UCLA’s Office of Student Conduct deals with cases of student cheating. It can provide support for students who are under an immense amount of pressure to succeed but can also cause weeks of stress for students awaiting the office’s verdict. After Divya Sharma was accused of plagiarism, he said he lived in a constant state […]
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Newsom and Cox advance to general election for governor, Democrats race for Senate
This post was updated June 9 at 2:51 a.m. Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox won the California gubernatorial primary election Tuesday. Newsom led with 33 percent of the vote; Cox won 26 percent. Former mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa came in third with 13 percent of the vote. Twenty-seven candidates […]
Majority of incoming USAC leaders certified, sworn in despite revote
This post was updated June 6 at 5:19 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted to certify the spring election results and swore in several of next year’s council members Tuesday. The Undergraduates Students Association Council first voted to not certify the election results by a vote of 3-4, with three abstentions. The council then took […]
Election board renews decision of no sanction after judicial board order
This post was updated June 4 at 11:00 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board announced Friday that it will not issue any sanction against candidates found guilty of voter coercion. The USAC Election Board findings in Sanction Case 59 state that Election Board Chair Jack Price ruled out disqualification as a penalty because […]
Mayim Bialik declines to speak at commencement, cites support of AFSCME
Actress Mayim Bialik announced on Twitter on Thursday afternoon that she will not be speaking at the commencement ceremony for the College of Letters and Sciences. Bialik said she declined to speak at the ceremony to support the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents University of California service workers […]
UCLA ranks as second-best public university nationwide, ninth in world
A magazine that reports on higher education ranked UCLA the second-best public university in the United States. The Times Higher Education published their World Reputation Rankings for 2018 on Wednesday, which ranked UCLA ninth in the world among 100 universities, an increase from 13th last year. Harvard University ranked first for the eighth consecutive year. […]
Kris Wilkes withdraws from NBA Draft, to return to UCLA men’s basketball
The Bruins are getting a major piece back for next season. Forward Kris Wilkes is officially returning to UCLA men’s basketball, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported Tuesday. The rising sophomore entered the 2018 NBA Draft pool without hiring an agent in April. Wilkes averaged 13.7 points per game on 35 percent shooting from 3 his […]