Monday, July 6

UCLA Athletics community celebrates upcoming return of football

UCLA football is back, and Bruins across the Twittersphere are celebrating. More than a month after its season was delayed until 2021, UCLA football will now return to the field the weekend of Nov. Read more...

Photo: Rising junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was one of the Bruins who tweeted in response to the news that Pac-12 football would be returning Nov. 6. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pac-12 announces football will return Nov. 6, undoing previous restrictions

This post was updated Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. to include a statement from the Pac-12. This post was updated Sept. 24 at 8:52 p.m. to include quotes and information from the Pac-12’s press conference following the decision. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football will make its return earlier than expected as the Pac-12 announced a fall football schedule beginning Nov. 6. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


State audit finds 64 students inappropriately admitted to UC between 2013 and 2019

This post was updated Sept. 22 at 2:06 p.m.  The University of California admitted at least 64 unqualified students between 2013 and 2019 based on donations or family connections, including four applicants admitted to UCLA as student-athletes, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: At least 64 students were admitted to University of California campuses thanks to donations or family connections between 2013 and 2019, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Four of those students were admitted as student-athletes at UCLA, despite not being qualified academically or athletically, according to the report. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)



New student-athlete voting initiative promotes voter education and registration

Voting matters. UCLA Athletics pushed this sentiment within the department for the past three months and will continue to spread it up until, and through, Election Day. Read more...

Photo: Started in June, the Voting Matters Initiative aims to increase and improve voter registration, education and turnout among UCLA student-athletes. (Daanish Bhatti/Assistant Photo editor)



Roundnet spikes in popularity on campuses but faces COVID-19 challenges

Roundnet, a sport whose most popular brand is Spikeball, faces the challenge of expanding its relatively new college competition amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally invented in 1989 by toymaker Jeff Knurek, spikeball sat in limbo for nearly two decades before Chris Ruder, now the Spikeball Inc. Read more...

Photo: Spikeball Inc. is the No. 1 roundnet equipment producer in the world, but it also runs the largest tournament organization in hopes of one day turning roundnet into a premier sport. (Ellie Tsai/Daily Bruin)