Junior linebacker Myles Jack has withdrawn from UCLA and plans to enter the NFL draft, coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday. While Mora voiced his support during Tuesday’s post-practice press conference, the coach also expressed concerns. “My personal opinion is I think he’s a tremendous football player and a tremendous athlete. I think it’s very risky […]
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UCPD arrest student for allegedly inappropriately touching children
A UCLA student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly inappropriately touching three children during a UCLA women’s soccer match at Drake Stadium on Sept. 25. University police arrested the 25-year-old fourth-year student on suspicion of a lewd act involving a 14-year-old child, said UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. UCPD put out an alert Saturday that said the […]
UCLA comes to settlement over sale of Hannah Carter Japanese Garden
This post was updated on Oct. 1 at 6:06 p.m. UCLA reached an agreement over the disputed sale of the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden in Bel Air, officials announced Wednesday. Under the agreement, UCLA would be able to sell the property, but must ensure that the new owner preserves the garden for at least 30 […]
UCPD looking for suspect in Sepulveda Boulevard burglary
University police are searching for a man who attempted to force his way into a UCLA student’s university apartment on Sepulveda Boulevard Tuesday night. The man knocked at the students’ apartment at 3191 Sepulveda Blvd. about 9 p.m., but one of the students did not initially see the man through the peephole, according to a […]
Court rejects payment of NCAA student-athletes
A three-judge panel Wednesday upheld a 2014 ruling that found that the NCAA was too strict in defining the amateur status of its student-athletes. The panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit did not accept the judge’s suggestion that NCAA programs should pay their athletes $5,000 per year. The court […]
Suspects plead not guilty to murder of UCLA student
Eric Marquez and Alberto Medina both pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to the murder of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, and to other charges including burglary. Judge Keith Schwartz said Medina is being held without bail because he was charged with capital murder with a special circumstance of murder during a robbery. Schwartz added Medina […]
One of two men charged with murder of UCLA student may face death penalty
One of the men arrested in connection with the death of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco may face the death penalty, according to prosecutors. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Eric Marquez, a fifth-year biology student, and Alberto Medina, both 22, over the weekend after forensic evidence and witness statements linked the two to a […]