Tuesday, July 14

In the news:


Briefs

Goerl, Watley pick up accolades The UCLA softball team’s star hitter and pitcher were honored Tuesday as the star hitter and pitcher, respectively, of the Pac-10. Read more...



Capoeira dancing brings student groups together

Slaves in Africa and Brazil invented Capoeira as a way of hiding martial arts from slave owners in the form of dance. It has since evolved into an art form that utilizes flexibility, strength and rhythm, in addition to its cultural expression and exercise. Read more...




Great Expectations

It might have been the slowest lap of her high school career, but it’s one that UCLA’s Monique Henderson will remember forever. A victory lap ““ the culmination of a day in which Henderson ““ then a 17-year-old junior at San Diego Morse High School ““ captured the state 400-meter championship in a junior national record 50.74 seconds, punctuating perhaps the greatest individual season for a prep sprinter in California history. Read more...