A state bar commission recently awarded a grant to the UCLA School of Law and two other law schools to help new lawyers launch and develop firms to help clients who are unable to afford high-priced attorneys. The grant, awarded by the State Bar of California’s Commission on Access to Justice, was awarded to Pepperdine […]
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Teams compete for Quidditch win during Harry Potter Week
Third-year political science student Tam Tran played the role of Chaser for the team Chickens and Quaffles, scoring 10 points by throwing the Quaffle through one of three hoops set up in the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center Saturday. The Quidditch event, featuring teams from several UCLA residential communities, marked the last day of Harry Potter […]
3 instruments reported stolen from UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
Three rare instruments were reported stolen from a display case in the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology over winter break. The instruments, a Saraswati vina from South India, a kora from West Africa and a prima balalaika from Russia, were reported stolen Dec. 26, according to an email from university police spokesperson Nancy Greenstein and an […]
UCLA’s online graduate engineering program ranked No. 1
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was ranked first in the country in the third annual U.S. News and World Report online graduate engineering program rankings released Wednesday. U.S. News and World Report released eight rankings of online programs, ranging from bachelor’s degree programs to graduate programs in criminal justice and […]
Broxton garage sees welcome increase in short-term parking spaces
The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion last month to reduce the number of long-term parking spots in the Broxton Avenue public parking structure, increasing the availability of free short-term parking in Westwood.
UCLA student robbed at gunpoint by two men on Strathmore Drive
Two men robbed a UCLA student at gunpoint early Thursday on Strathmore Drive, taking a cell phone and money before driving away, university police said. About 2:37 a.m. Thursday, the student was walking on Strathmore Drive near Levering Avenue when two men approached from behind and pushed the student to the ground, police said. When […]
Man arrested in connection with apartment mail room package thefts
University police arrested a Los Angeles man Friday in connection with a series of thefts from a Strathmore Drive apartment mail room. Police had been searching for two men wanted for stealing packages from the mail room in five incidents since Dec. 5, and warned apartment building security staff about the men, said UCPD Lt. […]