Category Archives: Crime

Speaking in the wake of two major crimes in on-campus housing areas, Chancellor Albert Carnesale said Friday that he is “of course” concerned about any serious violence at UCLA, but that overall the campus is still very safe. “We all recognize the seriousness of it,” said Carnesale, who added that the housing administration, University Police […]

As Matt Bruno and Chris Dunbar opened the door on the way out of their Saxon suite, they were shoved back inside by three men carrying guns. The assailants proceeded to tie the student athletes at their ankles and hands, before stealing thousands of dollars of property. Such is Bruno’s description of how the armed […]

In response to an investigation by UCPD comparing crime statistics between UCLA and USC, USC’s administration admitted to publishing misleading crime statistics in its 2002 football media guide. The media guide said USC had lower crime rates than UCLA. “The numbers that were provided were not properly updated, and they will be updated in our […]

Since hearing news of a sexual assault in one of the De Neve buildings and then an armed-robbery in the Saxon Residential Suites, students have expressed concern about their personal safety and the condition of their housing environment. And they are not alone. A number of UCLA students’ parents ““ the people who often pay the […]

Assailants wielding a semi-automatic hand gun allegedly held up two student-athletes in their Saxon suite early Sunday, stealing thousands of dollars worth of their property before driving away. Saxon K-14 was the campus home of four athletes, including freshman Matthew Bruno, the top high school sprinter in California last year. The three suspects who stormed […]

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, campus safety has been one of the most prevalent issues at UCLA, with administrators and security officials taking every chance to inform and safeguard the university against crime. Initially, security concerns focused on the possibility of further terrorism targeting universities, and hate crimes ensuing as a backlash to the […]

Bruin Republicans Chairman Andrew Jones announced Friday he will be officially withdrawing the recently-registered student organization, Student Empowerment! today as a result of threatening phone calls he said he received. “I (am not withdrawing the group) because I am wrong … but rather because of anonymous hostile phone calls I have received threatening me should […]