President Barack Obama to visit Westwood, cause traffic delays

President Barack Obama will visit Beverly Hills and Hollywood Monday and Tuesday, causing some traffic delays along roads around Westwood. Obama will attend two fundraisers, one for Hillary Clinton and the other for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. He will also make an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The Los Angeles Police Department released the […]

UC Berkeley Greek life council bans parties after sexual assault reports

Fraternities and sororities at the University of California, Berkeley banned all parties Tuesday. The UC Berkeley Interfraternity Council announced the ban in a Facebook post after two women reported sexual assault incidents at different fraternity social events on Oct. 15. [Related: Berkeley women file sexual assault-related lawsuit against UC Regents] “The IFC has voluntarily decided […]

Rep. Loretta Sanchez sheds light on civilian, military relations

A congresswoman spoke to UCLA Army ROTC cadets about her 20 years of experience on military and veteran affairs. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, discussed her service on the House Armed Services Committee and House Committee on Homeland Security with about 50 people Thursday morning at the Pavilion Club in Pauley Pavilion. Sanchez has emphasized […]

Political science professors weigh in on presidential election

This post was updated on Oct. 20 at 4:50 p.m. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finished their last debate Wednesday, marking 20 days to go before the country elects its next president. Though the presidential race has captured much of the public’s attention, races for the House of Representatives, Senate and the future composition of […]

Student dies after falling from Boelter Hall

This post was updated Oct. 28 at 3:25 p.m. A 20-year-old UCLA student died Tuesday night after falling from Boelter Hall. University police responded at 6:30 p.m. to reports of a fall from the roof of Boelter. First responders took the student to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the student died a short […]

Union workers stage protest over low wages for UC employees

Union members temporarily disrupted traffic in Westwood on Tuesday as they protested what they called low wages for University of California employees. Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing administrative, clerical and skilled trades workers, held the protest a day after a study revealed that 70 percent of UC clerical workers are food insecure. About 50 […]