Three MacBook laptops and an iPad were stolen from a UCLA student apartment Saturday evening, police said. The items were stolen about 11:20 p.m. Saturday near the corner of Levering Avenue and Midvale Avenue, according to a UCPD statement. University police are searching for two suspects, both white males about 20-25 years old. No further […]
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National Drive Electric Week brings sustainable cars to UCLA
Students and staff will have a chance to test-drive electric vehicles on campus during a National Drive Electric Week event Tuesday. UCLA Transportation, the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center and Plug In America, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes the use of electrical vehicles, will host the program to encourage students to use alternative […]
Medical student arrested for allegedly stealing iPad from dying woman
A UCLA medical student who allegedly stole an iPad from a dying woman in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will appear in court Friday morning. University police arrested Virginia Nguyen, a 32-year-old medical student and research fellow who worked at the hospital, in late March after finding her with the device. Family members of […]
UCLA ranks 23rd nationally, edges out USC in 2015 college rankings
UCLA was ranked the 23rd-best university in the country again in the widely regarded 2015 U.S. News and World Report college rankings released Monday. The university was ranked two slots above USC, its crosstown rival. Last year, UCLA was tied for 23rd with USC, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Virginia and Wake Forest University. […]
Rape reported at UCLA student apartment south of Wilshire
A UCLA student reported they were raped by another student early Friday morning in an apartment building south of Wilshire Boulevard. The incident took place between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Friday, according to university police logs. It is the 11th report of a rape to UCPD or the Los Angeles Police Department in the […]
Laptop stolen from Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house
A UCLA student’s laptop computer was stolen from a room in the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house on Landfair Avenue Tuesday or Wednesday, police said. An unknown person entered through an unlocked door and took the laptop between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to a university police report. No further information was […]
UCLA facilities employee claims UCPD used racial profiling in arrest
This post was updated on Sept. 3 at 11:55 p.m. A black UCLA facilities employee is claiming a university police officer violated his civil rights and racially profiled him while arresting him after a traffic violation in Westwood last week. Police stopped Claudius E. Gaines III, a 45-year-old probationary employee at UCLA Facilities Management, for […]