Wednesday, December 17



Former world-class fencer reignites passion for sport at UCLA

There is a flow about their actions, a sense of regality. Each step filled with equal parts of elegance and precision. They float across the stage, leaping from one side to the other, with quick feet and graceful execution. Read more...

Photo: Anderson School of Management student Scott Sugimoto is a former world-class fencer who finished eighth in Sunday’s Okawa Three-Weapon Open fencing tournament. Sugimoto was a two-time All-American fencer at Columbia University from 2004-2007, and also was part of the U.S. fencing team.(Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Tennis player Kaitlin Ray follows her passions, develops into a leader

On a tennis court in Little Rock, Ark., a four-year-old girl stepped into the tennis world for the first time, tagging along as sidekick to her big sister. Read more...

Photo: Senior Kaitlin Ray started playing tennis at the age of four, tagging along with her older sister as a sidekick. Now a senior at UCLA, Ray has developed into a leader for one of the best collegiate teams in the nation. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Former NFL player Robert Thomas returns to UCLA as coach, student

It’s not recognition like it was during his UCLA playing days, but a few students have noticed Robert Thomas is back on campus. “A few older students,” he said, laughing. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA All-American linebacker Robert Thomas has reenrolled at UCLA to both complete his history degree and continue pursuing a career in football coaching. Thomas currently serves as a student assistant coach under linebacker coach Scott White. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA announcer Chris Roberts to leave storied legacy behind the mic

Chris Roberts is in an unusual place. After 23 years behind the mic, the longtime UCLA football and men’s basketball radio play-by-play man stands front and center at half-court preparing to address the Pauley Pavilion crowd. Read more...

Photo: Chris Roberts’ 23-year career as a play-by-play announcer for UCLA football and men’s basketball was celebrated during a half-time ceremony in the UCLA’s regular season closer against USC. Roberts, known as the “Voice” of UCLA will retire at the conclusion of this year’s men’s basketball season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA junior Allison Wine balances swim career, motherhood

Junior swimmer Allison Wine has a busy schedule that doesn’t look quite like any other UCLA student-athlete’s. Wine attends swim practice every day in the same way that the rest of her team does, competing at meets and cheering loudly for her peers. Read more...

Photo: On Feb. 26, 2013, junior swimmer Allison Wine gave birth to her son Dominic Wine. She moved back home to Northern California to take care of her son with her husband, Mark Wine. At the urging of her husband, Allison Wine returned to UCLA and visits home whenever she has time off from the swim team. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)



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