Homelessness jumped 20 percent in the City of Los Angeles this year, according to numbers released by an independent agency Wednesday. Los Angeles volunteers counted 34,189 homeless individuals in the city in 2017 compared to 28,464 in 2016, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Volunteers counted 1,160 homeless individuals in Council District 5, […]
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Man allegedly commits robbery near Jackie Robinson Stadium
University police are searching for a man who robbed a man near Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday. The man, who is not affiliated with UCLA, was at a baseball game at about 9 p.m. when he was approached by a man with a knife who demanded his money, according to a UCPD alert. The man […]
CSO van service app test to continue through spring for all students
A mobile application that allows students to request rides on campus will continue to go through a trial phase, but expand to allow more students to test the service Monday. Undergraduate student leaders and UCLA Transportation are expanding the trial period for TapRide, an app that allows users to request rides, similar to ride-sharing apps […]
Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski appointed inaugural chair in surgery at UCLA
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA appointed an inaugural chair in surgery Thursday. Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski, a professor of surgery, pathology and laboratory medicine, will serve as the first Paul I. Terasaki Chair in Surgery, which was created after Terasaki donated $2 million in 2010. Kupiec-Weglinski is currently the director of the division of […]
UCPD warns students of increasing confidence scams around campus
Scammers are blackmailing UCLA students and convincing them to pay fake ransoms and fines, university police said. Students are reporting more confidence scams, in which scammers coerce victims into paying them after earning their trust, said UCPD Detective Brian Washburn. He said the number of confidence scam reports has significantly increased over the past year. […]
USAC election board issues campaign, finance-related sanctions
The undergraduate student government election board sanctioned several candidates between Friday and Monday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council election board, which oversees spring elections and enforces the election code, investigated 13 complaints and issued a total of six sanctions. The board issued a sanction to the entire Bruins United slate and one independent candidate for […]
WWNC encounters obstacles in donating to CPO Food Closet
Westwood leaders are finding it difficult to donate to a UCLA student organization due to grant fees and a slow administrative process, some council members said. The Westwood Neighborhood Council wants to donate a $5,000 grant to the Community Programs Office Food Closet, but the grant application includes a stipulation that requires 35 percent of […]