No. 9 UCLA travels to No. 16 Arizona for its first Pac-12 game of the 2015 season. Both teams are 3-0 and are looking to continue their undefeated seasons. Here are the Daily Bruin Sports predictions for today’s prime-time matchup. Matthew Joye, football beat writer Arizona 28, UCLA 24 Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen has never […]
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University reaches settlement with Aon Hewitt over UC SHIP dispute
The University of California Board of Regents reached a settlement Sept. 8 after a two-year dispute with a management consulting firm that helped develop UC Student Health Insurance Plan. The University filed the lawsuit in October 2013, claiming the firm Aon Hewitt provided negligent service that cost the UC more than $57 million. Aon Hewitt […]
UCLA professor emeritus Dr. Edward Ornitz dies
After a long battle with cancer, Dr. Edward M. Ornitz, professor emeritus of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, died Sept. 14. He was 86. Ornitz’s autism research countered well-accepted studies that concluded bad parenting caused the disorder. In the 1960s, Ornitz began publishing research that showed […]
UCLA vs. BYU gameday predictions
UCLA faces its first ranked opponent of the season Saturday, as No. 19 BYU comes to town. Both teams are 2-0 but took very different paths to get there. The Bruins blew out two heavy underdogs while the Cougars upset two favorites in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion. As of Saturday afternoon, No. 10 UCLA is listed […]
Graphics: The Quarter System
How does the quarter system affect both student athletes and Rose Bowl attendance?
UC applicants will be able to use earlier information for financial aid
Students applying to the University of California for the 2017-2018 academic year will be able to use tax information from two years prior on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to an executive action taken by President Barack Obama and a UC announcement on Sunday. The FAFSA form is available on Jan. 1 […]
Metro requests federal funds for Purple Line Extension to Westwood
L.A. County Metro asked for about $2 billion in federal funding so it can expedite the Purple Line Extension project to Westwood by 2024 for Los Angeles’ bid to host the Summer Olympics that year. In two letters addressed to the Federal Transit Administration sent Tuesday, Metro CEO Phillip Washington asked to participate in a […]