The Supreme Court of California decided Wednesday to hear a case brought against UCLA by an alumna who was stabbed by a fellow student in 2009 in a Young Hall laboratory. In October, a state appeals court ruled UCLA was not obligated to protect UCLA alumna Katherine Rosen when former student, Damon Thompson, stabbed her […]
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Westwood crime rate increases 22 pct. in 2015, first spike since 2003
Criminal activity in Westwood increased by 22 percent in 2015, the first increase in crime rates since 2003, police officials said. Thefts and robberies account for most of the increase, said Chris Ragsdale, the Los Angeles Police Department’s lead officer for Westwood, at last week’s Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting. The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly […]
Teaching fellow explores identity through language, literature
Malik Chaudhary’s contradictory upbringing led him to question everything. Chaudhary was born to immigrant parents, grew up gay in a traditional Muslim household and attended a Catholic high school. His parents are from India and Pakistan, countries that have historically been at odds. Amid conflicting cultures, Chaudhary, a teaching fellow and doctoral student at UCLA, […]
Vice Chancellor Kang seeks student input in advocacy group’s creation
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plans to create a student advocacy group that will advise the office on how to reduce acts of discrimination on campus. Jerry Kang, vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, said in an email statement Monday his office wants students to suggest how the group should be run. […]
UCLA football finalizes offensive coordinator, coaching hires
UCLA coach Jim Mora officially announced Wednesday the promotion of running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu to offensive coordinator and the hiring of Marques Tuiasosopo as quarterbacks coach and Rip Scherer as tight ends coach. The announcement comes six days after former offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone announced that he and Taylor Mazzone, former quarterbacks coach, were […]
Junior receiver Thomas Duarte declares for NFL draft
Thomas Duarte has declared for the 2016 NFL Draft, the junior receiver’s father told the Orange County Register on Tuesday. Duarte reportedly filed his paperwork Monday. Duarte led the team with 10 touchdowns, and followed senior receiver Jordan Payton with with 53 catches for 872 yards. The departure of offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone to Texas […]
Nearly 120,000 students apply to UCLA, highest among UCs for fall 2016
UCLA was the most applied to University of California campus for fall 2016 admission, with nearly 120,000 students applying for admission. UCLA received 97,064 freshman applicants and 22,262 transfer application, totaling 119,326. This was an increase 5.8 percent from 112,744 last year. A total of about 200,000 students applied to the UC for fall 2016 […]