Part of Hilgard Avenue closed Friday morning after a house fire was reported a block east of UCLA. Firefighters responded to the fire at a two-story house at 510 Warner Ave. about 10:10 a.m. Friday, said Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman. Hilgard Avenue is closed between Wyton Drive and Strathmore Avenue. More […]
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UC extends application deadline for transfer students to Jan. 4
Transfer students applying to University of California campuses for fall 2016 will have an extra month to submit their applications, the University announced Wednesday. The new deadline for transfer applications is Jan. 4, 2016, the University said. The original deadline was Monday, Nov. 30. The University extended the deadline in an effort to increase California […]
UCPD looking for man accused of choking woman in parking lot
University police are searching for a man who choked a woman by the neck in a UCLA parking lot Sunday morning. The woman reported the man approached her about 9 a.m. Sunday in Parking Structure 32 on Veteran and Kinross Avenues and choked her, according to a UCPD alert. The man then fled by foot […]
Regents approve plan to increase UC resident enrollment by 10,000
This post was updated on Nov. 19 at 4:55 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Regents approved an operating budget plan Thursday that will aim to increase resident enrollment in the UC by 10,000 students over the next three years. According to the operating budget plan for 2016-2017, the University will increase resident […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bruins stand in solidarity with Mizzou students protesting racist incidents
Hundreds of students, faculty members, staff and alumni rallied in front of Powell Library Thursday afternoon, supporting students at the University of Missouri who are protesting racially charged incidents on their campus. The Afrikan Student Union, which led the rally, and faculty members spoke to a crowd of 200 about the similarities between racial issues […]