Daily Bruin: In Focus
June 10, 2021 3:35 p.m.Gallery: UCLA softball fails to defend NCAA title with 10-3 loss to Oklahoma
After a win over No. 10 seed Florida State and a defeat by No. 3 seed Alabama, No. 2 seed UCLA softball was eliminated from the 2021 Women’s College World Series on the third day of play.
By Christine Kao
Daily Bruin: In Focus
June 6, 2021 3:39 p.m.Gallery: Through our lens 2020-2021
From behind their viewfinders, Daily Bruin Photo staffers recall the stories of pictures they took this past year, ranging from protests to socially distanced portraits and sports games in empty stadiums.
By Ashley Kenney, Finn Chitwood, Jeremy Chen, Naveed Pour, David Rimer, Kanishka Mehra, Alex Driscoll, Chelsea Westman, Michael Vigman, Christine Kao, Justin Jung, Anika Chakrabarti, Antonio Martinez, Esther Li, Jason Zhu, Sakshi Joglekar, Elise Tsai, Esther Ma, Harold Lee, and Kristin Pischel
Daily Bruin: In Focus
May 18, 2021 5:23 p.m.Gallery: UCLA women’s water polo ends national championship aspirations with loss to USC
The Bruins hosted the NCAA women’s water polo tournament at Spieker Aquatics Center. Overcoming No. 6 seed Hawai’i and upsetting No. 2 seed Stanford, No. 3 seed UCLA had a chance to win its first NCAA championship since 2009. Facing crosstown rival and No. 1 seed USC in UCLA’s pool, the Trojans defeated the Bruins by the highest margin in NCAA championship game history.
By Christine Kao, Ariana Fadel, and Elise Tsai
Daily Bruin: In Focus
May 3, 2021 4:55 p.m.Gallery: UCLA beach volleyball named conference champion after 3-day Pac-12 championships
The No. 2 seeded Bruins battled their way through a three-day Pac-12 tournament championship on their home courts at Mapes Beach. The blue and gold would sweep their first two opponents, No. 7 seed Washington and No. 3 seed Arizona, to land a spot in the championship against crosstown rivals and No. 1 seed USC after beating the Trojans earlier in the winner’s bracket final. UCLA’s championship dreams fell on the shoulders of freshmen Rileigh Powers and Jaden Whitmarsh. The duo pulled through to give the Bruins the 3-2 edge over the Trojans.
By David Rimer, Alex Driscoll, and Christine Kao
Daily Bruin: In Focus
March 23, 2021 2:56 p.m.Gallery: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s water polo secures 2021 national championship title
The Bruins danced their way to the program’s 12th national title and the school’s 119th at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center at the 2021 NCAA tournament. UCLA opened with a win over No. 5 seed and WWPA champion California Baptist, upset No. 1 seed and MPSF champion Stanford – the reigning champions – in the semifinals, and finished the tournament with a finals win over No. 3 seed USC.
By Ariana Fadel and Christine Kao
Daily Bruin: In Focus
March 1, 2021 5:06 p.m.Gallery: No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball sweeps No. 19 Stanford in doubleheader
No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball returned to action on Saturday, Feb. 27 with a home doubleheader against No. 19 Stanford at Mapes Beach. The Bruins earned two victories, 3-2, 5-0, over the Cardinal in the season opener.
By Ella Barnes and Christine Kao
Daily Bruin: In Focus
Feb. 20, 2021 2:56 p.m.Gallery: No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball defeats No.13 Oregon in 83-56 win.
UCLA earns a victory over Oregon in its annual Play4Kay game Friday, Feb. 19. The Bruins wear pink shoes as they celebrate the lives of people fighting breast cancer.
By Christine Kao
Daily Bruin: In Focus
Oct. 28, 2020 8:32 p.m.Gallery: Stories of sheet ghosts around the globe
With Halloween around the corner, Daily Bruin photographers recreate the TikTok ghost photoshoot trend.
IRVINE — Friendship persists. Two ghoulish friends have their first in-person encounter since March.
By Kanishka Mehra, Ashley Kenney, Esther Li, Sakshi Joglekar, Sarah Nelson, and Christine Kao
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