This post was updated on May 15 at 9:36 p.m. The Bruins had a problem. Josephine Bruin, a live Himalayan brown bear donated by alumni in 1961, was getting too big for her home in the Rally Committee chair’s backyard. Read more...
Photo: The Joe Bruin costume was introduced in 1963, with Charles Dennis. Josephine Bruin wouldn’t be added until a few years later, in 1967. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
The last time UCLA men’s soccer won a national championship, iPhones didn’t exist, then-freshman defender Jordan Harvey was 18 years old and his future teammate, midfielder Benny Feilhaber, was still in high school – it was 2002. Read more...
Photo: (Jae Su/Daily Bruin)
Sunlight and a slight breeze washed over Spaulding Field as UCLA football finished another week of spring practice. The players huddled in the middle of the field for a weekend send-off, the usual cheers such as “D-line, showtime!” filling the air. Read more...
Photo: (Ceci Sheng/Daily Bruin)
Monique Billings leapt across the stage at a ballet recital when she was 6 years old, but she looked more fit for a jersey than a tutu. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Monique Billings has been an integral part of UCLA women’s basketball for four years, but her reach extends far beyond the hardwood. She has dedicated much of her time off the court to inspiring young women across the country. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
During UCLA gymnastics’ season-opening meet against Ohio State, sophomore Gracie Kramer had the opportunity to prove her competition struggles were behind her. She was in the vault and floor exercise lineups for the first time since February 2017 – when she registered a fall on both events. Read more...
Photo: During part of her floor exercise routine, Gracie Kramer makes the motions of making it rain. The sophomore stumbled last season but has scored a career-high 9.95 on the event this year. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Éloïse Bélanger spent a year dreaming of using her local pools’ diving boards when she was a child. Divers had to be 7 years old, but Bélanger was only 6 at the time. Read more...
Photo: Junior diver Éloïse Bélanger began diving at the age of 7. Since then, she has competed on the Canadian senior national team and has won the Pac-12 Championships in 1-meter and 3-meter. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Margaux Verger Gourson and Sandra Soe have shared classes, a suite on the Hill and even the same major, sociology. As the only two distance swimmers on the UCLA swimming team, they also share a demanding training schedule. Read more...
Photo: Senior swimmer Margaux Verger Gourson finished just .01 seconds ahead of junior swimmer Sandra Soe in UCLA’s dual meet against USC earlier this month. The two flipped positions in the 1650 when Soe took first and Verger Gourson took second at the same meet. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
