Parts of Tiverton Avenue and Glendon Avenue are closed as police are responding to a man with a handgun who has barricaded himself inside a apartment complex in Westwood Village on Tiverton Avenue. Police said the alleged gunman, a 27-year-old male, may be holding a female hostage. Officer Mike Lopez from Los Angeles Police Department […]
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UCPD arrests man for allegedly making threatening Facebook post
Editor’s note: The following story contains language that may be offensive. University police arrested a man Friday who allegedly made a threatening Facebook post that claimed he would be a mass school shooter. David Williams, 31, made a Facebook post Thursday afternoon in which he shared an article about the “Kanye Western” themed raid held […]
Court rules UCLA not liable for criminal acts among students
A state appeals court concluded Wednesday public universities and community colleges are not responsible for protecting students from criminal acts by other students. The decision is a response to a lawsuit a UCLA student filed against the University of California Board of Regents and UCLA officials in 2010, after another student attacked her with a […]
Sig Ep and Alpha Phi draw criticism after ‘Kanye Western’ themed raid
This post and headline were updated on Oct. 9 at 1:33 p.m. Several UCLA student groups are asking the university to respond after the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority held a “Kanye Western” themed raid Tuesday night, for which guests dressed in baggy clothes, plumped lips and padded bottoms, or as “Kardashians.” […]
Bomb threat reported on Kelton Avenue
A bomb threat was reported on Kelton Avenue Wednesday afternoon, prompting residents to leave their buildings. The Los Angeles Police Department received a call around noon reporting a suspicious package, said the department’s spokesperson. The spokesperson added that a stretch of Kelton Avenue, starting from its intersection at Gayley Avenue, will be closed until the […]
UCLA ranked No. 8 globally, No. 2 public university in the US
UCLA was ranked the eighth-best university in the world and the second-best public university in the United States in a global rankings report released by U.S. News & World Report Tuesday. The university remained in the same spot it held last year in the inaugural Best Global Universities report. The report ranked 750 universities from […]
Student Creativity Center expands to encourage student collaboration
Several engineering students sat around a wooden table discussing prototypes for new technologies, surrounded by newly-built glass walls and piles of project materials. Student groups recently moved into the Student Creativity Center, which was expanded to include a new facility in Boelter Hall. The space now accommodates about seven additional student groups, following a $1 […]