Wednesday, May 13


Lewis soars to new heights

Prior to the season, UCLA tight end Marcedes Lewis’ stated goal for his senior year was 1,000 receiving yards. When the comment was made, people gasped. Read more...


Turning it on with a tip-off

It wasn’t midnight, and it wasn’t mad, but it was a start. Approximately 800 students showed up yesterday to support the UCLA men’s and women’s basketball teams at the UCLA Basketball Tipoff Party, organized by the Den, featuring scrimmages, a dunk contest, a 3-point contest, and speeches by coaches Ben Howland and Kathy Olivier. Read more...


Student support bounces back

It’s a start. A good first step. Seeing the general apathy UCLA students have expressed toward sports over the years, I was expecting a very poor turnout at Wednesday night’s Basketball Tipoff Party. Read more...


Hurricane Wilma blows men’s golf performance off course

Off the shores of the Florida coast, the building tension stirred up by Hurricane Wilma finally got to the UCLA men’s golf team. The No. 10 Bruins, who were delayed by one day due to the hurricane, finished their tournament on Tuesday, culminating in a tie for 11th place at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, hosted by the University of Central Florida. Read more...


‘SC rematch looms large

After an inspired, victorious first game against USC at home last month, the UCLA women’s volleyball team was riding a wave of momentum. Then, USC outside hitter Bibiana Candelas took over the match and almost single-handedly wiped out the momentum that UCLA had been building. Read more...


Bruin tennis player takes ITA Regional tourney

The men’s and women’s tennis teams took part in the ITA Regional Championships last weekend, and junior Benjamin Kohlloeffel took home the men’s singles Championship. Kohlloeffel defeated Arizona’s Roger Matalonga 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to win the tournament. Read more...