Wednesday, August 19

In the news:


Swim warms up for AT&T Winter National Championships

After an exciting win against Arizona, Thanksgiving break offered the UCLA swim team a cornucopia of much-needed rest and rehabilitation "“ but the team isn't done yet. Read more...

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This week in Texas, Bruin swimmers such as junior Anna Senko will face a variety of competition instead of the traditional college opponents.


Son of a Sensei: Martial art form strengthens family bond

Justin Brezhnev has a distinct dream. With tears in his eyes, he will stare up into a blur of red, white and blue as the American flag is raised. Read more...

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Justin Brezhnev, a third-year communication studies student, is an elite international competitor in the martial art of SAMBO. He is currently in Russia, representing the U.S. and UCLA at the World Cup among students. His father, Boris Brezhnev, is his coach who introduced him to the sport.



Bruins charge Matadors full force, win 82-56

The smiles on the faces of the UCLA men's basketball players weren't insincere, but it was clear that something was missing. Read more...

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Freshman guard Kyle Anderson and the UCLA men’s basketball team were able to ignore the loss of two players this week, Josh Smith and Tyler Lamb, to beat Cal State Northridge.


UCLA football revs up for Stanford rematch

While most exited to the locker room to start their day, junior defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa went to the practice dummies to work on his technique, continuing to prepare for the coming Pac-12 Championship game against Stanford. Read more...

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After playing a variety of positions, junior defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa will put his variety of skills and large stature to use against a Stanford team with a major size advantage.