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Editorial: UCLA should not profit off the likeness of its athletes

A high-profile legal battle between the NCAA and several plaintiffs to decide if the athletics governing body illegally profited from player likenesses has again raised questions of what defines terms like “amateurism” in college athletics. At stake in the case, whose plaintiffs include former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, are the rights of college athletes […]

Love|Hate: Is the horror genre thriving or dying out?

There are fewer than two weeks until Halloween, and it’s time once again to get back in the spirit of frights and fears. Per usual, the entertainment world has a big effect on how the faux-holiday turns out; costumes of the season’s favorite characters find their way into the evening’s attire. We personally anticipate the […]

Bruin Republicans support term “illegal immigrant”

Bruin Republicans members voiced support for the term “illegal immigrant” and expressed their concerns with the undergraduate student government at a meeting Wednesday night. The main discussion of their meeting, called “Call it what it is: Illegal Immigration,” came in response to an Undergraduate Students Association Council resolution that criticized the use of the term […]

U.S. government shutdown derails UC student internships

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Naomi Tamrat only worked two days of her internship at the U.S. Department of Education before the department was shut down, putting her work on indefinite hiatus. Having spent more than $7,000 on […]

Greek life boasts record growth

The UCLA Greek system saw its largest enrollment class since the 1980s this fall, a trend officials attribute to factors such as recruiting tactics and an increase in university admissions. The number of students registered for sororities increased by about 200 students over the past three years, said Troy Bartels, an adviser for UCLA Fraternity […]

UCLA men’s soccer loses a close contest with Cal

Two of the top teams in the country battled to the bone over the course of 90 minutes, but nothing was decided. Extra time beckoned, with the game and Pac-12 supremacy hanging in the balance. And then it was over. The No. 6 UCLA men’s soccer team gave up a golden goal in the first […]