This post was updated on April 19 at 4:50 p.m. UCLA running back recruit Sotonye “Soso” Jamabo was arrested and booked early Sunday for evading a police officer with a vehicle, according to police records. According to a statement from Kemp Chief of Police Robert D. Walker, Jamabo was driving a Ford pickup eastbound on […]
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Slate candidates sanctioned for violating Election Code
Two slates of candidates running in the undergraduate student election will not be able to campaign online until Wednesday, after the Election Board sanctioned them for violating the Election Code. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board cited LET’S ACT! and Bruins United candidates for posting promotional photos on Facebook before online campaigning was permitted. […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recovers from quadruple coronary bypass surgery
Former UCLA men’s basketball player and Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar underwent a quadruple coronary bypass surgery on Thursday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to a UCLA press release. The procedure was performed by Dr. Richard Shemin, UCLA’s chief of cardiac surgery, who said he expects Abdul-Jabbar to make a full […]
Four-star wide receiver recruit Darian Owens commits to UCLA
Four-star wide receiver recruit Darian Owens has committed to UCLA, as reported by Rivals.com. Owens, a consensus four-star recruit, stands at 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. The Clovis West High School junior finished the 2014 season with 42 total receptions for 882 yards and seven touchdowns. The future Bruin is set to graduate […]
Offensive posters found on campus accuse SJP of supporting terror groups
This post was updated on April 16 at 9:35 p.m. Students reported finding several offensive posters on campus early Thursday that describe the group Students for Justice in Palestine as supporting terror groups, less than two months after posters with similar messages were reported across campus. The posters, found near the De Neve area, read “Stop SJP” […]
UCLA men’s basketball signs three-star forward Alex Olesinski
UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford announced Wednesday that Alex Olesinski, a power forward from La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind., has officially signed a national letter of intent. The Roswell, N.M., native will help UCLA fill its gaps at the forward position after losing freshman Kevon Looney to the 2015 NBA draft and sophomore […]
UCLA students arrested at police brutality protest
California Highway Patrol arrested at least three UCLA students in Westwood Tuesday after they blocked a 405 Freeway off-ramp during a protest against police brutality. Protesters dressed in black blocked the northbound 405 off-ramp toward the eastbound Wilshire Boulevard exit for about 20 minutes after 3:40 p.m., preventing dozens of cars from getting off the […]