University police are investigating an online comment made toward the Alpha Phi sorority Monday. The comment, written in the comments section of the sorority’s recruitment video on YouTube, was a short written excerpt from the video manifesto released by Elliot Rodger, the man who killed six people in Isla Vista, California, in May 2014. Police […]
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UCLA cancels proposed debate between candidates for US Senate
UCLA officially called off a proposed debate between the candidates for the California U.S. Senate seat Thursday. UCLA Government and Community Relations originally announced its plans Sept. 7 to host a debate between California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Rep. Loretta Sanchez, two Democrats running for California’s first open U.S. Senate seat in 24 years. […]
UCLA ranked No. 14 globally, No. 2 public university in the US
UCLA was ranked the 14th best university and second best U.S. public university in the World University Rankings 2016-2017 list released by Times Higher Education on Wednesday. UCLA improved from last year, when it was ranked 16th. The Times Higher Education ranks 980 universities worldwide annually, according to its website. The rankings are based on […]
UCLA skilled workers take to the Hill to protest unfair wages
About 150 union members chanted “We want a raise” and “Who does the work? We do the work” as they handed out yellow flyers to students and parents moving into the residential halls Friday morning. The union members waved signs as they marched down the Hill, protesting what they called an unfair wage proposal during […]
NCAA penalizes UCLA offensive line coach for ethics violations
The NCAA announced Friday morning that it has fined UCLA $5,000 and added a two-year show-cause order to offensive line coach Adrian Klemm for violating ethical conduct rules. During the two-year show-cause order, UCLA must submit a plan for compliance within 45 days to the NCAA Committee on Infractions on how it will educate Klemm […]
Incoming Bruin Madison Kocian earns silver Olympic medal on uneven bars
Incoming freshman Madison Kocian secured her second medal of the 2016 Olympic Games, a silver on the uneven bars event finals Sunday afternoon. Kocian, the reigning world champion on the uneven bars, took second place behind defending gold medalist Aliya Mustafina of Russia. The Russian, who took bronze in the individual all-around behind Americans Aly […]
Unsealed testimony claims Tom Bradley knew of Penn State abuse
This post was updated July 12 at 12:15 p.m UCLA defensive coordinator Tom Bradley, a former Penn State assistant coach, was one of many members of the Penn State coaching staff who knew of Jerry Sandusky’s repeated child abuse, according to testimony in documents unsealed by a Philadelphia court Tuesday. That testimony came in a […]