When Drew Olson’s desperate two-point conversion toss fell harmlessly to the turf on Saturday, it ended the Bruins’ chances for a victory. But perhaps more significantly, the loss put their entire season in serious jeopardy. Read more...

When women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier wants to contact a prospective recruit, she has a variety of options at her fingertips. She can hop on a plane and travel anywhere in the country, pick up a telephone and dial, or simply type 439 into her cell phone, which, when translated into letters, reads “Hey.” It’s the latter form, referred to as text messaging, along with e-mail and instant messaging that are transforming recruiting from a semi-formal process into an all-out dogfight for an athlete’s attention. Read more...

The other day while waiting on a fellow Daily Bruin writer to wrap up a story for the following day’s newspaper, I busied myself watching TV. Read more...

Leave driving to the professionals I completely agree with your entire article entitled “Cars too fast for Westwood comfort” (Nov. 3). I drive a modified car, but luckily I’m not like Mr. Read more...

Women’s swimming and diving off to strong start with solid performances Anchored by individual victories from Kim Vandenberg and Paige Thompson, the UCLA women’s swimming and diving team finished fourth at the Purdue Invitational this past Saturday. Read more...

I love this time of year. The quarter is half over, and though burnout is setting in, the end is in sight. And with holidays galore approaching, time-off galore is approaching, too. Read more...

A small and mostly unknown miracle has taken place at UCLA. The UCLA men’s hockey team is having a winning season. For those who don’t know the recent history of the Bruins, it should suffice to say that their 10-53 record over the past three years has been less than impressive. Read more...