By Amanda Fletcher Daily Bruin Senior Staff The first game of the fall season has finally arrived and on Sunday at 2 p.m., the preseason-ranked No. Read more...

No UCLA swimmers had yet qualified for the U.S. Olympic team as weekend competition ended at the Olympic trials in Indianapolis, Ind. For the Bruins, senior Beth Goodwin placed 12th in the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:01:44 while junior Nicole Beck placed 14th with 1:02:50. Read more...

By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff It was a memorable scene, Alexander Nevsky’s first day in English-language class at UCLA Extension. The class was full of foreigners ““ mostly 18- and 19-year-old Asian women ““ and when Nevsky, 28, shouldered his 6-foot-6, 300-pound pure-muscle frame through the door, everyone gaped at him. Read more...

By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Senior Staff With a lifetime of hard work on the line and most likely a one-time shot at the team, this week’s U.S. Read more...

Quarterback dance Though everybody wants an update on the UCLA quarterback situation, not much has changed from the spring. According to head coach Bob Toledo, both Cory Paus and Ryan McCann have an equal shot at the position. Read more...

By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Senior Staff Pac-10 athletics directors took the first step last week toward restarting the conference basketball championship tournament, voting 8-2 in favor of reinstating the tournament. Read more...

By AJ Cadman Daily Bruin Senior Staff In every essence of the word, Sunday night’s “A Midsummer Night’s Magic” basketball game was truly an All-Star game. Read more...