The University of California Board of Regents issued a response Monday denying allegations that officials inadequately responded to two UCLA graduate students’ sexual assault complaints. Nefertiti Takla and Kristen Glasgow, both graduate students in history, alleged in a federal lawsuit in June that UCLA officials discouraged them from filing a formal report after they reported […]
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One of two men charged with murder of UCLA student may face death penalty
One of the men arrested in connection with the death of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco may face the death penalty, according to prosecutors. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Eric Marquez, a fifth-year biology student, and Alberto Medina, both 22, over the weekend after forensic evidence and witness statements linked the two to a […]
LAPD arrests two suspects in Roebling Avenue homicide, arson case
Two men, including one UCLA student, were arrested in connection to the suspected homicide of a UCLA student on Sept. 21.
Wells Fargo opens second Westwood branch closer to UCLA
Wells Fargo opened its second Westwood Village location Monday in an effort to bring more banking services closer to campus. The new branch is located in the Holmby Hall clock tower building at Le Conte Avenue and Westwood Boulevard, about half a mile closer to campus than the branch on the first floor of the […]
UCPD looking for man accused of child molestation
University police are searching for a man who touched a child inappropriately during a UCLA women’s soccer match at Drake Stadium Friday night. The man sat behind the child on the bleachers about 9:20 p.m. and touched the child inappropriately, according to a UCPD alert. The man left the area when event staff confronted him. […]
New Charles E. Young North traffic light, bike lane installed
UCLA officials installed a new traffic light and bike lane Tuesday on Charles E. Young Drive North to better control traffic on the street. The traffic light and bike lane cost $400,000. Charles E. Young Drive North, which connects the east and west ends of campus, maintains a constant, heavy flow of pedestrians and cars, […]
New Westwood receptacles to reduce cigarette waste
Westwood officials have placed 13 cigarette recycling receptacles around Westwood Village to decrease the amount of cigarette litter on sidewalks. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, installed long gray TerraCycle receptacles on street poles earlier this month. The program cost the BID about $1,000, but the recycling company TerraCycle will send […]