Commencement keynote speaker for the College of Letters and Science on Friday, June 15, 2012, at 5:00 p.m., Drake Stadium, is entrepreneur Jessica Jackley, co-founder of an innovative peer-to-peer micro-lending website. Paul Ichiro Terasaki, a pioneer in organ transplant medicine, will receive the university's highest honor, the UCLA Medal during the ceremony. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius will speak at the Fielding School of Public Health graduation ceremony.

Congratulations to the newly named USA Women's Water Polo Team. Representing UCLA are Courtney Mathewson, Kelly Rulon and Coach Adam Krikorian.

Back (L-R) Betsey Armstrong, Kami Craig, Annika Dries, Heather Petri, Kelly Rulon, Melissa Seidemann, Jessica Steffens, and Lauren Wenger. Front (L-R) Tumua Anae, Brenda Villa, Courtney Mathewson, Maggie Steffens, and Elsie Windes.
2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team (Hometown/College/Club)
1. Betsey Armstrong - Goalkeeper (Ann Arbor, MI/Michigan/NYAC)*
2. Heather Petri - Attacker (Orinda, CA/California/NYAC)#%*
3. Melissa Seidemann - Defender (Walnut Creek, CA/Stanford/Stanford)
4. Brenda Villa - Attacker (Commerce, CA/Stanford/Olympic Club)#%*
5. Lauren Wenger - All-Around (Long Beach, CA/USC/NYAC)*
6. Maggie Steffens - Defender (Danville, CA/Stanford/Diablo)
7. Courtney Mathewson - Attacker (Anaheim Hills, CA/UCLA/NYAC)
8. Jessica Steffens - Defender (Danville, CA/Stanford/NYAC)*
9. Elsie Windes - Defender (Portland, OR/California/Tualatin Hills WP)*
10. Kelly Rulon - Attacker (San Diego, CA/UCLA/NYAC)%
11. Annika Dries - Center (Laguna Beach, CA/Stanford/SET)
12. Kami Craig - Center (Santa Barbara, CA/USC/Santa Barbara WPF)*
13. Tumua Anae - Goalkeeper (Newport Beach, CA/USC/SOCAL)
#2000 Olympian
%2004 Olympian
*2008 Olympian

News release from USA Water Polo

The UCLA story

One word... Manfro'd.

HT: Puntingiswinning.com

Great UCLA Olympians:
Ann Meyers Drysdale, Dot Richardson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Natalie Golda!

Rich gets richer. Look at the size of that thing. 95 years in the making.

Oregon finally has its big and shiny Rose Bowl rings

Kevin Prince's favorite memory of Spring ball. 

via The Daily Bruin

Spring Scrimmage is Saturday at 5 pm in the Rose Bowl.

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Overconfident? USC schedule lists UCLA as home game

"Granted, USC has won five of the last six at the Rose Bowl. But whether it's the athletic department that organized the schedules that way or not, listing an away game vs. UCLA as a home game comes off strikingly overconfident. Even if Matt Barkley is under center."

via USA Today.

Shabazz is following Bruins Nation on Twitter. Cool?

Those were the days ... from SI:

"Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman holds up his Cowboys jersey in 1989 after been taken with the No. 1 pick. He signed for a record 6-yr. $11.2 million contract." Photo credit: SI.