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UC President Napolitano to lead US athletes at Olympics opening ceremony

University of California President Janet Napolitano will lead the United States’ delegation of athletes in the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, officials announced Tuesday. President Barack Obama asked the former secretary of Homeland Security to walk in the ceremony, which will take place on Feb. 7 in Sochi, Russia. “I look forward to being in Sochi […]

UCPD seeks information about missing woman

This post was updated Dec. 18 at 2:09 p.m. University police have found a 75-year-old woman who went missing Monday morning. Betty Dolores Tucker was last seen at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA around 9:30 a.m. Monday, according to a UCPD report. She suffers from dementia, the report stated. Tucker was found on […]

Women’s basketball edges past San Diego State

For 40 minutes, it was a battle between UCLA forcing turnovers and San Diego State dominating on the boards. But with five seconds left, the entire game came down to a single missed free throw. UCLA women’s basketball team had held on to a two-point lead with 2:22 left in the game, and no one […]

Travis Wear bounces back in 95-71 win over Prairie View A&M

Travis Wear was poised for a comeback. All his full recovery from injury needed was a bump into the starting lineup. Bouncing back from zero and two point performances, Wear had his best shooting performance of the season Saturday in a 95-71 win over the Prairie View A&M Panthers.

UCLA approves sending nurses to Philippines to aid in relief effort

UCLA nurse Paulo Montenegro left Los Angeles Monday afternoon for the Philippines to provide medical services to victims of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. The 24-year-old is the first UCLA nurse whose trip to the Philippines is being paid for by the university, including flight, accommodations and two weeks’ pay. The university has also approved funding for nine […]