Sunday, July 5

UCLA Kendo Club hones art, seeks increased membership to further participation in competitions

Walk into the Gold Room at the Wooden Center and one can observe unidentified masked figures using swords to attack one another. The sounds of the bamboo rods clashing against each other fills the room. Read more...

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The UCLA Kendo Club practices in the Wooden Center. They participate annually in the largest intercollegiate kendo competitions in the country.

Courtesy of Julia Wang



Three UCLA men's water polo players represent the U.S. at FINA Junior Water Polo Championships in Greece

Three Bruins on the men's water polo team traded in their blue and gold caps for ones with red, white and blue this summer as they represented the United States at the FINA Junior Water Polo Championships in Greece. Read more...

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Redshirt sophomore utility player Chris Wendt was one of three Bruins to represent the United States at the FINA Junior Water Polo Championships in Greece this summer.



Players to watch out for

Malcolm Brown "“ Freshman running back The bruising freshman back will look to use his 6-foot, 217-pound frame to the Longhorns' advantage on Saturday. Read more...

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The Texas Longhorns are not the same team UCLA faced last season. Junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert has been replaced by the tandem of sophomore Case McCoy and freshman David Ash, and freshman Malcolm Brown will be the starting running back. Take a closer look at how the team lines up on offense and defense below.


Rick Neuheisel ends his home game tradition of speaking before and after matchups

UCLA held on for a 27-17 win over San Jose State on Saturday night, but there was still an empty feeling inside the Rose Bowl. The announced attendance of 42,685, well short of half the stadium's capacity, probably had something to do with that. Read more...

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Rick Neuheisel, pictured here just hours before last year’s victory over Texas, is under pressure to pick up another win at the Rose Bowl.