The day that Alaina Sudeith began playing water polo, the way her peers perceived her changed. Before the UCLA sophomore joined the water polo team at University High School in Irvine, her classmates knew her as a tomboy. Read more...

Each day, gay and lesbian students on campus contemplate coming out. It shouldn’t be a surprise that some are varsity athletes. Yet this group of individuals faces a unique set of pressures. Read more...

The UCLA baseball team will travel down the freeway in an attempt to break its 17-game losing streak today against Loyola Marymount. The Lions are 13-18, but have been playing well recently, upsetting then-No. Read more...

He is the lone upperclassmen on his team. He was the lone returner with any considerable varsity experience. He was expected to lead his team by example. Read more...

Everything UCLA could have hoped for was there ““ high-caliber competition, spectacular performances, good-quality facilities and gorgeous Los Angeles weather. The only real variable last weekend’s Rafer Johnson/ Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational needed to be considered a complete success was more people watching it. Read more...

I don’t think we have a problem. The statement was chillingly honest, painfully ignorant and frighteningly naive. One UCLA student-athlete has alleged that his coach threatened to kick any gays off the team. Read more...

At this time last season, the UCLA men’s 4x400m relay team established itself as a force with a strong performance at the Texas Relays. The quartet’s easy victory on Saturday at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational was one second slower than the time they ran in Texas last year. Read more...