UCPD arrests man for stealing laptop

A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing a laptop and other outstanding warrants Wednesday afternoon, police said. Patrick Farmer allegedly stole a laptop earlier this week in the Broad Art Center, said Nancy Greenstein, spokeswoman for university police. A UCLA Information Technology employee captured the incident on a security camera and recognized Farmer […]

WATCH LIVE: USAC discusses divestment resolution

Editor’s note: Because of the offensive nature of discussion around these videos, commenting has been closed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8m3vqUjDg Watch Tuesday night’s USAC meeting, where the council will discuss a proposed resolution that asks the University of California to divest from specific companies that the resolution claims are complicit in the human rights abuses of Palestinians. Read more about […]

Students mobilize in response to divestment resolution

Students are mobilizing for and against a resolution that calls for divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is set to vote Tuesday on the resolution, which asks for the University of California to divest from specific companies that the resolution claims are complicit […]

Samantha Power discusses importance of freedom of press in global conflicts

U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power warned the UCLA community Sunday that there are growing dangers threatening the free press and thus the public’s ability to sufficiently understand global conflicts. Power, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, said in a lecture Sunday night that foreign governments in Syria, China, Egypt, Turkey and several other countries […]

Westwood protest voices opposition to Venezuelan government

A group of about 400 people, including UCLA students, protested in Westwood Saturday what they believe are shortcomings of the Venezuelan government that have led to supply shortages, violence and suppression of protests in the country. Many waved Venezuelan flags, sang the country’s national anthem and cheered amid a symphony of horns honking in support. […]

Hillary Clinton lecture to be live-streamed

UCLA officials said they will live-stream Hillary Clinton’s upcoming UCLA lecture for 1,200 people after students expressed frustration over how tickets to the event were distributed.This week, students demanded UCLA change the venue of Hillary Clinton’s upcoming lecture at UCLA to accommodate more students. Many students said they were frustrated after a mob broke out […]