The Los Angeles Superior Court suspended former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist James Heaps’ medical license in a court hearing July 30. The interim suspension against Heaps will last for the duration of the criminal sexual assault case against him. Heaps faces two counts of sexual battery and one count of sexual exploitation by a physician in a […]
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UC Berkeley falls from U.S. News & World Report’s ranking after misreporting data
UC Berkeley has been removed from the U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges rankings after notifying the media outlet that it misreported data. The university, which was the No. 2 public university in the rankings, has subsequently been moved to the “unranked” category in the standings. According to the announcement from U.S. News, […]
UC makes changes to admissions process in recent audit as response to scandal
UCLA students and professors said they are optimistic about the potential impact of the University of California’s recent changes to its admissions process to prevent admissions fraud. The UC’s Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services initiated an audit of the UC’s admissions process in response to the Varsity Blues admissions scandal, in which parents helped their […]
Students participate in growing protests against Hong Kong’s extradition bill
Despite having final exams the next day, Jessica Ho and Heulwen Leung still took to the streets of Los Angeles on June 9 to call for the preservation of democracy in their home city of Hong Kong. This would be the first of many protests that Ho, a rising fourth-year sociology student, and Leung, a […]
UCLA Spirit Squad director dismissed following Title IX investigation
This post was updated June 14 at 4:26 p.m. The UCLA Spirit Squad director was dismissed following a Title IX investigation of her role in allowing a donor to escort UCLA dance team members to a sexually explicit Las Vegas show in November, according to the Orange County Register. Mollie Vehling, who oversaw the UCLA […]
New NWWNC committee to take on health and homelessness in Westwood
A local neighborhood council established a new committee in early June to provide medical services to the homeless population in Westwood. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council created the Community Health and Homelessness Committee at the first meeting of its newly elected board June 10 to broaden the scope of its predecessor, the Homelessness Committee, and […]
NWWNC councilmembers reflect on council’s achievements in its first term
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council accomplished many of its goals, but members faced challenges from a lack of experience and a shorter-than-usual term. The members of the NWWNC collectively sought to address topics ranging from housing development to promoting businesses and entertainment in Westwood Village, said NWWNC President Michael Skiles. However, the NWWNC dealt with […]