University police are searching for a man who sexually battered a woman Tuesday near a UCLA student housing complex on Sepulveda Boulevard. The woman was walking south on Sepulveda Boulevard near the University Village housing complex around noon Tuesday when the man walked past her, according to a UCPD alert. He then turned around and […]
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UCPD arrests man for allegedly stealing bike near Terasaki building
University police officers arrested a Los Angeles man Monday after he allegedly stole a bike from a rack near the Terasaki Life Sciences Building. Police arrested Eric Rendon Garcia, 19, at about 6:20 p.m. Monday after a passerby called police. The passerby told police she saw Garcia use bolt cutters to cut the bike lock, […]
prime’s Guide to Zero Week
Zero Week can be a frustrating time for UCLA students, new and old. For freshmen, the campus can seem confusing, socializing is a struggle, and finding fun ways to occupy the time can be nearly impossible. Returning Bruins can find it just as challenging to fill the hours before classes start. That’s why we here […]
UC begins implementing LGBT advisory group recommendations
The University of California will allow students to indicate their preferred names in its academic record system and will build gender-neutral bathrooms in new and renovated buildings, implementing two recommendations from the University’s task force on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, officials announced Monday. The changes are meant to make students feel more comfortable […]
Gov. Brown vetoes $50M earmarked for deferred maintenance at UC
On Saturday, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a $50 million allocation to the University of California to fund deferred maintenance projects. In a letter to the California Assembly, Brown said he thinks the state should not allocate more funding for the UC while the state is also dealing with unanticipated costs such as fighting California wildfires. […]
Number of reported sexual assault incidents at UCLA increased last year
The number of reported sexual assault incidents on the UCLA campus, particularly forcible rapes, increased significantly from 2012 to 2013, according to an annual crime statistics report released Friday by university police. The 2013 UCLA Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics and Annual Fire Safety Report listed 13 reported forcible […]
UCLA alumnus pledges $900,000 to center for Israel studies
A UCLA alumnus and Los Angeles attorney has pledged to donate $900,000 to UCLA’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies in coming years, UCLA announced in a statement Thursday. Harry C. Sigman, who has taught law at UCLA and other universities around the world, donated the money to be invested in three endowment […]