BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Coach Gerald Madkins keeps his eye on the game earlier this season. Madkins himself spent 1987-1992 as a player on the Bruins. Read more...

  Photo by ED RHEE Freshman Tamara Bal swims in the 300 backstroke relay at the Blue & Gold Innersquad meet last October. By Regina Yeh Daily Bruin Contributor As the women’s swim team practices, a list of future meets stands written at the blackboard at the front of the pool: Stanford, Cal, USC, Pac-10, NCAA. Read more...

  Adam Karon If you want to learn more about bareback riding and just how long eight seconds can be, e-mail Karon at [email protected]. I don’t gamble, I don’t love bright lights, and bells and whistles make me nervous. Read more...

  ELI GILL Junior Jason Kapono drives through the defense in the Bruins’ victory over Washington State. Jason jumpers jumping out After averaging 21.6 points per game in UCLA’s first eight games, junior Jason Kapono’s production has fallen off recently. Read more...

  DANIEL WONG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Senior outside hitter, Ashley Bowles goes in for the dig in a match against Hawaii last season. By Diamond Leung Daily Bruin Senior Staff To say the least, it was a wild ride for the UCLA women’s volleyball team this year. Read more...

Soccer players take in national scene Three current members of the UCLA men’s soccer team have been selected to participate in various U.S. youth national team training camps, while seven former Bruins will train with the national team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Read more...

  DANIEL WONG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Robert Thomas looks out for the Arizona State offense this past season. By Hannah Gordon Daily Bruin Reporter All summer they said they wanted to play their last game at home: the national championship at the Rose Bowl on Jan. Read more...