UCLA takes 27-17 halftime lead over Washington

UCLA defenders on offense were the talk of the town last Saturday, and things haven’t changed much against Washington. The Bruins hold a 27-17 lead over the Huskies on the strength of four touchdowns by defensive starters, with half of those scoring possessions started by turnovers. Freshman linebacker Myles Jack rushed for three touchdowns in […]

Typhoon Haiyan breaks up Bruin families, UCLA groups join relief effort

Denise Panaligan turned on the television Saturday morning and saw images of Typhoon Haiyan for the first time. The third-year biology student from Leyte province in the Philippines, saw her hometown destroyed. “I saw basically everything I know gone,” Panaligan said. “There’s nothing left. I don’t even know if the people I grew up with […]

UCLA grad students stage sit-in following recent discrimination report

This post was updated at 7:06 p.m. About 25 graduate students staged a sit-in in a Moore Hall classroom Thursday afternoon, in response to a recent investigative report which stated that UCLA’s policies and procedures do not sufficiently address racial discrimination incidents among faculty members. The protest took place during a graduate class, where students […]

Attempted robbery of student reported in North Village

Two men attempted to steal a UCLA student’s cell phone in the North Village on Tuesday, according to a university police report. The student was approached by the men on Levering Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. One of the men tried to grab the student’s cell phone, but the student was able to break free and […]