This post was updated at 12:10 a.m. on Dec. 22. UCLA students are some of the only people in the world that have ever seen the controversial film “The Interview” on the big screen. A comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, “The Interview” revolves around two creators of a celebrity gossip television show, Dave […]
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UCLA community holds vigil for victims of Pakistani school attack
Remembering those who died in the terrorist attack of a Pakistani school, about a hundred members of the UCLA community – mostly students – gathered in Bruin Plaza Thursday night for a candlelight vigil. On Tuesday, the Pakistani Taliban, a militant Islamic extremist group, attacked the Army Public School and Degree College in Peshawar, a […]
Man arrested in connection with apartment mail room package thefts
University police arrested a Los Angeles man Friday in connection with a series of thefts from a Strathmore Drive apartment mail room. Police had been searching for two men wanted for stealing packages from the mail room in five incidents since Dec. 5, and warned apartment building security staff about the men, said UCPD Lt. […]
New Amazon Lockers provide students package delivery alternative
UCLA Housing and Amazon.com officials installed yellow and blue Amazon Lockers on the Hill last week, offering students a new way to pick up packages from the e-commerce site. The electronic self-service lockers are available on the first floors of Hedrick Hall, Rieber Hall and Covel Commons, near the front desk of De Neve Commons […]
UC receives record-high number of applicants for fall 2015 admission
A record number of students applied to the University of California for fall 2015, the University announced Thursday. About 194,000 students applied to the UC, with about 158,000 of them applying as freshmen and the rest applying as transfer students. The total represents a 5.8 percent increase in the number of overall applications from last […]
Law school exam question on Ferguson shooting draws criticism
Some students at the UCLA School of Law have expressed concerns after a professor asked an exam question this week relating to the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in Ferguson, Mo. The exam, given by Professor Robert Goldstein in Constitutional Law II, asked students to write a memo related to […]
UC announces plans to expand educational outreach at White House summit
At the White House College Opportunity Day of Action summit Thursday, University of California officials announced plans to expand the University’s outreach programs to K-12 schools in California. The University said it plans to provide transcript evaluation services to 2,600 more California public schools than it currently does and expand enrollment in CalTeach, which prepares […]