When you think of a job, jumping off the 30-foot ledge behind Ackerman Union and doing a front-flip tuck 'n' roll probably aren't the first things to come to mind. Read more...

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Mohammad Shaibi, 25, prefers parkour to other unconventional sports because “it literally makes you free.” Shaibi and the rest of Parkour Los Angeles took over UCLA’s campus on Saturday as a part of the Massive West Coast Jam event.

With the summer sun barely rising and the morning fog not yet fully dissipated, the pool at the Student Activities Center is already bustling with people "“ shivering in the cold weather, yet fully stripped down to their swimsuits. Read more...

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Jeff Klemes, a 1980 UCLA alumnus, practices with the UCLA Bruin Masters Swim Club at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. The Masters team, which consists of a wide range of current students and faculty as well as alumni, holds multiple practices per day for recreational swimmers to improve their skills in a friendly atmosphere.

It's a relatively quiet and gray Saturday morning on the UCLA campus, yet within the confines of the eight-lane swimming pool at the Student Activities Center, coach Gareth Thomas and a handful of his triathletes are hard at work. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Triathlon coach Gareth Thomas gives instructions to Brittany Day (center) and her teammates during practice on Sautrday, July 3 at the Student Activities Center. The triathlon club trains throughout the summer and competes in various swim meets and bike races.

As a far-from-typical scrimmage "“ one full of excessive left-handedness and players clad in skirts "“ comes to a close, the women's club ultimate frisbee team continues a yearly tradition that takes place at the end of its last practice before nationals. Read more...

Photo: First-year undeclared student Elizabeth Case tosses a frisbee on Bruins Ladies Ultimate, which will compete in the national championships this weekend.

The pingpong ball is a fixture of college life, most commonly used as a gateway to a night of inebriation. Read more...

Photo: Yi Zhou, a post-doctorate electrical engineering student, hits a backhand against Stephanie Chow, a second-year communication studies student, during Club Table Tennis practice on Tuesday night.

As the sun began setting over the Intramural Field and the heat began to fade, professors and students alike could be seen stretching and lacing up their cleats. Read more...

Photo: Third-year geography student Corey Rovzar (right) dribbles during a soccer game in the Denis Cosgrove Von Humboldt Futbol Tournament, organized by the geography department on Thursday at the Intramural Field. The tournament, now in its fourth year, was composed of teams of geography students and faculty.