University police arrested a man Saturday in connection to an assault that occurred April 16. UCPD arrested the 20-year-old man on Saturday afternoon at his South Los Angeles home for allegedly using his motorcycle to hit another man on Strathmore Drive near Charles E. Young Drive, said UCLA spokesperson Nancy Greenstein in an email statement. […]
Author Archives: Roberto Luna Jr.
UCPD investigating Phi Delta Theta fraternity house burglary
University police are investigating a Sunday morning burglary that occurred at a fraternity house on Gayley Avenue. A UCLA student told university police someone entered Phi Delta Theta fraternity on Gayley Avenue through an unsecured front door around midnight Sunday, according to a UCPD alert. The students’ iPhone 6 Plus and a MacBook Pro were […]
UCPD searching for suspect who hit man with motorcycle
University police are searching for a man who struck another man with a motorcycle on Strathmore Drive near Charles E. Young Drive on April 16. The man was driving a motorcycle on Strathmore Drive when he hit the rear bumper of another man’s SUV, according to a UCPD alert. When the man in the SUV […]
Several families continue to scam students in Westwood
University police are advising students to be aware of families that have scammed thousands of dollars from students in Westwood. Several families aim to persuade students to give them money by claiming they need money for hospital visits or medicine, said UCPD detective Brian Washburn. He said they first ask for a small amount of […]
Throwback Thursday, Week 4 – The story behind the Bruin mascot
If the year were 1925, this past weekend incoming freshmen would have gone to Grizzly Day instead of Bruin Day. Although UCLA started in 1919, the Bruin hasn’t always been the school’s mascot. For nearly seven years, UCLA’s athletic teams and even this newspaper were marked with the name “Grizzly.” Then in 1926, UCLA got […]
Westwood BID recap – April 21
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Andrew […]
Graduate student reported missing to UCPD
A UCLA graduate student has been reported missing to university police. She was last seen by her roommate April 10. Alison Wu, a graduate student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is believed to be with a male acquaintance named Scott Helton, according to a UCLA statement. She is thought to be acting […]