UCLA women’s basketball guard Nirra Fields was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury with the 32nd pick in the WNBA draft Thursday. Fields, who played four years in Westwood, averaged 15.3 points per game this season as she helped lead the Bruins to their first Sweet 16 appearance in 17 years. She was named to the […]
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Head of BlackRock, alumnus Laurence Fink to speak at 2016 commencement
Laurence D. Fink, UCLA alumnus and businessman, will be the keynote speaker at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies on June 10 in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA officials announced Thursday. In 1988, Fink helped create finance management company BlackRock, which has managed more than $4.6 trillion on behalf of clients. BlackRock manages pension […]
Protestors condemn Napolitano’s treatment of undocumented students
UCLA students protested against cuts in funding for undocumented student resources and demanded University of California President Janet Napolitano’s resignation as she left a forum at the UCLA School of Law Wednesday. About a dozen students waved posters and chanted to disrupt a forum hosted by the American Constitution Society. The protest was organized by […]
GSA forum to present charges against President Milan Chatterjee
The graduate student government will present charges against its president at a meeting Wednesday evening. If the charges come to a vote and two-thirds of all seated delegates vote to impeach, the UCLA Graduate Students Association President Milan Chatterjee will be removed from office. The GSA forum will discuss charges against Chatterjee in an open […]
UCLA Athletics receives $5M donation for new soccer-specific stadium
Less than a year after unveiling the start of its One Goal initiative, UCLA Athletics announced a $5 million donation from the Annenberg Foundation that will go toward a new soccer-specific stadium at North Athletic Field. The venue, named the Wallis Annenberg Stadium, will be used by the men’s and women’s Division I programs and […]
Friends, family honor Brian Kuan by channeling his adventurous spirit
Brian Kuan’s sister Cindy remembers catching Brian as he slid down snowy mountains and ran along trails on family hikes. She said her brother was never afraid to go cliff jumping or stand over the ledge during hikes. “He was very brave and unafraid of the things most people would be scared of,” said Cindy […]
UCPD looking for man accused of sexually assaulting student
University police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a UCLA student on the Hill early Friday. The student reported an acquaintance assaulted the student in a residence hall at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, according to a UCPD alert. The man was described as Asian, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 155 pounds […]