Thursday, August 20

In the news:

New Archers Week location change boosts student interest in UCLA Club Archery

Between the Olympics and the success of the Hunger Games trilogy, with its bow and arrow-wielding heroine, archery is experiencing a resurgence. Read more...

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The members of UCLA’s Club Archery team, who came in fourth at Nationals last year, practice at Sycamore Fields afternoons Wednesday to Sunday. The team held New Archers Week, a festival put on to recruit new members, on the Intramural Field last week. The location change from the team’s practice field helped the team boast a heavy turnout of interested new archers.


Loss to Cal sparks realignment of player roles for UCLA football team

The UCLA offensive line had one of its worst performances of the season against Cal last weekend, struggling to keep its quarterback upright and avoid costly penalties. Read more...

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Freshman receiver Jordan Payton has been thrust into a more active role on offense since redshirt freshman receiver Devin Lucien’s season-ending injury. Payton was once a Cal commit before he chose UCLA.



Cal game is a step back for UCLA football

Near the start of the fourth quarter, UCLA's redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley rolled to his right on third and 10 after getting flushed out of the pocket. He brushed off Cal's pass rush before slinging the ball 18 yards to redshirt senior receiver Joseph Fauria for a first down. Read more...

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Freshman receiver Devin Fuller drops a backward pass by redshirt freshman quarterback Bretty Hundley that Cal recovered and turned into points on the offensive end.


Strong Side: UCLA upholds upsetting tradition in Saturday’s loss

The last time UCLA won a game at California's Memorial Stadium: 1998. Google was in its infancy, "The Big Lebowski" was not yet a cult classic and Bill Clinton was soon to be impeached. Read more...

Photo: Both teams dive for the loose ball after a muffed punt by redshirt freshman running back Steven Manfro. Cal recovered the ball at the UCLA 34-yard line and proceeded to drive down the field for a touchdown.


Women's soccer boosts record with two victories

Coming into this weekend, the Bruins women's soccer team was focused on improving their game rather than worrying about who they were playing. Their approach turned out to be the right one as they earned two more road victories. Read more...

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Sophomore goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland and the Bruins came away from this weekend with two more conference wins.