Remixes and Rapping: Hip-hop beats ignite Bruin Bash 2016 crowd

Students booed the opening act of Bruin Bash 2015. This year, several students jumped from the upper bleachers in Pauley Pavilion to get closer to the artists midway through the show. Nearly 10,000 students filled the stadium Monday night, jiving to the pop and hip-hop rhythms of Sweater Beats, Matoma and Ty Dolla $ign on a […]

UC Regents recap – Sept. 14

The University of California Regents, the governing body of the UC, met Wednesday for its bimonthly board meeting at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Committees discussed UC cooperation with California Community Colleges and approved funding for several UCLA projects, among other topics. Academic and Student Affairs Committee UC Provost Aimée Dorr said the […]

UCLA ties for No. 24 spot on U.S. News & World Report ranking

UCLA was ranked the 24th-best national university in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings of national universities, released Monday evening, slipping slightly from last year. UCLA tied with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Virginia, and tied for second-best public university with University of Virginia behind University of […]

UCLA plans to host debate between Senate candidates Sanchez and Harris

UCLA plans to host a U.S. Senate debate between candidates Rep. Loretta Sanchez and California Attorney General Kamala Harris at Royce Hall on Oct. 14. Sanchez, a Democrat from Orange County, accepted the debate offer after she met with students and faculty Tuesday morning to discuss her goals for education as senator, said Rafi Sands, […]

UCLA community meets with task force created in wake of June 1 shooting

UCLA officials held a forum Wednesday for community members to voice their concerns and recommendations to a task force created following the June 1 murder-suicide on campus. About 150 people, mostly faculty and staff, attended the hour-long meeting. The 26-member Campus Safety Task Force was organized to assess UCLA’s current emergency systems with an emphasis […]

UCLA Health to partner with Los Angeles Lakers for training facility

This post was updated Sept. 1 at 9:25 a.m. UCLA officials announced Wednesday a partnership with the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team that covers in-game health care for players and naming rights to the Lakers’ new training facility. UCLA Health will serve as the exclusive in-game health providers for Lakers’ players. The team’s new training facility […]

New BruinTAP card system allows access to two transportation systems

UCLA students and employees can now use one card for two transportation services. UCLA Transportation officials launched the BruinTAP for Transit program Thursday, which will allow students to load their Go Metro passes and BruinGO! Flash passes on a TAP card, a reusable bus and Metro fare card. A BruinGO! Flash pass allows students to […]