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Features, Sports, Women's Basketball

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February 24, 2:11 am

Women’s basketball players strive for Black empowerment through self-led initiative

For most, playing under the bright lights of Pauley Pavilion is a dream in and of itself. But some Bruins dream beyond the basketball court. Shortly after the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020 sparked a wave of social justice movements across the country, six UCLA women’s basketball players were inspired to use their platform to educate and empower others on the issues that Black people face in America. Read more...

Photo: The six members of the 2021-2022 More Than a D.R.E.A.M. initiative stand together. The group includes two UCLA women’s basketball players who are new to the initiative this season in graduate student guard Jaelynn Penn and graduate student forward IImar’I Thomas. (Courtesy of Caren Nicdao/UCLA Athletics)

Features, Sports, Women's Volleyball

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December 2, 12:45 am

Bruin volleyball player Mac May reflects on roots before final NCAA tournament run

Dubuque, Iowa, lies just west of the Mississippi River, right on the border of Wisconsin and Illinois. It’s characterized by harsh winters, minimal traffic and an abundance of cornfields, according to UCLA’s resident Iowan Mac May. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Mac May spins a volleyball on her finger. Before the outside hitter/opposite became the all-time leader in sets played and a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year for UCLA women’s volleyball, May grew up 1,600 miles away in Dubuque, Iowa. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Features, Sports

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November 11, 1:15 am

Former professional surfer transitions to UCLA, barrels toward graduation

Dillon Perillo has gone to UCLA, worked a professional career and retired. But not in that order. The 31-year-old Southern Californian worked for more than 10 years as a professional surfer before retiring, although he’s far from retired in the typical sense. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year economics student Dillon Perillo rides the waves. The 31-year-old is a current UCLA student who spent more than 10 years as a professional surfer. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)

Club & IM Sports, Features, Sports

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September 18, 9:34 am

Cole Kessler to enter UCLA with competitive European cycling resume

The Swiss Alps. The French countryside. The streets of Austria. Most people associate these European landscapes with images of peace and tranquility. Cole Kessler, on the other hand, has a particular quote running through his mind when he sees them. Read more...

Photo: Incoming UCLA freshman Cole Kessler is a competitive amateur cyclist on the world’s stage in Europe. The Newbury Park, California, native currently competes for the LUX U19 Development cycling team and is set to sign a professional contract later in the year. (Courtesy of Steve Kessler)

Features, Sports, Women's Soccer

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September 18, 9:32 am

Kaila Novak inspires many with her joy, messages of body positivity on TikTok

Kaila Novak is just an ordinary teenager. That is, if you consider ordinary as being a Division I soccer player with more than a million followers on social media. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s soccer forward Kaila Novak is a Pac-12 All-Freshman team caliber player on the field, but the sophomore has also amassed more than one million followers on TikTok, using her platform to spread positivity. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Features, Men's Basketball, Sports, Women's Basketball

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September 18, 9:30 am

Jaquez family cements UCLA basketball dynasty with recent women’s basketball commit

When the Bruins graced the national stage last March, the name “Jaquez” was made known around the country. UCLA men’s basketball had an up-and-down regular season before Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...

Photo: Siblings Gabriela Jaquez (left) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (right) will both potentially be Bruins in 2022. Gabriela is a class of 2022 recruit for UCLA women’s basketball, while Jaime is a junior with at least two years left of eligibility for UCLA men’s basketball. (Left to right: Courtesy of eliteisearned.com, Daily Bruin file photo)


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