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Organization advocates for student-athletes’ benefits The NCPA has continued to fight for players’ well-being since its conception at UCLA in 1997

aerickson@media.ucla.edu A hundred and fifty dollars worth of groceries. That’s all it took for thens en ior l i neb a c ker D on n ie Edwards to be slapped with a one-game suspension right in the heart of UCLA’s 1995 football season. A few days earlier, Edwards, an eventual NFL Pro Bowler and the team’s star defensive player, had done a radio interview in which he talked about how limited stipends for athletes left him and others with very little money for food after accounting for rent expense. Shortly thereafter, the groceries appeared on his doorstep. Edwards claimed to have no knowledge of the groceries’ origins, but it was later found they came out of an agent’s pocket, and thus were termed an illegal benefit. T hen-f r e s h m a n R a mog i Huma took notice. Edwards’ fellow linebacker had dropped weight upon arriving at UCLA – as it turned out, three meal swipes a day didn’t match his calorie intake from the five to six meals a day he used to have as a high school football play-

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er, and he and his teammates became even more frustrated with Edwards’ suspension for a seemingly petty offense. That summer, after newly h i red coach Bob Toledo informed his team that the NCAA prohibited UCLA and other schools from covering summer workout medical expenses, Huma knew something had to change. “That was kind of the last straw,” Huma said. “That’s when I started talking to my teammates and also players from other schools that I had gone to

high school with, and . . . that’s how it all began.” What was to come, first in the form of a registered student group on UCLA’s campus in 1997 and later a 501c3 nonprofit organization, was the National College Players Association, which today has student-athlete mem-

bers from roughly 150 Division I college campuses. At UCLA, the advocacy group has had a powerful lineage of representation for the Bruin football program, from former cornerback Alterraun Verner, to former punter Jeff Locke, to current quarterback Brett

Hundley. As an active member in the NCPA’s Players Council, Hundley participates in a weekly conference call with Huma that covers a broad range of topics related to student-athlete wellbeing. The NCPA also has several key victories to its name of late,

including the September 2012 passage of SB 1525, commonly known as the Student-athlete Bill of Rights, which guarantees scholarships and medical coverage for student-athletes at California’s higher-profile athletic insti-

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Baseball should be a bigger hit with students BY JACOB RUFFMAN

RUFF-HOUSING

f a college baseball program makes the College World Series two of the past three years, averages over 44 wins a season and has 27 players drafted over that span, but no one is there to see it, does it really happen? I couldn’t help but sit in awe asking myself that question on a gorgeous Tuesday evening when UCLA baseball faced UC Santa Barbara in the Bruins’ regular season home finale. At the first pitch, there were maybe 100 people present; and while the final attendance number settled at 653, I don’t know if more than 450 were there at any one time. Even more disappointing was that maybe 25 students were there with no designated student section for them to congregate. “We joke sometimes that we’d rather play on the intramural field so students would go to our games,” said sophomore closer David Berg, who was recently named Pac-12 pitcher of the year. “It’s hard to play off campus, but we understand that it’s difficult for students to get out to Jackie (Robinson Stadium).” While Berg seems to understand the chronic low attendance numbers, I simply

cannot. Most students provide me with the same excuse. They say Jackie Robinson Stadium, which is located off Sepulveda, about a mile and a half from the Hill, is too far from campus and there is no easy way to get to the games. I understand that concern and even share that sentiment. As a student, I only attended two games when I wasn’t going as a media member, and I consider myself a big baseball fan. So if the biggest issue is getting people to the games, then why doesn’t the athletic department have a shuttle system to take students to the games? UCLA athletics provides more than 100 buses per season for seven football games at a cost of $450 per bus, so why not send one bus to every baseball game? Just like most businessbased decisions, the answer is simple – money. Baseball, unlike football and basketball, loses a substantial amount of money for the athletics department. Last season, the baseball team had a net loss of over a million dollars, and UCLA would like to avoid adding to that deficit. “We’ve tried buses in the past (for baseball) but it didn’t go over very well,” said

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MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Despite his tremendous defensive impact, junior Anthony Barr remains humble, defers NFL draft BY CHRIS NGUYEN

Bruin Sports senior staff

cnguyen@media.ucla.edu Anthony Barr lined up split out wide in the red zone during a spring practice, creating a sense of déjà vu. But this time, everyone noticed. His first time on the offensive side of the ball at UCLA wasn’t so memorable relative to his first season on the defensive side of the ball. As an F-back in the pistol offense, the then-sophomore amassed a total of 41 yards. This past season as a junior, starting as an outside linebacker, the cumulative yards lost from Barr’s tackles for loss and sacks more than quadrupled the numbers he gained last season. “You just have to be selfless,” Barr said. “I was an offensiveminded guy. That’s all I wanted to do. But as time went on, I realized maybe my future is best suited somewhere else.” Once barely a blip on the rada r, Ba r r’s n a me bl a red nationwide as he had the second-most sacks in the country with 13.5. But the process of transition proved to be much more than just the mind-set of being selfless. “The first few games of last season, I was kind of running around out there not understanding what I was supposed to do,” said Barr.

“It’s just about transferring what you learn in the meeting room and in film and transferring that to the football field. I think that’s where a lot of people struggle. I definitely struggled with that my first couple years but as you mature and get older you get more comfortable with it.” A s he’s m at u red, h i s demeanor remains the same – always soft-spoken and deflecting attention to others. Humility is at the crux of his personality, accepting the success he’s had in stride – always first and foremost thanking his teammates, coaches and family. “If you lose (that humility), you kind of lose a sense of who you are and what you’re trying to attain and how you got there,” he said. “If you keep your focus, keep your head down and work hard, things will pay off.” But while he tries to take the attention off himself, opposing offenses won’t as they scheme against one of the nation’s best players. But once again, he’s confident his teammates will seize the opportunity. “When teams focus on me it’s going to leave a lot of guys oneon-one,” Barr said. “We have some great defensive players on our side of the ball. Some guys are going to have some breakout years, some guys you might not have known about, so I’m really excited for that.” Not only will Barr provide an

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After beginning his UCLA football career on the offensive side of the ball, junior Anthony Barr made an instant impact this year as an outside linebacker, becoming one of the top defensive players in the nation.

opportunity for his teammates to perform, but also to improve. Barr often goes head-tohead in practice with another potential first-round draft pick in junior offensive lineman Xavier Su’a-Filo. “I love (the competition),” Su’a-Filo said. “A nthony’s a great player and he brings it every day. I would be doing him

a disservice and he would be doing the same thing to me if we didn’t bring it. And so we learn it from each other. And I love going against him and it’s fun.” A lthough it may seem as though Barr shies away from the spotlight, he’s ready for the biggest stage, and to embrace impending glory – the possi-

bility of winning the Heisman Trophy. “UCLA needs to promote him, and I’m going to promote him. And he needs to go out and promote himself by going out and playing great and helping his team win,” said coach Jim Mora. And while Mora is lending a helping hand to the Heisman

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campaign, Barr knows the most important attribute a Heisman T rophy-w i n ner ca n have – being a winner. “I just want to see some wins – as many wins as you can get,” Barr said. “You’re not going to win any awards if you’re not

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FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Senior B.B. Bates has not only lived her dream of playing for UCLA, but also set records and won awards as a Bruin BY JASON DRANTCH

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jdrantch@media.ucla.edu As an 11-year-old, B.B. Bates sat in the stands at Easton Stadium to witness her first collegiate softball game and watch future Olympic gold medalist Natasha Watley play shortstop for the Bruins. Right then and there, Bates knew that she wanted to play softball for UCLA. She even attempted to pattern her game after Watley’s, which included a failed attempt at playing shortstop in high school. But now, 11 years later, the senior outfielder is wrapping up the achievement of her dream. “To be able to actually say that and actually be here, it’s a blessing,” Bates said. “It was the biggest goal of my life to come here, and I did it.” While living out her dream, she was able to put her name in the UCLA record books. Bates entered the season with 30 career home runs and a career high of 48 runs batted in for a single season. She then proceeded to post the second-best single-season numbers in UCLA history for home runs and RBIs this season by hitting 25 homers and knocking in 74 runs. Bates also led the team in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored,

doubles, multi-hit games, multi-RBI games and total bases. “If you really look at B.B. closely from her freshman year to her senior year, every year she got better,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “Every year her numbers got better.” For her career, Bates is tied for third all-time in UCLA history for homers, fourth for RBI, tied for fourth in total bases, and fifth in slugging percentage and runs scored. “This is a D-1 school and to be able to be in UCLA history, it’s a great honor,” Bates said. Her performance racked up some hardware as she was named a Second Team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American and earned First Team NFCA All-West Region and A ll-Pac-12 accolades. At the team’s end of the season award banquet, she was named the team MVP and Co-Offensive MVP. Despite Bates’ success this season, the Bruins, for the third straight year, were unable to advance to the College World Series. “My plan this year was I can take them there, because I’ve been there,” Bates said. “Consistency kicked us in the butt, but of course we wanted to go back, I believed that we were going to go back. It just didn’t happen that way.” In Bates’ freshman year in 2010, the Bruins went to the College World

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After watching UCLA softball as an 11-year-old, senior outfielder B.B. Bates dreamed of playing for UCLA. Now, a decade later, Bates caps off her career with UCLA as the Female Athlete of the Year.

Series and she played a key role in helping them win the national championship. “When I was there, I forgot it was a TV game. I didn’t think about it as being the College World Series, I

just thought it was like a fun tournament,” Bates said. “(The older players) didn’t make it seem bigger for the freshmen or anybody else.” Bates and the only other senior on the team, outfielder Devon Lind-

vall, tried to use their championship experience to help teach the team’s 15 underclassmen what it takes to reach that stage.

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going to win any games. I think first and foremost w ith the team and then all those personal awards and accolades those will all fall in place at the end of the year.” Offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone is getting involved too, designing plays in which Barr can flex his exceptional athleticism on the offensive side of the ball. Barr isn’t afraid to put the ball in his hands either, and it’ll help his Heisman chances. Only one other defensive player has won the award – Charles Woodson, who doubled as a punt returner and occasionally wide receiver. Last season, then-redshirt sen ior defense end Datone Jones was able to haul in a touchdown grab in the red zone and Barr is ready to fill that role. “You get a big, good-looking guy with long arms like Anthony or a guy that’s athletic like Cassius (Marsh), those size mismatches – you’re going to try and utilize them,” said Mora. Barr agreed with Mora, saying, “The more you can do the more useful you are, so if I can get us six points here or there I’m all for that.” But despite how far Barr has climbed up draft boards and Heisman watch lists, he understands how much he can improve, continually staying humble and working hardest when no one sees. When asked how much time he still spends learning about the position this offseason, in meetings and on film, Barr said, “Just as much if not more than on the practice field. You go home and you’re just chilling, you just turn on some film just to keep your mind refreshed and to keep that in the back of your head. I was watching Nebraska just the other day just to get your feet wet a little bit and to get ready for that first game coming up.” That game coming up he’s referring to is 12 weeks away. And that Nebraska rematch? Not for another 14. But as much as he’s preparing for the future season, he knows where he stands on his future career. After a breakout season, Barr was widely considered as one of the top picks in the entire NFL draft. He thought over the decision to turn pro, but decided to return to school for his senior season. “It was pretty tough,” Barr said. “I took my time with that. When you’re 20,21 years old, you just see all these zeros at the end of a check – it kind of entices you to turn pro. But I think you need to sit down and think what’s going to be best long-term. Definitely a degree from UCLA is pretty decent and that’ll pay off in the long run. I also had to grow and mature as a football player and a person, and I don’t know if I was ready to be completely on my own yet. So I think it was best for me to come back and further develop myself.” And with Barr’s mind off that decision, his focus can shift to the future.

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Senior Standouts

These top senior athletes helped carry their teams during their time in their respective programs.

Rachael Kidder

Rachael Kidder w ill be remembered for being t he b e s t pl ayer on a national championshipwinning team. In 2011, her junior year, she led the UCLA women’s volleyball team to its first NCA A C h a mpion sh ip s i n c e 19 91 a n d w a s named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. After a productive first two years in which Kidder showed consistent improvement, she

emerged in 2011 as one of the best outside hitters in the country during the regular season and was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America, AllPacific Region and AllPac-12 First Teams. She averaged 4.7 kills per set that year, which earned her ninth in the nation. Although 2012 was a down year statistically for Kidder, it was not for a lack of improvement on her end. While still stellar, her 3.98 kills/set was dow n from her ju n ior year output largely due to the emergence of fellow senior Tabi Love, who took some of the workload off Kidder’s shoulders. Ultimately, Kidder still went on to be recognized in 2012 as an AVCA Honorable Mention AllAmerican. Compiled by Leonardo Villalobos, Bruin Sports reporter.

“She’s been fantastic. All year, obviously. You don’t become a First Team All-American by luck. But I think it’s gone to a whole new level since the playoffs started.” – UCLA women’s volleyball coach Michael Sealy

Johnathan Franklin Johnathan Franklin ca me to UCL A w idely considered to be no more than the second- or third-best running back of UCLA’s 2008 recruiting class. Five years later, Franklin finished his career as arguably the top running back in UCLA history. After redshirting his f i rst year on ca mpus, Franklin quickly stepped into a starting role. As a redshirt freshman, he ran for 566 yards before breaking out for 1,127 yards as a redshirt sophomore. Franklin failed to reach the 1,000 yard mark as a redshirt junior, but more than made up for it in his final year. As a redshirt senior Franklin exploded for 1,73 4 r u sh i n g y a rd s, pushing his career total to 4,403 yards, breaking

Zakiya Bywaters was a top recruit coming out of h i g h school, ra n ked No. 17 by ESPN and No. 21 as a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer, and more than lived up to the hype w h i le a mem b er of t he U C L A w o m e n’s s o c c e r team. As a senior, the forward starred right out of the gate, starting 23 of the 25 games and earning Pac10 All-Freshman honors. W h i le B y w a t e r s w a s successful her first three years, she took her game to a new level during her senior season. After scoring eight total goals over her first three seasons, Bywaters almost doubled that number, scoring 15 goals in her final season. Those goals did more than just fill out an impressive stat line – six of her 15 goals were game-winners. Bywaters’ improvement in goal-scoring earned her multiple honors. She was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year, a First Team

Ryan Hollingshead Ryan Hollingshead’s success on the field was matched by his success in the classroom. For his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, he was named to both the All-Pac-12 team, as well as the Pac-12 All-Academic team, earning first team in each in his final season. On top of that, UCLA’s team captain was also named the Pac-12 Player of the Year after scor i n g a tea m-h i g h seven goals and assisting on eight more. Hol l i n gshead received national recognition for his success as wel l, ear n i n g N S CA A s e cond t e a m A l lAmerican honors as a senior. UCLA men’s soccer experienced a wealth of success with Hollingshead playing for the team. I n H o l l i n g s h e a d ’s fo u r years, the Bruins won three Pac-12 titles, including one this past season. His abilities were on full display his senior year, as he had to step into a leading role after the departure of mid-

All-American and earned a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season first team. Bywaters capped off her UCLA career by moving on to a professional one, earning yet another honor by being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2013 National Women’s Soccer League draft by the Chicago Red Stars. Compiled by Kevin Bowman, Bruin Sports senior staff.

“I think ... her confidence has grown this year to know that she can be a goal scorer and that she’s always had it in her. I don’t think that her success for us has been a whole lot different this year versus last year. It’s only that she’s being recognized for it and she deserves to be recognized for it with the Pac-12 Player of the Year. ... She’s a tremendous soccer player.” – Former UCLA women’s soccer coach B.J. Snow.

fielder Kelyn Rowe and forward Chandler Hoffman, who were both top picks in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Hollingshead himself was picked in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas, but elected to help his brother build a church instead of turning pro immediately. His future in the MLS is still uncertain. Compiled by Kevin Bowman, Bruin Sports senior staff.

“I think Ryan’s a really hardworking, honest individual, and he was a great captain for us this year. He set the bar really high for us and really he was a strong leader on our team that everyone looked up to, and he leaves a gap next year that we’re going to have to fill on and off the field.” – Teammate Joe Sofia

Josh Samuels Senior utility Josh Samuels has known nothing but success as a member of UCLA’s men’s water polo team. In each of his four years at UCLA, Samuels and his team have reached the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships, totalling two conference and three NCAA title game appearances during his career. While all three NCAA finals resulted in UCLA losses, the team’s success w ith Sa muels play i n g can’t be ignored.

Gaston Green’s 25-yearold record for ca reer rushing yards. Adding to the impressive stat line, Franklin scored 13 rushing touchdowns and amassed nine 100-yard games, six of which were over 160 yards. F r a n k l i n’s p e r fo rmance earned him a spot as a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s top running back.

Markel Walker

During his time at UCLA, Samuels proved to be an integral part to the Bruins’ success. Despite starting just six out of 30 games as a freshman, Samuels was the Bruins’ fourth-highest goal-scorer. As a sophomore, he was recognized as an honorable mention All-American. That honor got bumped up to first-team A l l-A mer ic a i n h i s ju n ior and senior years, as Samuels asserted himself as one of the team’s best players. Samuels

was far and away the Bruins’ best goal-scorer in his senior year, as his 65 goals, the highest season total of his career, were 23 more than the next closest Bruin. While UCLA was unable to come away from the NCA As w ith a ny ha rdw a re du r i n g Samuels’ tenure, h is talent helped make UCLA a perennial title contender. Compiled by Kevin Bowman, Bruin Sports senior staff.

“What they’ve given us, those four guys, I can’t put into words what they’ve done for this program.” – Men’s water polo coach Adam Wright on Samuels and the team’s three other seniors

Compiled by Kevin Bowman, Bruin Sports senior staff.

“I have to keep looking back there and not see him because Jet has been my only running back. It’s different, but I know the running backs we have now are excited for the challenge and know that those are big shoes to fill and that they want to do it.” – Teammate Xavier Su’a Filo

Senior guard/forward Markel Walker arrived at UCLA as one of the highest-ranked women’s basketball recruits to come to Westwood in recent memory, and left as one of the program’s leaders in wins over the last decade. In her freshman season, Walker jumped in and made an immediate impact, leading the Bruins to an NCAA tournament appearance – the program’s first in over three years – while earning A ll-Pac-10 honors. In her sophomore year, she pushed her team to even f u r ther hei g hts. Walker spurred UCLA to tie both its program’s season wins record and its highest NCAA tournament seeding. The next year, however, the thenjunior Walker struggled through injuries early in the season and her team stumbled to a sub-.500 record. However, Walker still managed to make the All-Pac-12 team. But the

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Vanessa Zamarripa Senior Vanessa Zamarripa has been a pivotal member of UCLA gymnastics since her first year of competition. As a freshman, she placed third in the all-around at the NCAA Championships and earned All-American honors in the allaround, vault, balance beam, floor and uneven bars. I n her sophomore yea r Zamarripa earned a spot on the US National Team, won the NCAA vault championship and earned All-American honors in the all-around, vault, floor and bars.

After recovering from an injury to her Achilles tendon in 2011, Zamarripa returned for her third year of competition in 2012 for another standout season, earning All-American honors on bars, floor, and vault and the Pac-12 conference title on vault. This year, Zamarripa finished her UCLA gymnastics career with additional honors. She won the 2013 American Athletic, Inc. Award as the top senior gymnast in the nation and was also the West Region and Pac-12 Gy m nast of the

Year. Zamarripa earned All-American honors on vault, floor and all-around, bringing her AllA merica honors to a school record, 19. Z a m a r r ip a’s i m pr e s s i ve performances earned her two Pac-12 records: nine Gymnast of the Week awards and eight Special Performance of the Week awards. Zamarripa was also named to the Pac-12’s AllAcademic team. Compiled by Michelle Epps, Bruin Sports reporter.

“She has been a rock for the program. Vanessa works hard to reach competitive greatness. I am so proud of her.” – Coach Valorie Kondos Field

versatile guard/forward saved her best for last – her senior campaign. Th is past season, Walker led the Bruins to a 26-8 record and a No. 3 seed, once again tying the school record for wins in a season and highest NCA A tournament seed, and the Bruins finished ranked No. 11 in the nation. Walker led the Pac-12 in assists, made the All-Pac-12 team for the third time in four years and was named an AP honorable mention All-American.

COMPARING CAREERS

UCLA's top seniors had impressive individual careers, but also contributed to their teams' respective winning percentages over the past four years.

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Compiled by Chris Kalra, Bruin Sports senior staff.

“There’s not many players in the entire country who can affect the game the way Markel can. She’s got to be one of the nation’s best players.” – Coach Cori Close

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Johnathan Franklin Football

Ryan Hollingshead Men’s soccer

Markel Walker Women’s basketball

Zakiya Bywaters Women’s soccer

Josh Samuels Men’s water polo

Vanessa Zamarripa* Gymnastics

*Notes: This number refers to dual meets, not meets with more than one opponent. Also, Zamarripa sat out the 2011 season with an injury, so this number reflects the 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 seasons. SOURCE: uclabruins.com. Graphic reporting by Kevin Bowman, Bruin senior staff. Graphic by Ananya Tmangraksat, Bruin senior staff.

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Rachael Kidder Women’s volleyball

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UCLA IN THE 2013 MLB DRAFT Zack Weiss

Drafted by: Cincinnati Reds Round: 6, Pick: 195

Junior pitcher Zack Weiss is second on the t e a m w it h 4 0 r el ief appearances and sports a 2-1 record with a 2.37 ERA this season.

Nick Vander Tuig Drafted by: San Francisco Giants Round: 6, Pick: 192

After a 4.43 earned run average last season, junior pit c her N ic k Va nder Tuig (11-4, 2.51 ERA) i mproved t o become UCLA’s team leader in wins this season.

Adam Plutko

Brenton Allen

Round: 11, Pick: 321

Drafted by: Washington Nationals

Drafted by: Cleveland Indians

Pat Valaika

Kevin Williams

Ryan Deeter

Round: 29, Pick: 862

Round: 32, Pick: 962

Drafted by: Miami Marlins

Drafted by: Milwaukee Brewers

Round: 20, Pick: 616

Drafted by: Colorado Rockies Round: 9, Pick: 259

Valaika, a junior shortstop, hit .257 with five home runs and 44 RBI this season. He was also named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.

Junior pitcher Adam Plutko, who m a ny expected to be the Bruins’ top prospect, went undrafted on Friday, but he didn’t have to wait long on Saturday. Plutko (8-3, 2.35 ERA) has been UCLA’s ace for the past two seasons.

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Allen, who has played in 38 of UCLA’s 60 games, is batting .247 with two home runs and 13 RBI on the year. After playing in a combined 25 games in his first two seasons, Allen finally got a chance to prove h i mself th is year.

A f ter play i n g i n 55 games and hitting .302 last season, junior infielder Kevin Williams’ numbers dropped this season – he played in just 36 games and hit .231. Williams has spent most of his time at designated hitter.

A redshirt junior pitcher, Ryan Deeter has had 21 relief appearances this season, posti n g a 4.24 ER A a nd a 2- 0 record. Deeter had a 0.89 ERA last season in 36 appearances, but has had fewer opportunities because of the emergence of young relievers.

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RUFFHOUSING from page 2 Associate Athletic Director Scott Mitchell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that we could revisit but there hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been an outcry from the student population (for it).â&#x20AC;? The Undergraduate Students Association Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Representative 1 Office attempted to run a bus from campus to Jackie Robinson Stadium a few weeks back, but the turnout was vastly underwhelming. Given it was a Tuesday night game during USAC elections week, the low attendance was somewhat expected, but the event itself was considered a success from those who went. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We received great feedback from everyone who went,â&#x20AC;? said General Representative Michael Starr, whose office ran the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If (the athletics department) picked a few games to highlight on Saturday games where they bus people out, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a success.â&#x20AC;? While a larger commitment to baseball could help generate revenue and ease

BATES from page 4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;( We) were able to lead because we were the only ones who knew what it takes to get to Oklahoma,â&#x20AC;? Lindvall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to experience it and we did our best to try and get the program back to that place that we were in 2010.â&#x20AC;? Bates said she gained the confidence to be a leader this season a nd enjoys bei n g a role model and mentor for the younger players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very vocal leader and she also leads by example,â&#x20AC;? Lindvall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girl knows how to execute on the field and she knows how to motivate. When she speaks, people listen.â&#x20AC;? O f a l l of B a t e sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s k i l l s , Inouye-Perez said that she

the financial burden of the program, there is still a major cultural issue with UCLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students when it comes to attending UCLA sporting events. Last year, the athletics program sold more than 10,000 Den Sports Passes to students, setting a record high for season passes in the process, yet it was a struggle to fill the student section at times. On average, just around 2,000 students would attend a menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball game at brand new Pauley Pavilion this past season, meaning four-fifths of students chose not to attend a game they already paid to watch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have tried to give students the opportunity to attend games, like this past April when we provided free buses to footballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spring Game, but only about 100 kids went,â&#x20AC;? Mitchell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to ask yourself what kind of return are you going to get, and realistically, how many people can you really get to go to a Tuesday night game?â&#x20AC;? To confirm this suspicion of apathy toward UCLA athletics from the student population, I went on BruinWalk and asked 40 UCLA students if they could direct me toward Jackie Robinson Stadium.

26 of the students had no idea what I was talking about, seven knew generally that the stadium existed and seven could tell me exactly where to go. I find it sad that UCLA has a gorgeous baseball stadium thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost the exact same walking distance from campus to Westwood Brewing Company, yet only seven out of 40 people can tell me where it is. UCLA baseball has one of the best recruiting coaches in John Savage, had the No. 1 and No. 3 overall picks of the MLB draft taken in 2011 and just last weekend, junior center fielder Brian Carroll had the top play on ESPN SportsCenter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; why wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you want to see this? Fortunately for the Bruins, they just won their Super Regional, placing them in the College World Series, which is the equivalent to the Bowl Championship Series for football or Elite Eight for basketball. Each game in the CWS is nationally televised, meaning that after a yet another tremendous 44-win season for the Bruins, someone will finally be watching.

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Losing only twice this season, men’s tennis had a memorable year BY REECE FOSTER

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A 26-4 tennis season in 20112012 that ended with a 4-1 semifinal loss to USC in the NCAA championships would have been deemed a success for almost any other team. But for a UCLA men’s tennis team that has won

16 national championships, there was a natural expectation to do more this year. A 29-2 record for the 20122013 season highlighted by winning the Pac-12 regular season title, Pac-12 tournament, an ascension to the No. 1 ranking, and a runner-up finish at the national championships were a testament to this team’s success

this year. “We had great depth, especially singles-wise. Everybody stayed relatively healthy, that is always a key thing. The team bonded, we all were excited about the year, we had a good year before,” said coach Billy Martin. “It wasn’t the exact ending we wanted, but certainly a great year. And it comes down

to hard work. The guys worked really hard from day one.” The team’s ending to the season was one of heartbreak for the Bruins after junior Adrien Puget held a match point to win the national championship, but subsequently lost the match in what was a 4-3 loss to Virginia. Despite the loss, the team had a stellar year, winning 20

consecutive matches spanning from February 22nd to May 20th. Puget said he is already looking forward to next season and how the team can learn from their experience this season to have another standout year. “We want to at least do the same, maybe even better next season. To do better we just need to win the NCAAs. But I

think next year we really want to have a high focus on the indoors, which is also a great title to have and would give us confidence at the beginning of the season,” Puget said. “And I think that we will have the same expectations, and now that we’ve had a bitter taste of what the title is

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C om i n g i nt o t he NCA A championships, Julian Wruck held all 25 of the longest collegiate discus throws this season. With such an impressive track record, the expectations and pressure were higher than one of his record-setting throws. The redshirt junior was one of ten UCLA Bruins to qualify for the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore. this week, with Wruck carrying some of the largest expectations of any Bruin. “I said to my friends and family a few days ago that all I want to do is win it,” Wruck said. “I don’t care how far I throw; I just wanted to walk away with the win, and that’s exactly what I did so I couldn’t be happier.” The road to a second national championship was not easy for Wruck, who had won two years ago before redshirting last year, losing his eligibility for the year. Going into the second to last round, Wruck found himself in second place behind last year’s national champion, Nebraska junior Chad Wright. But when his season came down to just two throws, Wruck showed why he has been one of the top competitors all year, as he out-threw the reigning champ to reclaim the crown. “I did feel pressure and I did feel nervous, but I’m just glad I was able to relax a little bit and overtake him,” Wruck said. Other Bruins did not enter the championships with nearly the same expectations. Junior

decathlete Marcus Nilsson did not expect to finish within the top ten, but after a huge personal record, Nilsson found his name in third place on the leaderboard. “I was not sure how I felt goi ng i nto the competition because of all the strong athletes, but I knew I was in good shape and my body felt great,” Nilsson said. “I just had a great few days.” Joining Nilsson as a third place finisher was senior Turquoise Thompson. Having finished second in the 400-meter hurdles in each of the last two years of the NCA A championships, Thompson entered with expectations that rivaled Wruck’s. Despite setting a personal record, Thompson ended a successful UCLA career without winning a national championship. W hile Thompson ran her last race as a Bruin, sophomore Kylie Price showed off what a young pair of legs can do. The only Bruin to have qualified for the NCAA championships in two events, Price finished sixth in the long jump and 13th in the 100 meter. As was a com mon theme a mon g the Br u i n competitors, Price said she was happy with how the season ended but was already looking forward to improving and coming back stronger next year. “I had a wonderful season this year; I improved in all my marks and all my events,” Price said. “But I’m only a sophomore so I have two more years to win a NCAA championship, so I’m looking forward to that.”

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like, I’m sure we will work hard to come back and actually win (the NCAAs).” With the loss of just two players, seniors Alex Brigham and Maxime Tabatroung, heading into next year, much of this squad will remain the same. Sophomore Marcos Giron believes that the team chemistry that they have built over the last couple of years was vital in their success, and will continue to be a key factor leading into next season. “We have a really good group of guys on the team right now, we all push each other really hard and are inspired to do well. We all have that mutual goal of holding the trophy at the end of the year,” Giron said. “We all get along great,” he added. “Obviously the coaching staff has been wonderful. We were still a young team this year; we know how to push each other and can coach each other to our fullest potential.” The current singles squad, composed of Gi ron, P u get, sophomores Dennis Novikov and Dennis Mkrtchian, junior Clay Thompson and redshirt freshman Karue Sell will all be returning for next season. While the expectations may be as high as ever, the players will be looking to continue to grow as a team next season. “It’s a yearlong process, we start and have to make every day at practice count and get in really good shape. And not just look forward to the NCAAs, the indoors or the Pac-12 tournament, but look forward to each day of practice and getting better,” Martin said.

tutions who have been injured. In recent months, however, the NCPA’s focus has shifted slightly to the hotly debated issue of player compensation and what defines an athletic scholarship. Huma and the NCPA teamed up with Dr. Ellen Staurowsky, a sport management professor at Drexel University, to produce “The $6 Billion Dollar Heist,” a study released in March 2013 that attempted to estimate, based on revenue percentages for athletes in the NBA and NFL, the fair market value of Division I athletes in revenue-earning sports, as well as determine observed shortfalls of full-ride scholarships given to student-athletes. “I think we’ve created a sys-

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tem that has presented athletes with situations that are very, very difficult for them to accept,” Staurowsky said of the NCAA. “Whether it’s endorsements or trust fund (studentathlete compensation), I think we need to be looking at this from a labor perspective, and really envisioning this as a system that has systematically denied athletes’ statuses as employees.” The study found that UCLA, which brought in slightly more than $25 million in football revenues, and a little more than $8 million in men’s basketball revenues during the 2011-2012 school year, carried studentathlete fair market values of $109,510 and $293,946 per player, respectively. After factoring in cost of living for the average UCLA student, the study also found an average full-ride scholarship shortfall, or a difference between scholarship

payouts and actual cost of attendance of nearly $3,400 per student-athlete per year. Hundley claims the shortfall among athletes on scholarship stems from a high cost of living in Westwood, particularly with rent and parking, that isn’t paid entirely by stipend money. “If you live on campus, you don’t get a stipend,” Hundley said. “If you live off campus, you get a stipend, but you’ve got to understand that rent is (high), so you may be left with $200 or $300 to buy groceries and do other things.” The rising redshirt sophomore quarterback, while grateful for the scholarship money he receives, held that the shortfall has had a real impact on the lives of some of his teammates from low-income backgrounds, especially when parttime employment is not feasible given the day-to-day time constraints of football.

“Some players are running around here where they can’t do anything but stay on campus,” Hundley said. “Their parents may not have enough to give them, or if they are getting Pell Grants or anything like that, they have to give it to their parents to help them out in the first place.” Shortfalls for UCLA athletes, though, could be eliminated sooner rather than later, after California Assemblywoman Cheryl R. Brown amended AB 475 in March. The bill, which was co-sponsored by the NCPA and now sits in the Committee on Higher Education, would grant student-athletes at California universities earning over $20 million or more in media and licensing revenues – namely Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC – a yearly participation stipend of $3,600. The NCAA, which could not be reached for comment after

multiple phone calls and emails from The Bruin, attempted, unsuccessfully, to implement an annual per-athlete stipend of $2,000 last year. While battles over player compensation and publicity rights wage on, and while the NCPA’s support on a campus whose average graduati n g senior was $18,000 in debt in 2011 remains unclear, Huma insists that regardless of the outcome, the aesthetics and atmosphere of collegiate sports will be left untouched. “Everything would change, but nothing would change,” Huma said. “Everything would change in terms of fair treatment of college athletes, but nothing would change because the Rose Bowl’s still going to fill up on home games, Pauley Pavilion’s still going to fill up on home games and people will still be rooting for their favorite teams.”

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In a back-and-forth contest against Washington, in which no team led by more than six points, senior guard Larry Drew II found the ball in his hands with the score knotted at 57 and 10.5 seconds remaining on the clock. The ball would not leave Drew’s hands until he had taken the game’s final shot. Drew took the in-bounds pass from freshman guard Kyle Anderson and advanced the ball up the court. With the clock winding down, Drew received a screen from junior forward Travis Wear, allowing the Bruins’ lone senior to find some room in the left elbow. Drew then launched a fade-away jumper as time expired that found the bottom of the net, sending Pauley Pavilion into pandemonium and UCLA into the locker room with a 59-57 victory. Compiled by Jordan Lee, Bruin Sports senior staff.

Men’s volleyball upsets BYU April 6, 2013 The UCLA men’s volleyball team picked apart top-ranked BYU in a shocking sweep that established the Bruins as legitimate contenders for the national championship. It was one of those games where everything seemed to go the Bruins’ way, but the result was far from lucky. Coach John Speraw’s game plan was executed to perfection as the Cougars had no answer for the Bruins’ outside hitters and towering middle blockers. The victory boosted UCLA’s confidence for the rest of the season and showed that they could compete with any team in the country. Compiled by Leonardo Villalobos, Bruin Sports reporter.

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Johnathan Franklin breaks UCLA rushing record Nov. 3, 2012

Men’s soccer defeats Stanford in 2OT Nov. 1, 2012 Ninety minutes against Stanford just weren’t enough. Instead, it took UCLA 103 minutes to fend off Stanford and grab the double-overtime win. The Bruins jumped out to an early lead with a goal in the 16th minute, but surrendered a late equalizer to the Cardinal that forced overtime. In overtime, the Bruins failed to capitalize on several quality opportunities, but in the 103rd minute redshirt senior Chris Cummings launched a long pass to redshirt senior midfielder/forward Fernando Monge whose shot hit off the crossbar and bounced in for the game-winning goal.

Just a little less than three minutes into the opening quarter of UCLA football’s home contest against Arizona, ranked No. 24 at the time, redshirt senior running back Johnathan Franklin took a handoff from redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley and dashed 37 yards downfield for the score. The run would give Franklin the school’s career rushing record, moving him past Gaston Green, who held the previous record with 3,731 career yards rushing, which had stood since 1987. The run was also part of a 162-yard performance for Franklin, as the Bruins went on to rout the Wildcats 66-10. Franklin finished his UCLA career with 4,403 yards rushing, more than 600 yards ahead of the second-place Green.

Pauley Pavilion reopens after renovation Nov. 9, 2012

Football takes down USC After 30 months of renovation and more than 600 days since the last basket was scored in the arena, the new Pauley Pavilion opened up to a sellout crowd as the UCLA men’s basketball team squared off against Indiana State in its season opener. Junior forward Travis Wear notched the first UCLA points in the revamped arena, and freshman guard Jordan Adams posted a game-high 21 points as the Bruins went on to rout the visiting Sycamores 86-59. Compiled by Jordan Lee, Bruin Sports senior staff.

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Nov. 17, 2012 On a cold, rainy day in November, the UCLA football team would do what no squad had done since 2006, defeating cross-town rival USC 38-28 in front of more than 80,000 fans at the Rose Bowl. Senior running back Johnathan Franklin paced the Bruins on offense, racking up 177 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, while redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley added two rushing scores of his own, in addition to throwing for 234 yards and another score through the air. After jumping out to an early 24-0 lead, the Bruins withstood a furious Trojans comeback to clinch their second Pac-12 South Division title in as many years.

Already on its way to one of the best seasons in program history, the UCLA women’s basketball team played its best basketball in the Pac-12 tournament. A three-seed, the Bruins started soundly by defeating the Utah Utes 54-43, before knocking off then-No. 5 ranked California – a team that had beaten them by 28 points earlier in the season – 70-58 in the semifinals. In the title game, UCLA pushed then-No. 4 ranked Stanford to the brink of defeat, but missed a potential game-tying shot at the buzzer to lose by just two points, 51-49. It was a gritty tournament run by the Bruins that nearly prevented the Cardinal from winning their seventh straight Pac-12 tournament championship. Despite the loss, the Bruins proved they could compete with some of the nation’s top teams. Compiled by Chris Kalra, Bruins Sports senior staff.

UCLA women’s track and field record falls April 20, 2013 After nine years, the UCLA record for women’s hammer throw finally fell. Although junior Ida Storm hails from Nybro, Sweden, she was determined to make her mark here in Los Angeles. On April 20, at the final day of the Mt. SAC relays, she did just that by hurling the hammer 223 feet and 3 inches. That throw brought Storm to the top of the list of all-time Bruin women hammer throwers, displacing Jessica Cosby, whose distance of 219 feet and 5 inches reigned supreme since 2004. Storm capped off a successful season with a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw at her third-straight NCAA championships. Compiled by Aubrey Yeo, Bruin Sports contributor.

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The UCLA men’s tennis team fell in a tense NCAA tournament final after the match-winning serve and game-winning hit seemed inevitable. Team captain junior Adrien Puget was up 5-3 in the deciding set and 40-30 in the match point game. He hit a high backhand volley into the corner, and the Bruins thought they had the title before Puget’s foot hit the net and the chair umpire called him for a violation. From that point on, Puget struggled and lost his third set 7-5, and Virginia fought back to win the match 4-3. Compiled by Joshua Zarouri, Bruin Sports contributor.

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Men’s basketball falls in stunner Nov. 25, 2012

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Men’s soccer upset early in NCAA tournament Nov. 18, 2012 After winning the Pac-12 championship and earning the nation’s sixth seed, the Bruins looked poised to make a deep run in the playoffs. Instead, UCLA came out of their first-round bye and suffered a tough 5-2 defeat against an unseeded University of San Diego team. The five goals surrendered in the upset were the most scored against the Bruins all season and the three-run loss was their largest margin of defeat. With the worst loss of the year in their most important game of the season, the men’s soccer team’s season came to an abrupt end. Compiled by Kevin Bowman, Bruin Sports senior staff.

Up by 18 points midway through the second half, No. 11 UCLA men’s basketball appeared to be in complete control of their matchup against and unheralded Cal Poly team. However, despite the lead, the Bruins failed to put the Mustangs away. Cal Poly stormed back, going on a 35-14 run to take a 68-65 lead with less than a minute remaining. UCLA tied the game at 68, but sophomore guard Norman Powell’s foul with 11 seconds remaining put Cal Poly junior guard Kyle Odister to the line. Odister made both free throws, giving the heavy underdog Mustangs the lead. Freshman guard Jordan Adams had a chance to win the game, but his 3-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired, and the nationally ranked Bruins were upset on their home court. Compiled by Jordan Lee, Bruin Sport senior staff.

Nov. 30, 2012 Not even a week after suffering a 35-17 loss at the hands of Stanford in their regular season finale, UCLA football would get its chance at redemption just six days later in Palo Alto. With a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line, the Bruins gave the Cardinal all they could handle in the Pac-12 Championship game. UCLA struck first on senior running back Johnathan Franklin’s 51-yard touchdown run. Stanford would respond with a touchdown run of its own by redshirt freshman Kevin Hogan to tie the game. The Bruins and Cardinal traded scores over the next four quarters in a back-andforth battle that went down to the wire. Stanford took a 27-24 lead on sophomore Jordan Williamson’s 36-yard field goal with a little less then seven minutes remaining in the game. UCLA had its chance to tie the game and send it into overtime, but freshman kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 51-yard field goal went wide left, and with it went UCLA’s Pac-12 title hopes. Compiled by Jordan Lee, Bruin Sports senior staff.

The expectations for the defending national champions and seventh-seeded UCLA women’s volleyball team were high rolling into the NCAA tournament. But the billing didn’t quite fit the team’s play as UCLA was ousted by unseeded Michigan State at home in just the second round. The upstart Spartans ran out to a 2-0 sets lead. The Bruins then awoke to cruise to a third-set victory. However, their slow start – a trend all season – proved to be insurmountable as Michigan State eked out a fourth-set win to cap off the upset. Spartan players proceeded to jump up and down at center court, leaving the Bruins in shock and ensuring they would not repeat as champions. Compiled by Chris Kalra, Bruins Sports senior staff.

The USC men’s water polo team was perfect going into its final matchup of the season with UCLA. Though the Bruins offered some resistance, it was the Trojans who emerged with no blemishes on their record. Leading for the majority of the game, and as late as with 2:47 left to play in the fourth quarter, the Bruins looked as though they had a legitimate shot at winning their first NCAA title since 2004. Instead, the relentless Trojans scored with 47 seconds left to solidify the final score at 11-10, and the Bruins looked on in shock as their crosstown adversaries plunged into the pool and hoisted their fifth consecutive national title. Compiled by Andrew Erickson, Bruin Sports senior staff.

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Entering its contest against a sub-.500 Cal State Fullerton squad, UCLA softball was ranked 10th in the nation and had won 10 straight games. Despite appearing to be the superior team on paper, the Bruins were upset by the Titans with a final score of 11-5, in a game which UCLA never led. Sophomore pitcher Ally Carda, who entered the game with an 8-0 record, had her share of troubles in the circle, giving up seven earned runs and 11 hits in earning her first loss of the year. The Titans’ 11 runs would be the most runs that the Bruins surrendered to any team all year.

UCLA men’s golf entered the NCAA championship ranked No. 3 in the country and had hopes of capturing a national championship. However, the Bruins failed to live up to their ranking as they finished 26th, and were unable even to qualify for match play. UCLA would finish 18 strokes over par, well behind leader California, and 16 shots from the cut line for match play. For a team that figured to be serious contenders for a national championship, the men’s tennis made an earlier-than-expected exit from the NCAA championship.

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epravetz@media.ucla.edu It’s hard enough for some people to pick out their own outfits in the morning, yet UCLA’s costume designers have to pick out the outfits for an entire cast. UCLA graduate students in costume design Jacqueline Martinez and Rebecca Guzzi turned the psychology of clothing into an art form in their design theses presented at the annual Design Showcase West held in the Freud Playhouse on June 8. The showcase aims to give graduate design students from different theater, film and television schools a chance to showcase their work to potential employers. Each of the designers was given an 8-foot-long table to showcase their best work, or in the case of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television designers, their thesis projects. The designers were allowed to pick their own plays to design. Martinez decided to choose a stage adaptation of “Pan’s Labyrinth” for her thesis. “I wanted it to be pretty dark because I wanted to make sure there was a correlation between the real world and fantasy world,” Martinez said. “It’s from the viewpoint of Ofelia’s dark mind, and my theory is that some people’s imaginations are always based off of reality. If she’s always been involved with the disparity of war and desolation, she can only take her imagination so far.” When reimagining the film version of “Pan’s Labyrinth” as a theatrical version, Martinez put a big emphasis on researching the political and regional influences during the period of the story to bring elements of historical accuracy into her designs. This approach was also prevalent in Martinez’s work when she designed the costumes for UCLA’s theater department’s musical “Spring Awakening” this year. “That was one of the things she wanted to do when she first started designing the project,” said Caitlin Doolittle, a graduate student in

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Blessed with sight, student to see thesis become film Dallas King’s screenplay is the first-ever featurelength movie to be approved as a final project BY TONY HUANG

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thuang@media.ucla.edu Dallas King’s home office overflows with cinema. In his work space quarantined off in the corner, three foundational posters – “Zulu,” “Jason and the Argonauts,” “Clash of the Titans” – hang proudly. The top shelf of his desk is littered with awards, most noticeably the Directors Guild of America West Region Jury Award for his short, “Most Wanted.” But most prom i nent are posters of his film in progress: “Hozon,” the first-ever featurelength film approved by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television as a thesis project. Born into a family with an incurable hereditary retinal d isease, K i n g had a 50 / 50 cha nce of goi n g bl i nd. He didn’t, but the disease formed the basis for “Hozon,” a horror film about a cure gone wrong.

“I was blessed with sight,” King, a fourth-year graduate student in film, said. “But I wondered how a family would cope with an incurable disease – a powerful, affluent family – and how far they would go.” King mixed fact with fiction and wrote a screenplay using epilepsy as the disease. He shot a three-minute trailer for $5,000 and was determined to make the feature-length film his thesis project. But the problem is that “Hozon” is huge. Unconventional for a film school project, the film is a genre flick, a mixture of science fiction and horror that required costumes and effects – and money. King had prepared a 240-page packet in February to try and get “Hozon” approved, approximating the cost of the film at $500,000 to $700,000. “I dotted my i’s and crossed my t’s, a nd they basica l ly

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After crash, instructor finds bliss in yoga

VIDEO: Alumna rocks postgrad life

Fifth-year Marc Nguyen immerses himself in art of movement, enjoys teaching classes to fellows BY ASHLEY VERHINES

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Glancing at the Intramural Field on their way to school, past the pick-up soccer games, golf carts and powder puff football games taking place, students will see yoga classes in full session. Fifth-year philosophy student Marc Nguyen teaches the classes four to five days a week. Nguyen originally got his start with yoga shortly after he was injured in a motorcycle accident in September 2010. The exercise was suggested to him as a calming physical practice, he said, but ended up doing wonders for his shoulder. Now he is sharing his knowledge with fellow students as a pro bono yoga instructor on the Intramural Field. A couple years ago, Nguyen began taking classes at the John Wooden Center and later at YogaWorks, a popular yoga studio across Los Angeles. Yoga quickly became more than a

mere means of rehabilitation, as Nguyen soon adopted it as a lifestyle. “The day that I decided to do yoga forever, it was after a class. I was walking and I didn’t have any thoughts for 30 seconds,” he said. “I was just this walking thing with the universe. And I (thought), ‘What is this? What am I feeling? What am I experiencing?’ It’s that sort of awareness, that sort of bliss that brings me back to practice every day.” Nguyen began immersing himself in the practice of yoga and realized he wanted to teach others as well. In order to do so, he completed a 200-hour course from YogaWorks, certifying him to teach at gyms or privately. “(YogaWorks) is so comprehensive in (its) teaching,” he said. “And this is when I exploded as a person. It was like another chapter of life.” Nguyen started volunteering with Yoga for Flexible Futures, a program that teaches yoga classes for kids in Los Ange-

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Fifth-year philosophy student Marc Nguyen finds calm in both practicing and teaching yoga after a motorcycle injury in 2010.

les. He also began holding free classes in racquetball courts at the John Wooden Center to share his passion for the practice with others. His classes grew by word of mouth and he soon had a handful of attendees at each of his hour-and-a-halflong classes. However, his classes were repeatedly either relocated by racquetball players who had

first priority over the courts or broken up by gym staff for liability reasons. “After about a month of doing that, I got the second warning,” he said. “I kept getting moved rooms, sometimes twice in one day. So I said, ‘That’s it, that’s the last straw. This is ruining the environment.’”

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Dallas King’s “Hozon” is a horror film about a cure gone wrong. The film was inspired by King’s family, which suffers from an incurable hereditary retinal disease. King had a 50/50 chance of going blind.

KING | TFT lifts time restrictions, shifts focus to feasibility of pupils’ proposals of the production/directing program at the UCLA School of gave me a timeout. They shut Theater, Film and Television, it down and went through a was responsible for bringing month of consideration,” King about the policy change. He said. “It looked crazy. The last said that King’s proposal at the time someone did this here was time was too ambitious. in 2002 with Justin Lin’s ‘BetFeasibility is the core to the ter Luck Tomorrow,’ and that change in policy, Wagmister was $250,000.” said, not simply length. UCLA has long “Before, t here i mposed len gth was a strict ti me restrictions on lim itation, which My vice thesis films. It was we si mply el i m imostly out of neces- chair told me that nated,” Wagmister sity, as the cost of “Now students I was going to be said. f i l m st ock it sel f have to prove to us would have made the sacrificial lamb that their film is feamost features finan- – the first through sible and that it can cially impossible. the fire.” be made, whether But w it h d i g it a l it’s five minutes or technology, times Dallas King five hours. are changing, and K i ng’s project, King is blazing the Film graduate student along with a numtrail for more ambiber of other propostious student films. als, contributed to this year’s “I’m always trying to break more focused reconsideration the rules; I was very transpar- of the rule, Wagmister said. ent about what I was trying to Gerren Crochet, who is codo from the moment I stepped producing “Hozon” and gradinto this school,” King said. uating from the production/ “My vice chair told me that I directing program this year, is was going to be the sacrificial excited about the change. lamb – the first through the “I think UCLA’s really showfire.” ing its support for its students,” Fabian Wagmister, vice chair Crochet said. “It shows that our

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NGUYEN from page 12 Nguyen’s students suggested he move classes outside. However, he initially refused because this conflicted with his training, which told him practicing outside would distract the ability to meditate because of the exposure to bugs and other elements. But his inability to teach inside the Wooden Center made this the next best option. “Now, (teaching) outdoors is my favorite thing to do in the world,” Nguyen said. Many students have been inspired by Nguyen, said fifthyear philosophy student Radhalila Reinhofer, who was so taken by his teaching that she has considered the possibility of teaching yoga in the future. “I never really thought of maybe one day trying to learn more (yoga) and then teaching it, but he makes it so fun-looking, that I’ve thought about it now,” she said. Nguyen’s yoga sessions begin with asana, meaning “posture” or simply the practice of sitting still. Asana is the first step to achieving mental calm, Nguyen said. He then transitions into pranayama, or breath work. His ultimate goal is for his students to develop a sort of automatic meditation practice. “His energy is very fresh,” Reinhofer said. “The way he talks and the way he walks around, he tries to make you comfortable. He tells you, ‘You can do the awkward pose. It’s fine. It’s awkward; everyone knows. You don’t have to pretend like you’re some cool person doing the awkward pose.’” Unfortunately for his students, Nguyen’s classes will soon come to an end. In August, he will travel to Can Tho, Vietnam, with a program called Volunteers in Asia. There, he’ll be teaching English to facilitate cultural exchange, another one of his passions. He said he also hopes to teach yoga there. Looking ahead to next June, when he returns to the U.S., Nguyen said he is unsure about his plans. “People ask me, ‘Where do you see yourself in five years?’ and I really dislike this question,” Nguyen said. “But I know I’ll be doing yoga. It’s something I can do forever.”

school is staying on the cutting edge.” King expresses the same excitement – he even created his own letter jacket for UCLA Film, to wear on set and express pride. “Like I was telling Gerren, it makes for a good story,” King said. “It wasn’t a lot of yeses – it was a lot of nos. But in the end I can say that UCLA supported our film, and I can be proud to raise the UCLA Film flag high.” One of the ways K ing is making good on UCLA’s support is getting his film seen. Fiorela Canaj, a co-producer of the film who recently signed on, is helping with future distribution. With more than 15,000 likes on its Facebook page, there’s cer t a i n ly a n aud ience for “Hozon.” Leveraging recent sponsorsh ips by A RRI and Panavision, the team is also launching a K ickstarter in order to cast genre actors that would please the fanbase. “Dallas is very passionate and gets you excited about the work,” Canaj said. “Whether it’s limited release or video on demand, we want the film to be seen.”

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Feeling of sharing work drives film-loving director Jeremy White’s short “The First Hope” will be screened at the UCLA, Los Angeles Film Festivals BY ALLISON GILVEZAN

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Masters student in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, filmmaker Jeremy White is the director of the film “The First Hope,” which opens the UCLA Film Festival on June 7.

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Jeremy White’s short film, “The First Hope,” focuses on a boy, watching “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,” who fixates on Luke and Leia’s kiss and begins to look at his own sister differently.

June 14 will be a busy day for filmmaker Jeremy White. First, he has a directors’ luncheon to attend, then he has to make his way back to Westwood to receive his master’s degree from the UCLA School of Film and Television. Then, assuming there’s time, he’ll make his way over to the Los Angeles Film Festival, where his movie “The First Hope” is premiering. It’s not every day a student creates and directs a film that is both opening the UCLA Film Festival and featured at the prestigious Los Angeles Film Festival. For White, “The First Hope” is the culmination of a lifetime of sincere love of film. The short embodies this love in the story it tells, focusing on Johnny, a young boy watching “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” and fixating on the infamous kiss between Luke and Leia which leads Johnny to look at his sister with new eyes. “Th is generation grew up learning social graces from the media they consumed and what results is a communal awkwardness that connects us to each other,” White said. According to White, the confusion that results from taking life cues from the movies we watch and form i ng our personalities around these shared experiences of cinema is what

inspired “The First Hope.” For White, it’s all about connecting with the audience. “Nothing compares to sitting in a theater for a movie you’ve made, not watching the movie but watching everybody else to see them react,” White said. “That’s a really special feeling, and it’s one of those intense drugs that you strive for but you can only get once in a while.” Now, at 25, White is graduating w ith his masters, having directed several films that have received awards or been featured in festivals, including one that was spotlighted by the Cannes Short Film Corner. He’s already working on his next projects, which include “The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards,” a feature-length film produced by James Franco, and a companion short that he’s working on over the summer. It’s a career that White has been heading toward since childhood. “I knew where I was going. I knew I wanted to go to film school. I’m a pretty stubborn dude; talking me out of it wasn’t an option,” White said. “It’s the h igh of getti ng to entertai n people.” Screenwriter Austin Reynolds, White’s close friend and col laborator who shares h is love for nostalgic film, noticed his friend’s drive and love for film early on. The two naturally gravitated toward each other and a partnership was born. “He has these grand goals,

and (White’s) never not met his goals,” Reynolds said. “He was like, ‘I’m going to UCLA for grad school,’ and he only applied to UCLA. He put all his eggs in one basket, and he nailed it. He wanted to do a movie; he did. He wanted to go to UCLA, and he’s here. He’s always able to finish what he starts.” For White, nothing compares to storytelling, which he said is like solving puzzles and constantly trying new combinations until the work comes together and fits. The com mu na l feel i n g of sharing his work with an audience makes the long days of work worth it to him. “The day that I wake up and I’m too exhausted to do this, that’s the day I should quit. Because it’s a privilege, to get to do this, to be at UCLA film school and make movies,” White said. “I take it very seriously.” Cinematographer Phil Klucsarits, who was the director of photography for “The First Hope” and is a UCLA alumnus, said working with White as a director was a pleasure because he was always sure about what he wanted. White was always incredibly prepared for shooting, which allowed Klucsarits and the rest of the crew to do their best work. “He’s goi ng to make movies. I really don’t think there’s anything that could stop him. He’s so talented at crafting stories; not to be cliche but the sky really is the limit for him,” Klucsarits said. “He knows exactly what he wants out of his career, and it’s only a matter of time before it’s accomplished.”

Alumnus shares excitement after landing big-screen role The 2011 graduate had little experience when he auditioned for ‘The Internship,’ starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn In 2011, School of Theater, Film and Television student Tobit Raphael stood among a sea of students, ready to graduate and step into the real world. Now, Raphael will be seen all over the world with his role as nerdy Google intern Yo-Yo Santos in the summer blockbuster “The Internship” alongside Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Aasif Mandvi and B.J. Novak. Raphael sat down with Daily Bruin’s Aalhad Patankar to talk about making it in Hollywood, working with the “Wedding Crashers” team, and his advice for graduating Bruins looking to follow their dreams. Daily Bruin: Who is Yo-Yo Santos, and where did you get the inspiration to play him? Tobit Raphael: My character, YoYo, is a programmer. He is nervous, kind of socially awkward, and he has a lot of pressure from his family to succeed, and he takes it out on himself a lot. As for my inspiration, I actually used a lot of my theater training here because I knew he would need a lot of characterization. His physicality needed to be a little bit different than mine, so I kind of drew from other actors too that I really enjoyed. I really enjoyed Jesse Eisenberg’s style in “The Social Network,” and Mindy Kaling I think has a great sense of humor. That’s where I pulled from. DB: Now you’re in a big-budget Hollywood movie. How did you get here? How did you land a role in “The Internship” as your first major film? TR : I k now, I k now, it’s cra z y because normally people would have to wait decades for an opportunity like this to come by, but I was lucky enough to get the audition through my manager. ... I believe they were trying to see everybody for the role, so they opened it up to a lot of newcomers. This was to my advantage because I had very few credits, actually no credits, to my name. And things just started coming together. I auditioned about three times for the role, and I improved with Vince Vaughn. He was great, he was nice. And of course the program at UCLA helped me a lot for this role.

at UCLA, which was great to meet friends, because I come from a very rich Filipino background and community. I got to perform for culture night in Royce Hall, which is something; it’s such a gorgeous venue, and I was a part of the theater and improv group of UCLA. ... My life revolved around performing, so I did mostly those kind of clubs. I also did Dance Marathon my sophomore, junior and senior year, and I still have all the shirts. ... There’s nothing like your first Dance Marathon, when you’re at “Power Hour,” you’ve been dancing for 25 hours and you’ve got one hour to go, and the whole Ackerman Grand Ballroom is together, dancing; it was so much fun.

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DB: Just two years ago, you were a fresh graduate, and now you’re living your dream. What advice do you have for our graduating Bruins this year? TR: I think keep your head up, and don’t compare yourself to anyone else, everyone’s different. Be good to yourself, be good to others, and do what you love. ... The entertainment industry is as difficult as they say it is, and it can be very frustrating. ... Just enjoy yourself, and know when to recognize those moments when you can let go of worrying, because I do believe it’s such a great privilege to have graduated from such a great university. I do believe that everything is OK, and everything will be OK, if you keep a kind of optimism and positivity. Email Patankar at apatankar@media.ucla.edu.

DB: What was the most unexpected moment working with Vaughn and Wilson? TR : W hat rea l ly su r pr ised me about them was how nice they were, and how great of dads they are. They both brought their little babies to set, who are so adorable, and they’re in love with their kids. It’s the most precious thing because in “Wedding Crashers” you see them as these playboys who are smooth and cool, but when you see them with their kids it’s adorable. DB: Let’s take it to back to UCLA. What were you involved in besides acting during your time here? TR: I got to join Samahang Pilipino

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FAST president balances dual interests in fashion and science Despite obstacles, computational and systems biology student secures Teen Vogue internship BY REGINA NAPOLITANO

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rnapolitano@media.ucla. edu Jen n i fer Lee was i n the library when she found out she got an internship at Teen Vogue, so she and her best friend tried to celebrate as quietly as they could. “We started silently freaking out and jumping all over (Young Research Library),” said Lee’s best friend and third-year global studies student Brigette Bleicher. While at UCLA, Lee, a fourthyear computational and systems biology student, said she has worked hard to balance her dual interests in fashion and science. She has interned at both The Reformation, an ecologically friendly clothing store that also has its own L.A. factory, and Amgen, a top biotech firm. However, when Lee decided to go to New York this summer to take an unpaid internship at Teen Vogue, it also meant turning down a job offer from Amgen. Lee said her scientific background influences the way she designs. Lee said that unlike most designers, she likes to think logically and analytically

about how the lines and colors of her garments flow together and she always has a story line in her collections. Lee recently started working on the preliminaries of a collection that directly incorporates motifs like neurons and use of immunostaining. Lee said the collection is based on the neon colors and electric feelings in the images in Life Sciences 3 and some biology lab work. “(Lee’s) rare in that she’s ex tremely ta lented i n two things. She’s a really smart girl who’s good at science, but she’s also a really creative, passionate person who has an eye for fashion and design,” Bleicher said. Lee landed her internship at Teen Vogue in an unconventional manner. In the fall, Lee attended Teen Vogue Fashion University, an annual three-day conference in New York that features top fashion designers. While there, she asked Teen Vogue’s editors if they considered hiring people in the sciences. As a biology student, Lee said it has been difficult to get a fashion internship because people doubt her commitment to the trade. After the panel, Lee ran up to Elaine Welteroth, Teen Vogue’s

beauty and health director who had answered Lee’s question, and told her how much she wanted an internship at the magazine. They stayed in touch after the meeting, and through the connection, she was eventually offered the internship. “I sprinted over there. I die after running the perimeter (of UCLA), but I think I ran faster when I was running to Elaine Welteroth,” Lee said. Lee said that despite her affinity for fashion, she decided to pursue a degree in biology because she felt pressured by her parents to go into the sciences for the promise of a stable income. However, while at UCLA, Lee said her love of fashion has grown. Lee created and taught a seminar this spring quarter to give students an opportunity to learn about fashion. Deborah Landis, a costume design professor at UCLA, helped Lee come up with her course’s curriculum. “(Lee is) incredibly engaged, focused, enthusiastic, curious, she’s just exactly the kind of person I want to spend time with,” Landis said. “I think it’s amazing that (Lee) singlehandedly brought this fashion class to campus, and its success is a great testimony to (Lee’s) imagination.” Lee is also the president of the club Fashion and Student

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Fourth-year computational systems and biology student Jennifer Lee uses her background in science to incorporate elements in her original fashion designs.

Trends at UCLA and has produced over six collections for their various shows. With FAST at UCLA, Lee organized a sample sale at her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, and an editorial photo shoot at the Los Angeles Zoo. In the last show, Lee made 11 pieces and got very little sleep in the process. “They call me the one-woman sweatshop at my sorority. I post up in the kitchen at (Alpha

Delta Pi) and I will sew for hours on end,” Lee said. “I think this year I probably slept eight hours in eight days. As a biology major I know that’s definitely not good for you because you need to build ATP while you’re sleeping.” Lee said she hopes she can combine her two passions in her future career and is considering working with textiles in the creation of new fabrics

to combine her two passions. After Lee’s Teen Vogue internship this summer, she plans to apply to graduate schools for fashion design and science. “I love science, and it’s something I hold very close to my heart, but I definitely need to try out this fashion thing because it’s this itch I’ve had since I was 6,” Lee said. “If I didn’t try it, I think I’d always look back and regret it.”

Experiences in choreography, teaching inform each other After graduation, Jacob Campbell will continue to study dance, work as a cultural aid to English teachers in Spain BY NATALIE CHUDNOVSKY

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nchudnovsky@media.ucla.edu Shortly after walking across the stage this June, Jacob Campbell will be packing his bags to move 5,834 miles around the globe. In September, fourth-year world arts and cultures student Jacob Campbell will be moving to Madrid, Spain to fulfill a nine-month teaching assistant contract, while also pursuing dance and choreography. Campbell will be placed in public schools as a North American language and cultural aid to English teachers. Campbell said his passion for teaching and choreographing inform each other in ways that will be useful to him in a setting where language is a barrier. “Choreography is a really mental process. It’s organizing bodies in space and time. And as far as classroom management, it’s a strong skill to get a group of people to do something together,” he said. “Body language is going to be really key in the first couple weeks when I’m new to Spain and the students are still new to English and to me.” Campbell said he hopes to perform in Spain in a routine by Michel Kouakou, a world arts and cultures choreographer whom Campbell has worked with in the past. Campbell danced in Kouakou’s show last fall quarter when they toured the Ivory Coast, Germany and New York. In Germany, Campbell and two fellow UCLA dancers choreographed and performed a piece alongside four

German students. “Even though we didn’t speak the same language, we were still able to create this dance piece together. It was hard because communication is crucial so we had to be really patient with each other and find common ground.” Although he doesn’t know much Spanish, Campbell does have significant experience teaching. As a junior, Campbell designed and taught a unit on music video analysis at the UCLA Community School in Koreatown, a high school in an a community that doesn’t have regular access to arts education. “We looked at what devices were used in the editing and the imagery – from there we had conversations about gender, race and sexuality,” Campbell said. “I really think what’s important about arts education is not that I’m going in to fix people, but that we’re talking about our lives and experiences and turn it into art, and through that medium we can all connect our stories.” Barbara Drucker, director of arts education, associate dean of academic affairs for the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, and instructor of records for Jacob’s teaching sequence, said she and the entire class started crying one day when Campbell discussed his experience in the classroom. “He started crying because he was so moved by the openness, gratitude and responsiveness of the children – and therefore the importance of being an arts educator,” she said. In Spain, Campbell will be working

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Fourth-year world arts and cultures student Jacob Campbell hopes to apply his choreographing experience while fulfilling a nine-month teaching assistant contract in Madrid, Spain.

16 hours a week, which will leave him time to pursue his other passions: choreography and dance. “It’s important for me to pursue the art-making part of my career so that when I am teaching I have real experiences to draw from,” Campbell said. First-year dance student Sean Santhon, who has performed Campbell’s choreography for the world arts and cultures /dance department’s senior project exhibit “Moving/Still,”

describes Campbell as an interdisciplinary artist. “His choreography is different from what the audience is used to because he always incorporates an extra element,” Santhon said. “He’s able to think beyond the stage and the dancers. He always brings in projections or multimedia aspects.” Campbell said he applies this multimedia approach to his teaching as well, which makes material relevant and keeps students engaged. He used

YouTube clips as well as iMovie while teaching his music video unit. However, Campbell said ultimately it’s the human element of learning and teaching that is most rewarding. “It’s so easy to let tech do everything, and that’s where dance and performing elements come in. I like to have the students moving and interacting with each other,” he said. “I think my art knowledge and multimedia interest will definitely intersect in the Spanish-English environment.”

Songwriter mixes jazz training with pop passion for success The UCLA student signed a publishing deal recently to create music for top artists BY SHREYA AIYAR

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saiyar@media.ucla.edu Filled with the sounds of guitar twangs and strums, Guitar Center is a hub of musical activity. It is also where Andrew Cedar caught the interest of Artist Publishing Group producer DJ Frank E, turning the casual hangout into a publishing deal. “(When DJ Frank E and I went to Guitar Center) nobody knew I could play,” Cedar said. “I was introduced to DJ Frank E and he found out about my talent, so he took me in.” Cedar, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student with an emphasis in jazz studies, writes Top 40 tracks for artists such as Flo Rida and B.o.B in collaboration with DJ Frank E. Cedar combines his formal jazz training with his love of pop music to explore two different genres of music in a studio setting. With a formal training in jazz piano, Cedar enrolled in UCLA as a student in the ethnomusicology department to learn more about jazz and further his passion in music. Under the tutelage of Ken ny

Burrell, director of jazz studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Cedar joined the Ellingtonia Orchestra, a group named in honor of the renowned jazz musician Duke Ellington. “(Cedar is) one of our outstanding students. ... I’ve known him for a few years now, and I’m very pleased (with his work),” Burrell said. “I know he’s going to have a really great future in music, and I’m glad to have him in the (Ellingtonia) Orchestra.” During his fourth year at UCLA, Cedar began an internship at Atlantic Records and was introduced to artists and producers at Artist Publishing Group, which is affiliated with Atlantic Records. Cedar then signed a publishing deal with APG and is now writing pop tracks with DJ Frank E. The tracks will be used in the songs of artists such as Lupe Fiasco and Pitbull. Fascinated by pop music and culture, Cedar has constantly looked to new music to inspire him in his songwriting and to learn new things from different producers. In order to learn as much as possible, Cedar is not picky about the music he listens to and appreciates every artist’s contribution to pop music. “I’ve always listened to the radio and have always listened to pop music, so even though I’m a jazz student I

always knew pop was what I wanted to do,” Cedar said. “Everything I listen to inspires me in some way or another.” In writing his tracks, Cedar incorporates themes and motifs from notable songs heard on the radio and borrows ideas from other producers. Even so, the writing process can be challenging, Cedar said. “You never know when a track is finished. ... You can go back and forth and say, ‘This needs to be a little stronger,’ or just leave it as is until everyone’s satisfied,” Cedar said. “It can be a very long process or sometimes it can be really quick.” DJ Frank E said Cedar’s extensive music knowledge has helped the young musician learn the way the music business works and create a sophisticated and technically polished sound. “In jazz, it’s all about the tension and release. The same goes for pop music,” DJ Frank E said. “(Cedar is) over-prepared for what we’re doing, but he understands everything that’s going on just by listening to it.” As director of the Ellingtonia Orchestra, Burrell said Cedar’s willingness to learn and drive to succeed in a group setting will ensure his success in the professional world among experienced musicians. “(Cedar is) an example of how we’re trying to fulfill our mission. I

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think he’s ready to go out into the real world and make a name for himself,” Burrell said. “He’s got all the musical equipment that will put him in good stead. We all still have to learn and we all still have to get better, but I think he’s ready to get on the launching pad.” Although Cedar said he still finds it difficult to believe that he is able to work with professionals and sign

under an official record label, his passion for performing and working with people from all professions has helped him mature as an artist and person. “I’m really grateful for all the opportunities I’ve been given, and I couldn’t have gotten this far without the help of everyone at APG and DJ Frank E,” Cedar said. “But, in reality, getting signed is just an opportunity, so the real work is just starting now.”

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bhornbostel@media.ucla.edu For a school that contains thousands of talented musicians yearning for a space to perform, UCLA nightlife is characterized by Greek shindigs and apartment parties colored by Top 40 radio singles and electronic remixes from an iPodconnected speaker. From ti me to ti me, however, nights at UCLA are much different. Beginning with early jam sessions between music students, the

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Bands began to move out of Westwood to perform in larger Los Angeles venues. Still, they remember the noise and energy of their Westwood performances. Most of these bands, including Alto, The Ten Thousand and Free Food, are graduating the last of their members this year and will be pursuing music careers, leaving behind only traces and memories of their Westwood concerts and the UCLA music scene, which is documented in the compilation record, “DO U C L A!? Vol. 1.”

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Midvale Sessions The beginnings of a UCLA music scene took place in the fall of 2010, when members of the student a cappella group Scattertones decided that student musicians needed a place to showcase their talents to the UCLA audience. By January of 2011, Midvale Sessions, the brainchild of alumni Taylor Fugit and Aaron Rabkin, was presented at 447 1/2 Midvale Avenue. “ T he c a l l t h a t M id v a le Sessions was attempting to answer was related to the fact that there wasn’t an intuitive and socially engaging music scene (at UCLA),” said alumnus Russell Angelico, a former member of Scattertones. “It was about supporting original and new music, but in a way that takes it really seriously.” M idvale Sessions was scheduled every other Friday night from the end of Januar y to October 2011. Each night began with a short magic show by Rabkin, followed by a 45-minute set from a student band, and closed with another student band or covers by the Haus Band, a group composed of the apartment’s residents, Angelico said. Many of the 11 concerts held at Midvale Sessions featured new bands at the time. These bands are still active today, recording music and playing shows all over Los Angeles. “We inspired (the bands) to perform well, but not necessarily become super-polished,” Angelico said. “People were paying attention to the music. They were rav i ng over the music. It was like a moment of being a celebrity for the bands.” One of the bands that got its start at Midvale Sessions is the

indie-rock band Manzanita, who played under the name The Internship. The band was one of many that formed that year and began performing for energetic and packed crowds in the Midvale apartment. “Bei n g i n ( M idva le Sessions) ... it really felt like it captured that quintessential youthfulness of being in a college band and playing a college apartment,” said alumnus Moses Sumney, formerly a copy editor at the Daily Bruin. “We were still learning what it was to play music, what it was to interact with a crowd, but it was done in the most relaxed, fun environment possible.” Like many that played at the venue, The Ten Thousand, a rock ‘n’ roll band that began by playing shows at Midvale Sessions, said their performances at the small Westwood apartment pushed them to become serious about performing in a band. The intimate and approachable atmosphere of Midvale Sessions fostered the birth of many UCLA student bands, along with an appreciation for live music from the audience, said alumnus Matthew Flesock, who helped found Midvale Sessions. For the first time, student bands were able to organically perform in front of engaged audiences, he said. By October of 2011, however, Midvale Sessions had seen the end of its reign. Ceilings had been cracked, PA systems broken and police-attracting noise levels had shaken the music of the Westwood nightlife. “It gave me a lot of faith in disorganized, young, inexperienced people,” Angelico said.

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dation of what we were doing.” The artist community of The Treehouse welcomed a range of genres and styles that promoted live music, said Oliver Brown, lead vocalist of the funkrap group Free Food. With the addition of The Treehouse and other venues in Westwood, music adopted its communal roots and spread through the formation of numerous student bands at UCLA. “People really wanted it,” Jones said. “They wanted something to go to. For us, it built a community. We’re all in very different bands with different types of music, but we’re all buddies. And I think that is a result of that type of thing.” By May 2011, UCLA Radio had begun hosting concerts at the University Cooperative Housing Association apartment building, packing the outdoor courtyard

with amplified guitars, roaring drums and plenty of screams from the bands as well as the audience. With the variety of venues surrounding Westwood growing, bands sharpened their skills and used the shows as launching pads for shows in West Los Angeles and further out into Los Angeles. “We grew up in front of crowds,” said Braeden Henderson, fourth-year ethnomusicology student and frontman for the garage-rock band Owl Fly South. “We had a lot of shows at the beginning where we went up and sucked, but it benefited us in terms of the larger L.A. scene and the Echo Park scene, because we played so many shows by all the opportunities at UCLA that by the time we were good, we were ready to tackle the bigger scene.”

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Branching Out By 2012, Midvale Sessions had closed and shows at The Treehouse and the Co-op had become irregular. The bands that had sprouted up around Midvale needed new territories to explore and began to move toward playing shows in Silver Lake, Echo Park and central Los Angeles. A f ter w i n n i n g Spr i n g Sing in 2012, Alto took to touring in the fall, taking the sou nds of Westwood to new audiences. The Ten Thousand also began performing outside Westwood, playing in Santa Barbara in May 2012 and securing a residency at the Los Globos club in Silver Lake in January. In May, Owl Fly South played at The Echo, a nd Moses Su m ney, a for mer Daily Bruin copy editor, of Manzanita will be performing a residency at Bootleg Theater this month. As bands branch out to play larger venues, record t hei r mu sic a nd ex pa nd their fan bases, the years they played in Westwood remain some of the fondest memories of their music careers, said Dylan Robin,

fourth-year psychology student and lead guitarist for The Ten Thousand. For Robin, the differences between playing at a formal venue such as Bootleg Theater in East Los Angeles and a makeshift venue in the North Village are noticeable. “It’s really fun to play a show at the Bootleg,” Robin said. “Even if you have a bunch of people come and it’s a great show at a real venue, but even that doesn’t compare to blowing the Coop open and just having it be a crazy rager.” I n order to docu ment the sound of the Westwood mu sic scene of t he pa st years, The Ten Thousand recently assembled a compilation album, “DO U C L A!? Vol. 1,” that featured Free Food, Owl Fly South and Alto, among many others. By cementing their place i n the m i nds of students who saw them perform and new students who hear their mu sic, t he ba nd s of t he UCLA music scene graduate with countless memories, from The Internship performing in a parking lot to The Ten Thousand playing in front of police.

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Volume 2 As the underground music scene that began with Midvale Sessions enters its third year and more student musicians graduate, moving into the greater L.A. music scene, band members said they are proud of the sounds and shows they leave behind. Kevin Daye of The Ten Thousand said he hopes that the torch will be picked up by future students. Within a school of

talented musicians, the nightlife at UCLA yearns for live music. “There is an audience for what we’re doing,” Robin said. “The thing is, before some of these venues popped up, there just wasn’t a place for us to go. It’s a really obvious thing that these places popped up and they’re full all the time. ... We appreciate all different kinds of music, and that’s why I think this scene is really positive.”

With the graduating musicians leave behind a strong legacy in Westwood, the future of the music scene at UCLA remains up in the air, waiting for a new group of student musicians to take the reigns. The audience is present and the space is there. The possibility of a second volume of UCLA student-produced music will be in the drum sticks and picks of a new generation.

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aseikaly@media.ucla.edu Someti mes, bei n g i n the right place at the right time can make all the difference. For fourth-year ethnomusicology student Forrest Mitchell, it helped him land an internship at Atlantic Records. “The internship was sort of a tip from a friend who’s actually doing really well there,” Mitchell said. “He put me in touch w ith the woman who deals with all the internships there. I turned in my resume and she got promoted. It was a right place, right time connection-based sort of thing.” Mitchell started his internsh ip at the sta r t of spr i n g quarter and said it has been a great opportunity to learn more about the inner workings of the music industry. Beyond mak i ng copies and loggi ng data, Mitchell said he has also learned about the financial and business aspects of Atlantic Records by working with his boss, Charles Bergmann, who is the studio manager and

assistant to the company’s president of worldwide artists and repertoire. “(Bergmann) basically manages the whole studio in Hollywood, so he’s being exposed to all facets of the music industry at a major record label,” Mitchell said. “I’m able to see what he’s doing and learn from him directly, because I’m basically his assistant.” A long w ith academic dem a nds a nd i nter n i n g at the record label, he has also remained a faithful member of UCLA-based band Free Food and the group he has played drums in since high school – The Thirstbusters. Mitchell said his immediate plan is to stay at Atlantic Records as long as he can, and he enjoys working and learning about the artists and repertoire side of the music industry. A ty pica l day on the job can be fairly unpredictable, depending on what the company’s needs are and what Bergmann asks him to do. Mitchell’s responsibilities range from clerical tasks to answering calls and interacting with vis-

iting artists. Within the realm of A&R, Mitchell is often responsible for looking for new talent for the label, which can be a daunting task. As a musician, Mitchell said it is often difficult to decide which types of music gets presented to the label and which artists are turned down. “It’s really funny because in a lot of ways I’m like the bad guy to my former self,” Mitchell said. “I’ve already been in situations where I’m deciding whether or not we even look at various artists that get sent in. I’m on the other side of the table.” Mitchell also said there are a variety of factors that he must consider when evaluating prospective artists, including their marketability and what is trending in the music world. “It’s a lot of hypothesizing, and then just using my own ear and my own experience with music. We’re mainly looking at vocalists right now, and I can tell what a certain person’s experience level is or how much training they’ve had by watching their videos and listening to their recordings,” Mitchell said. Mitchell said that this A&R

experience has helped him and his band resolve debates and figure out how to spend their time and get noticed. “So many of those questions are being answered just from me being in the studio,” Mitchell said. “Of course, it’s just one label’s take on it, but it gives you a pretty good idea of what people are looking for right now, so that’s been huge.” M itchel l a nd h is T h i rstbusters bandmates, including fou r th-yea r eth nomusicology student Ryan Thomas and childhood friend Chase Jackson, will perform at The Roxy Theatre on June 20 and also hope to record an EP over the summer. Jackson said he and Mitchell first played together in their middle school jazz band. He said Mitchell’s goal has always been to pursue music and learn as much as possible about the industry. Thomas, who met Mitchell as a member of the Berkeley High School jazz ensemble, said he understands Mitchell’s time constraints. “He’s learning a bunch of stuff over there, and he relates it back to us,” Thomas said. “It’s constant work. ... We try

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to make the most of it and whenever we have a spare second we’re working on original songs or doing business stuff or working on our social media.” Although he is still passionate about performing and creating original music, Mitchell said this internship has also helped him develop other interests related to the music industry. Mitchell plans to continue his A&R duties with Atlantic Records through the summer,

and said he hopes to secure a permanent position with the record company. “I really was super hardset on being a performer, and that’s still the No. 1 goal, but since I am graduating and it’s kind of now or never, I’m trying to cultivate an industrybusiness side as well and make connections so I have multiple options,” Mitchell said. “I wouldn’t have thought to do A&R before.”

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