Thursday, November 12

Bruins need 3 wins to secure NCAA title

Three wins away from a fifth consecutive national championship, the UCLA women's water polo team finds itself in a familiar position "“ looking up at USC and Stanford. Read more...

Photo: Freshman KK Clark and the No. 3-seeded UCLA women’s water polo team need three straight wins this weekend to capture their fifth consecutive NCAA title. If the Bruins defeat the No. 6 seed Michigan, they will likely face either Stanford or USC. UCLA is winless against both teams this season.


Pac-10 triumph not enough for Bruins

The No. 7 UCLA men's tennis team has won the Pac-10 Championships each of the last six seasons. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Haythem Abid and the men’s tennis team start the NCAA Tournament today at the LATC. The Bruins are looking to win their first NCAA trophy since 2005.


Women to focus on the doubles point

On Saturday, the UCLA women's tennis team will begin a quest to defend its 2008 NCAA Championship. Read more...

Photo: Junior Yasmin Schnack and the No. 11 UCLA women’s tennis team will host Boston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.





UCLA surf team at Salt Creek

UCLA graduate student, team discover that asteroid is actually a protoplanet

Britney Schmidt, a graduate student in the department of earth and space sciences, published a paper in the Oct. 9 issue of “Science” arguing that 2 Pallas is actually a protoplanet instead of an asteroid, as previously believed.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/326/5950/275

"UCLA graduate student, team discover that asteroid is actually a protoplanet"

Photo gallery of the UCLA surf team practices at Salt Creek in south Orange County. Read more...