Losing is rough. But losing 18 games in a row is demoralizing, especially from a team used to winning. A year ago, the UCLA baseball team lost in the final game of its NCAA regional. Read more...
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April 12, 9:00 pm
Even if expected, hard times stink
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April 12, 9:00 pm
Gymnastics: Squad rises above pain
A UCLA women’s gymnastics team that has showcased its resiliency throughout the season once again overcame obstacles last weekend. UCLA coach Valorie Kondos Field had originally indicated that freshman Lindsey Vanden Eykel would see only limited competition, yet she finished the meet as an integral contributor. Read more...
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April 12, 9:00 pm
M. volleyball: Middle blocker spot open
It was a simple gesture, a normal occurrence for the average person. But it may have cost UCLA junior middle blocker Allan Vince his starting spot. Read more...
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April 12, 9:00 pm
Baseball: Losing streak reaches 18
In other years, UCLA’s 4-2 midweek loss at Loyola Marymount would be unremarkable, and at most annoying. Every loss such as this one, however, now adds another dimension to the UCLA baseball team’s school-record losing streak that, at 18 games, has become quite remarkable. Read more...
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April 11, 9:00 pm
W. track: Small crowd doesn’t dampen meet’s success
Everything UCLA could have hoped for was there ““ high-caliber competition, spectacular performances, good-quality facilities and gorgeous Los Angeles weather. The only real variable last weekend’s Rafer Johnson/ Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational needed to be considered a complete success was more people watching it. Read more...
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April 11, 9:00 pm
UCLA should strive to foster tolerance on its teams
I don’t think we have a problem. The statement was chillingly honest, painfully ignorant and frighteningly naive. One UCLA student-athlete has alleged that his coach threatened to kick any gays off the team. Read more...
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April 11, 9:00 pm
Locked in silence
Each day, gay and lesbian students on campus contemplate coming out. It shouldn’t be a surprise that some are varsity athletes. Yet this group of individuals faces a unique set of pressures. Read more...