This weekend UCLA will take their act to the other side of the country and face two of the premier teams in college soccer in the Rutgers Phillips/Adidas Classic. Read more...

Now that conference play is starting, true freshman quarterback Drew Olson should make sure his yellow baseball cap fits well. He’ll be wearing it a lot on the sidelines. Read more...

Several e-mailers have brought to my attention the fact that I am out of touch with the average UCLA student. I have been called a geek, overwhelmingly critical, unnecessarily negative, clueless as to what most students care about and many, many different expletives that I can’t print in the paper. Read more...

Chrissie Zartman stands just 5 feet, 4 inches, but what she has accomplished since coming to UCLA is nothing short of remarkable. A five-time Junior Olympic gold medalist, the sophomore took first place at the first annual World University Games Beach Volleyball Championships in June with partner Tracy Lindquist. Read more...

Kathy Olivier has pulled off a few recruiting shockers over the years, but her 2003 class is shaping up to be quite a show-stopper. The UCLA women’s basketball coach received verbal commitments from three highly touted high school seniors, prep All-American guard Noelle Quinn, forward Amanda Livingston and center Consuelo Lezcano. Read more...

Before family, friends and teammates at Loyola High School, nationally-ranked basketball prospect Omar Wilkes announced his verbal commitment to Kansas University over UCLA Wednesday for the 2003-2004 season. Read more...

This summer I backpacked through Europe with two good friends. You know, the whole cliche ““ not a lot of money, bathing or shaving, and lots of sleeping on trains with transients. Read more...