Missing UCLA grad student found dead in Sierra Nevada

This post was updated on Nov. 23 at 4:58 p.m. A UCLA graduate student who was reported missing last week was found dead Saturday after an avalanche hit an Inyo County wilderness area, according to a statement from local police officials. Rescuers found Michael Meyers dead in the John Muir Wilderness area in the Sierra […]

UCLA graduate student reported missing

This post was updated on Nov. 18 at 7:09 p.m. Michael Meyers, a UCLA graduate student in physics, was reported missing Sunday night. He was last known to be hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Catherine Meyers, Meyers’ mother, said her son planned to climb Mount Russell or Mount Whitney on Nov. 6. She […]

Court denies UC request to dismiss claims in Title IX lawsuit

A state court ruled Nov. 4 UCLA is required to respond to Title IX complaints even if harassment stops after the report is filed, in response to a pending Title IX case two UCLA students filed in June. Nefertiti Takla and Kristen Glasgow, both doctoral candidates in history, filed a lawsuit against the University of […]

Offensive posters targeting SJP resurface on campus for third time

Students found posters on Bruin Walk and in the North Village Thursday morning accusing the organization Students for Justice in Palestine of involvement in terrorist and anti-Semitic acts. One of the posters found Thursday read, “Regardless of how they picture themselves, this is who they really are,” above a photo of a child standing next […]

UCPD Officer Erik Rakowski goes from classroom to cruiser

Erik Rakowski gets fan letters for tickets he gives to people for infractions. “I get so many fan letters (for Rakowaski) … being grateful that Erik gave them a ticket,” said university police spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. “They talk about how nice he is and how much they appreciated him.” Now in his fourth year in […]

UCPD searching for man seen peeping into UCLA student’s apartment

University police are searching for a man who was seen peeping into a UCLA student’s North Village apartment Friday night. A third-year psychology student said a man peeked into her third-floor apartment bathroom window on Kelton Avenue about 9 p.m. She said she went outside after she saw him, but the man ran down stairs […]

Man accused of brandishing gun at UCLA student in Westwood

University police are searching for two men, one of whom brandished a firearm at a UCLA student and her friend in Westwood Village early Friday. The student reported that two men approached her and her friend about 1:30 a.m. on Hilgard and Le Conte avenues and asked if the student and her friend wanted to […]