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UCLA leads 40-36 after trading blows with Arizona in fast-paced opening half

In front of a sold-out Pauley Pavilion crowd, the UCLA men’s basketball team leads Arizona at the half, 40-36. Riding effective transition play in the first half, the Bruins delivered several plays worthy of the highlight reel, including an alley-oop from redshirt junior forward David to Travis Wear and a monstrous slam dunk by sophomore […]

President Barack Obama signs $85 billion sequester into effect

President Barack Obama signed today an executive order that officially puts into effect $85 billion in across-the-board national spending cuts known as sequestration. “By the authority vested in me as President … I hereby order that budgetary resources in each non-exempt budget account be reduced by the amount calculated by the Office of Management and […]

UC Regents appoint presidential selection committee

The University of California Board of Regents has appointed a special committee to formally begin the search for a new president to replace Mark Yudof, who will step down in August. Released today, a statement from the UC Office of the President outlines the process for selecting a new university president. The new Special Committee […]

UCLA basketball trails Arizona State 41-39 at the half

UCLA’s trio of freshmen combined for 36 points in the first half, but that wasn’t enough as Arizona State took a 41-39 lead into the halftime locker room on Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion. Shabazz Muhammad tallied 15, Jordan Adams had 13 and Kyle Anderson added eight as the Bruins played from behind for much of […]