This post was updated April 4 at 4:02 p.m. An earthquake that struck near the Channel Islands could be felt in Los Angeles on Thursday. The quake, which struck about 86 miles from Los Angeles around 12:30 p.m., registered a magnitude of 5.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Los Angeles Fire Department determined the […]
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California Supreme Court rules alumna can sue UCLA for 2009 stabbing
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of letting a UCLA alumna who was stabbed by a fellow student in 2009 move forward with a lawsuit against the university. The court unanimously agreed to overturn an appeals court ruling that tossed out the 2010 case in which Katherine Rosen, a former UCLA student, sued […]
Neighborhood empowerment department approves vote for new Village council
City officials have approved an election for students and Westwood community members to create a new neighborhood council. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and Westwood community members, submitted an application to subdivide the Westwood Neighborhood Council in December because they felt the current council did not adequately represent students or address their concerns. The […]
UCPD searches for individual who allegedly burglarized UCLA apartment
University police are searching for an individual who allegedly burglarized a UCLA apartment early Sunday morning. A student was sleeping in her apartment at Jacaranda Court when the individual attempted to break in around 1 a.m. on Sunday, according to a UCPD alert. The student did not see the individual and did not report any […]
Westwood group sues, files petition against proposed UCLA housing project
A Westwood group is suing the University of California and UCLA over a proposed student-housing project in Westwood Village. The Westwood History and Architecture Association and Steve Sann, chair of the Westwood Community Council, filed a petition Wednesday ordering UCLA to halt a building project at the UCLA Extension site building on Le Conte Avenue. […]
Student reports attempted burglary on the Hill, UCPD on lookout
University police are searching for a man who attempted to burglarize a UCLA student’s dorm Feb. 13. The student returned to her dorm in Holly Ridge at 2 p.m. when she discovered a man going through her roommate’s desk drawers, according to a UCPD alert. The man claimed to know the student’s roommate, but did […]
UCPD on lookout for man who allegedly assaulted other man with knife
University police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted another man with a deadly weapon Thursday. The man approached the other man while he sat in his car near Parking Structure 9 at 6:56 p.m., brandished a knife and began threatening him, according to a UCPD alert. UCPD described the man as black, 30 […]