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...

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...

By Amanda Fletcher Daily Bruin Senior Staff Sitting pool-side waiting for swimmer Beth Goodwin to change out of her bathing suit, UCLA women’s swimming coach Susan Gallagher and her staff attempt to pinpoint the adjective that best describes their No. Read more...

By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA women’s tennis player Sara Walker walked on the court nervous and then played like she was. At the Manhattan Country Club on the morning of Aug. Read more...

By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Senior Staff For Nicole Beck, the Olympic swim trials are a way to redeem the scared girl who four years ago failed to even put up a fight. Read more...