UCLA freshman forward Kevon Looney will declare for the 2015 NBA draft, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. In his one season at UCLA, Looney averaged 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and was awarded second-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman team honors. His 15 double-doubles was the highest mark among all freshmen in the nation. “This […]
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Spring USAC election to feature 25 candidates
Two seasoned slates – Bruins United and LET’S ACT! – are running the majority of the 25 candidates in this spring’s undergraduate student government election. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board announced the candidates running Friday night at a candidate orientation event. Two of the Bruins United candidates are current councilmembers, including Internal Vice […]
Civil rights attorney Kathleen Salvaty hired as new Title IX officer
A civil rights attorney who worked on police reform and increasing public school funding will take over Monday as UCLA’s new Title IX officer, officials said Thursday. Kathleen Salvaty, an attorney at Venice-based law firm Thomas, Alexander and Forrester, was hired because of her experience working as a litigator and civil rights advocate, and her […]
Alumnus Meyer Luskin donates $2 million to UCLA School of Law
Meyer Luskin, a philanthropist and UCLA alumnus, donated $2 million to the UCLA School of Law to establish a chair in legal ethics, officials announced Wednesday. A UCLA Law School distinguished faculty member will serve as the new chair, the statement said. Luskin named the endowed chair for Robert Henigson because of his expertise as […]
UCLA names law professor Jerry Kang as first diversity vice chancellor
University officials announced a UCLA law professor as the new diversity vice chancellor Tuesday, more than a year after an internal report found UCLA’s policies and procedures for addressing racial discrimination among faculty inadequate. Professor Jerry Kang will serve as the university’s first vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion. He is tasked with focusing […]
Petition protests potential changes to UC employee health care plan
More than 1,800 University of California faculty have signed a petition opposing potential changes to the UC employee health care plan, which they say would limit options and raise costs for employees. The potential changes would eliminate insurance plans used by 70 percent of employees and would force employees to switch to a UC Care […]
Wide receiver Devin Lucien leaves UCLA football, looks to transfer
Redshirt junior wide receiver Devin Lucien has left the UCLA football team and plans to transfer, according to reports from the Los Angeles Times and Bruin Report Online. Entering the 2014 season, Lucien was projected to be the starting Z receiver for the Bruins. He finished the year ranked third on the team with 29 […]