Sam Obol had pretty much done it all on the court. The Ugandan basketball player had honed his skills into team MVP honors at the university level and a spot on the national team’s roster, the highest basketball achievement his country had to offer. Read more...
Photo: A panel of coaches from Uganda visited UCLA on Monday in order to discuss and learn more about Wooden’s Pyramid of Success.
The football player and the water polo player marched side by side, in synchronized, fin-flopping step, from the sand to the ocean. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Carl Hulick of the UCLA football team has been spearfishing since he was a child, and he would often go with friends. Now, he uses his trips as an escape from the stresses of everyday life, and recently went with a fellow Bruin athlete, sophomore water polo player Daniel Lenhart.
Travis Wear hit a turnaround floater in the paint to give the UCLA men’s basketball team a three-point lead over then-No. 7 Missouri. Pauley Pavilion’s 12,000 blue-clad fans, along with sophomore guard Nick Kazemi and an energized UCLA bench, rose to their feet in nervous anticipation of what the next 12.1 seconds would bring. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Nick Kazemi has not seen in-game action yet this season but has found his role as a motivating bench teammate. He is still recovering from a MCL sprain suffered on Oct. 26.
Tip off between UCLA women’s basketball and Arizona was more than a day away, and a drop of blood had already struck the Pauley Pavilion hardwood. The smear came from the back of Dennis Koehne’s right hand. Read more...
Photo: Dennis Koehne, a facilities manager for UCLA recreation, works with teams of students to set up and take down Pauley Pavilion for games. Additionally, he announces women’s volleyball, gymnastics and women’s basketball for UCLA Athletics. He has worked at UCLA for 30 years, and while he often works long, hard hours, loves his job. He is such a well-known figure that students who attend games have grown to know him.
Although she didn’t know it right away, Ellette Craddock’s season was over before it had even begun. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore gymnast Ellette Craddock was looking forward to competing as a second-year, but a severed tendon in her finger ended her season. UCLA was counting on strong performances from Craddock at uneven bars. The injury has forced her to take a different approach to her role on the team.
The Student Activities Center is full of shrieks at 9 p.m. A rambunctious group of six is having a club meeting, and enjoying it like they're in a food-less Olive Garden commercial. Read more...
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Former Bruin All-American tennis player Krzysztof Kwinta is now an assistant coach for UCLA men’s tennis.
Walk into the Gold Room at the Wooden Center and one can observe unidentified masked figures using swords to attack one another. The sounds of the bamboo rods clashing against each other fills the room. Read more...
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The UCLA Kendo Club practices in the Wooden Center. They participate annually in the largest intercollegiate kendo competitions in the country.
Courtesy of Julia Wang
