s soccer become hot issue

The play was a routine in-game situation. A goal kick soared through the air toward the head of junior forward Kodi Lavrusky, who was ready to knock the ball into play during a game against UC Irvine. Instead of ricocheting off her forehead, the ball deflected off the crown of Lavrusky’s head. The impact temporarily […]

Students, faculty continue to push for diversity requirement

A new diversity requirement proposal has been in the works over the past year at UCLA. Though three other proposals have failed to go into effect at the university since 1987, students and faculty have organized again to push for the initiative by holding town halls, forming committees and drafting language on the new requirement. […]

Reily Buechler’s father grows from volleyball coach to her biggest fan

In May 1996, NBA guard/forward Jud Buechler welcomed his first daughter, Reily, into the world in Chicago. Just a month later, Buechler lived another one of his life’s best moments. Along with Michael Jordan and the rest of the Chicago Bulls, he won his first NBA title, four games to two, against the Seattle SuperSonics […]

Singer continues UCLA education after decades of performing

Sandra Kilman, known professionally as Sandra Starks, is only a fourth-year music history student, but she has already had a decades-long successful music career. She has toured with Lou Rawls and Robert Guillaume as a jazz singer, belting out the lyrics of duets like “The Wedding Song” on stages worldwide from Las Vegas to Kingston, […]

UCLA to launch Healthy Aging Initiative

UCLA, USC and Los Angeles County officials are collaborating to launch several pilot projects this fall with the goal of improving health resources for the aging community. The Healthy Aging Initiative aims to advance and expand community programs that encourage middle-aged and older adults to stay healthy, with timely access to health care, social support […]