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The body of a missing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student ““ reportedly last seen with a group of UCLA students ““ was found in the Sacramento River this morning, according to news reports.

Brett Michael Olson, a 20-year-old from Lafayette, Calif., was last seen at an area known as Beer Can Beach while participating in a Labor Day float, held last week, down the Sacramento River in Hamilton City, said Rich Warren, the Glenn County undersheriff.

Following Olson’s disappearance, his friends created a Facebook group to find a group of UCLA students who were reportedly last seen with the student.

A fisherman found the student’s body today just downstream of the beach, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Olson’s body was brought to shore by a search and rescue team and was identified by his parents, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

The Glenn County sheriff’s department could not be reached for comment.

Compiled by Erin Donnelly, Bruin senior staff.

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PASADENA “”mdash; A lively shootout in the first half, which saw the teams combine for 705 yards, turned into a slower game in the second half.

Despite first-half defensive mistakes and an errant field goal kick in the second half, UCLA football left the Rose Bowl Saturday night with a 36-30 win over No. 16 Nebraska.

PASADENA “”mdash; A duel between dual-threat quarterbacks has turned UCLA’s home opener into a shootout that is tied 24-24 at the half.

The Bruins’ quarterback Brett Hundley is faring slightly better than his counterpart.

A UCLA student was robbed by an armed man on Veteran Avenue Thursday night, according to university police.

At 11:20 p.m., the student was walking north on Veteran Avenue when a man came up to him from behind, according to a police report released today.

Coming back home after a difficult East Coast road trip, the UCLA men’s soccer team got another huge lift from their true freshman goalkeeper as well as a timely strike from a substitute.

After a number of chances, UCLA finally picked up a first-half goal when junior forward Max Estrada came on as a substitute and whipped a header into the back of the net in the 43rd minute.

Santa Monica College will eliminate winter session classes for the upcoming school year in response to budget cuts from the state, officials said this week.

Getting rid of the six-week winter session can save Santa Monica College $2.5 million, Donald Girard, senior director of government relations and institutional communications at the Santa Monica campus, told the Los Angeles Times.

During the 2011-12 fiscal year, the college received approximately $8 million in funding cuts.