The NBA offseason was dominated by Twitter beef between Kyrie Irving and Lebron James. Irving, tired of playing in James’ shadow, wanted to be a focal point. Read more...
Photo: Senior setter Sarah Sponcil transferred to UCLA to play both indoor and beach volleyball. She will play out her last year of indoor eligibility as the Bruins’ setter, in addition to two more years of beach eligibility. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A 5-year-old boy and his grandfather sat down together to watch a game. The television was muted, and the grandson was speaking. “My grandfather has been blind for 40 years,” said Morey Hershgordon, now a professional sports broadcaster. Read more...
Photo: Campers get to practice anchoring, debating and ranting in front of cameras in the floor lounges at Rieber Vista. They go through a rotation of speaking in groups, as well as speaking on their own. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Gym rats are often content going through the same workout routines. However, that isn’t for everyone. “I felt that (working out) wasn’t very rewarding and it was very subjective,” said UCLA Powerlifting president Marc Morgan. Read more...
Photo: Team president and third-year Marc Morgan helps spot fourth-year sociology student Larry Nguyen during practice. The UCLA powerlifting club team holds four practices a week in the Bear Cave, a facility within Drake Stadium. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Justin Curley never shot a bow before attending the Archery Festival at the Enormous Activities Fair as a first-year student in September. “It sucked me in,” Curley said. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kimberly Wang has left her mark on the club archery team as the team president. UCLA won the gold medal in the Barebow Mixed team event at Chula Vista Outdoor Nationals in May. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Dullstroom, South Africa, lies at a lofty 6,890 feet and is home to just 558 people – which leaves plenty of wide open space for some of the world’s top runners to altitude-train. Read more...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s time for Jackson Bantle and Hagen Smith to get out of California. The two volleyball seniors have always called Southern California home and have attended school together in Los Angeles for 17 years. Read more...
Photo: Following the conclusion of the men’s volleyball season, seniors Hagen Smith and Jackson Bantle decided to hit the sand and compete in the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships. The duo placed second in the tournament despite rarely having paired up in the past. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Dozens of students converge in a small workshop in Boelter Hall every day. It is constantly crowded, always smells of motor oil and produces several brand new cars each year. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruin Racing regularly have to tear apart major mechanical components – like the motorcycle engine that powers the car – and rebuild them from the inside out. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
