This post was updated April 5 at 9:42 p.m.
PHOENIX – Third-year mathematics/economics student Gabriel Sundaramoorthy said the idea came to him at 10 p.m. Saturday night. 
Phoenix, where UCLA women’s basketball was set to compete for its first NCAA title in 14 hours, was a six-hour drive away from campus.

Roster turnover can cause a once top-seeded team to lose its footing.
And last year, the Bruins earned their highest finish in seven years, bolstered by veteran-stacked lineups.

No. 4 seed UCLA gymnastics is postseason bound and will open regional competition Friday in Corvallis, Oregon. The Bruins must advance through quad meets – with the top two teams reaching Sunday’s regional final – and the top two there earning a trip to Fort Worth, Texas for the championships.

Rosie Murphy’s senior season has stood out for more reasons than it being her last.
The Sacramento local has etched her name in Bruin history, shattering school records while leading the team to multiple conference championship podium finishes.

This post was updated March 31 at 5:05 p.m.
UCPD is investigating an electric scooter theft that happened at Dodd Hall on Wednesday evening, according to a Friday Clery Timely Warning.

This post was updated March 14 at 11:24 p.m.
Jordan Chiles’ floor routines have lit up Pauley Pavilion since she joined the squad in 2022.
But all good things must come to an end.

Bruin fans know Emma Malabuyo for her lights-out performances that anchored UCLA’s beam lineup.
And in her first year as the Bruins’ graduate student assistant coach, the alumna is still spearheading the nation’s No.

There are two options a team can take amid tough competition.
Sink or swim.
And at their second Big Ten Championships, the Bruins took the latter option, earning six school records and four individual podium finishes.

This post was updated Feb. 23 at 8:07 p.m.
No streak can last forever.
And senior Jordan Chiles’ stretch of five consecutive perfect 10s came tumbling down Sunday in Champaign after she recorded a 9.975 on floor – failing to receive a perfect mark from one of two judges.

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 1:21 p.m.
Bari Weiss will no longer come to campus Feb. 27 to deliver the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture, the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations announced Wednesday.