The books were cracked open last week.

at the library, should be studyin.. but I'm watchin Baylor film, that counts too right?

— anthony barr (@itheeayb) December 12, 2012

Well, close enough.

Midnight Run is soooo passe.

Undie run in the rain? That would be intense!!

— Dietrich Riley(@DietrichRiley) December 13, 2012

Oh my.

3 torn ACLs, 2 broken arms, 22 sprained ankles & 1 concussion is the current stats of the UCLA undie run.

— Bren†on Δllen ✗ (@BrentonAllen_) December 13, 2012

(no, not really...)

Anthony Barr was named DPOY by CFN.com... and no one told him.

@ayenellz_ wait what?

— anthony barr (@itheeayb) December 14, 2012

Apparently this will never get old.

@bigjoefauria "DeNeve Dining Hall again??!! YUP"...THE WHOLE DINING HALL CLAPPED WHEN JOE WALKED IN WOW

— Johnathan Franklin (@JFrank2308) December 12, 2012

On the recruiting side:

I am a man of my word, it's #bruinnation #NewBreed

— Kenny Lacy 7⃣6⃣ (@theREALklacy) December 14, 2012

We will be waiting by the fax machine.

That's the spirit, Caleb.

Those who want to stay and compete will be a part of something great #sorrynotsorry

— Caleb Benenoch (@CalebBenenoch79) December 14, 2012

He's looking for new followers. Help him out, fellow Bruins.

Gymnastics is the program that gets a billboard.

Billboard baby! #checkusout #uclagymnastics #doingitbig twitter.com/Mattie_Larson/…

— Mattie Larson (@Mattie_Larson) December 14, 2012

Don't be scared, Noah.

I'm scared to say hella to people from SoCal

— Noah Allen (@noaha32) December 16, 2012

I did it all the time. There were phrases from SoCal people I never heard before in my life that were also completely new. At least SoCal was aware of hella.

Oh by the way:

Quiet Period #ncaarules

— Angus McClure (@Angus_McClure) December 16, 2012

Quick! Try to get Southern Cal to commit a violation!

Football is back to practice, but they are also out visiting in the community:

#GameFace #Determination. Out here with the team playing with these kids for the Prime Time Games instagr.am/p/TW0Tj5rQfh/

— Richard Brehaut (@Brehaut12) December 17, 2012

I love this.

Today @uclafootball visited Webster Elementary to play with the kids. One of the obstacles HAD to end w/ a TD Dance!twitpic.com/bmwwye

— Joseph Fauria (@BigJoeFauria) December 18, 2012

And at the VA:

Thank you @brettjr_17 @jfrank2308 & the rest of @uclafootball for visiting with the Veterans at @losangelesva today. twitter.com/BVMRD/status/2…

— Aaron Flores, RD (@BVMRD) December 19, 2012

CRAWBABY.

52 hrs and 9 mins after getting to the hospital, 7 lb 5 oz Braylyn Ann Crawford was born. @jalynnec35 was amazing! Love my girls!! #Blessed

— Brandon Crawford (@bcraw35) December 19, 2012

Crawbaby was I think a week late, but welcomed warmly.

Check out Ryan Hollins' new venture:

Special thanks to my partners Dennis Robertson, and Simon Simonian when you get a chance come check us outm.la.eater.com/archives/2012/…

— Ryan Hollins (@TheRyanHollins) December 19, 2012

Christian Yount is seriously living the dream.

Pizza guy knocked. I Yelled its open. HE DELIVERED THE PIZZA TO MY COUCH. Dreams do come true.

— Christian Yount (@TheYount) December 17, 2012

There were many, many tweets last week about the tragedy in Newtown. We will always remember the lives that were taken that day.