Steve Alford knew what he was up against. The UCLA men’s basketball coach spoke Tuesday about the strength of Arizona’s defense in anticipation of the tough opposition the team would face Thursday. The Wildcats lived up to their billing. Arizona (16-0, 3-0 Pac-12) played smothering defense against UCLA’s offense, the second-highest scoring unit in the […]
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UCLA trails Arizona 42-38 at the half
It took a few minutes for patches of empty Pauley Pavilion seats to be filled in for Thursday night’s game against No. 1 Arizona. The culprit? Horrible traffic clogging the streets of Westwood and entrances to campus parking structures. UCLA held its own against a long Arizona defense for 20 minutes of play, drawing on what is […]
UCLA Circle K organizes flash mob to promote Pillow Fight
The usual calm of Bruin Plaza was broken with the sound of booming beats as a student casually jumped into the center of the plaza and began dancing.
Bill would prohibit California colleges from aiding NSA data collection
Public universities in California would be barred from conducting research that helps the federal government collect electronic information without a warrant, if a bill introduced this week by state senators is passed. Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), who represents the district that includes Westwood and UCLA, and Sen. Joel Anderson (R-San Diego) have proposed the Fourth […]
Leaked state budget proposal fails to meet UC’s funding requests
A leaked version of Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2014-2015 budget proposal does not show an additional increase in funding for the University of California beyond the amount set in a previous agreement with the state. The proposed budget would instead increase funding to financial aid programs and incentivize the state’s three higher education systems to develop […]
USAC allocates half of surplus to fund councilmember initiatives
At its meeting Tuesday night, the undergraduate student government allocated about half of its remaining $152,000 surplus funds to finance council member initiatives. Councilmembers distributed about $78,500, leaving about $73,500 for some Undergraduate Students Association Council funding resources meant to support student groups. Funding for some student group resources will be cut by more than […]
Budget increase for cafe in Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center approved
Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors allocated an additional $100,000 to its construction budget for the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center Café last month, increasing the total cost from $200,000 to $300,000. The cafe will be located on the ground floor of the new music center and will consist of about 1,300 square feet […]