The Plaza Room at De Neve Commons is a modest space. With beige walls and floral carpets, it’s a banquet hall that could be anywhere. Except that it’s on UCLA’s campus. Read more...
Photo: The rugby teams from UCLA and California faced off against one another at the North Athletic Field on Jan. 14th, with the reigning national champion Golden Bears winning the game with a final score of 45-0. (Edward Figeuroa/Daily Bruin)
When Mark Francis watched college football while growing up in New Brunswick, Canada, he rooted for the Bruins. Now, UCLA is far more than just a team Francis watches on television. Read more...
Photo: Mark Francis is an instructor at the Anderson Center for Managing Enterprise in Media, Entertainment and Sports. He has also coached the UCLA men's club hockey team and served as the associate executive director of the PAC-8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Gym rats are often content going through the same workout routines. However, that isn’t for everyone. “I felt that (working out) wasn’t very rewarding and it was very subjective,” said UCLA Powerlifting president Marc Morgan. Read more...
Photo: Team president and third-year Marc Morgan helps spot fourth-year sociology student Larry Nguyen during practice. The UCLA powerlifting club team holds four practices a week in the Bear Cave, a facility within Drake Stadium. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Dozens of students converge in a small workshop in Boelter Hall every day. It is constantly crowded, always smells of motor oil and produces several brand new cars each year. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruin Racing regularly have to tear apart major mechanical components – like the motorcycle engine that powers the car – and rebuild them from the inside out. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Three years ago, there was no club softball team at UCLA. But a group of students took it upon themselves to restart and build up a program that disbanded years ago. Read more...
Photo: Junior right fielder Flo Lee was only a freshman when UCLA club softball restarted, but is now a co-president. Lee is a linchpin on and off the field for the Bruins, facilitating paperwork and bringing the team together for outings. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, Caifornia – a 2,572-foot peak often considered symbolic of Eric Bryan’s hometown. That’s where the vice president of the UCLA club cycling team found his passion for the sport, but it was years later and thousands of miles away where he experienced a biker’s dream. Read more...
Photo: Third-year biomedical engineering and economics student Eric Bryan, the vice president of the UCLA cycling club team, said he usually rides two to four hours each morning. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA’s Quidditch team held open practice on Thursday, Sept. 29. A competitive game involving sticks between legs and dodge balls named bludgers, UCLA’s Quidditch matches would not be Quidditch without the Golden Snitch. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto. Tomas and Bryan Firks/Daily Bruin senior staff)
