Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, said at least 3,800 new beds will be available on UC campuses by fall 2018. The UC system is in the process of adding a minimum of 14,000 beds by 2020 to fulfill a housing initiative. Napolitano said the UC is financing the construction of new housing […]
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Student leaders react to UCLA administration’s response to fire
This post was updated Dec. 7 at 1:10 p.m. Some student leaders said they think the UCLA administration’s response to the Skirball fire was inefficient and that the decision to cancel Thursday classes could have been made earlier. The fire, originating near the I-405 Freeway around 4 a.m., burned through Bel-Air on Wednesday, prompting the university […]
Swim and dive have strong weekend at Texas and Georgia invitationals
The Bruins left Texas with not only personal bests, but a new school record. The No. 25 UCLA swim team (4-3, 1-2 Pac-12) competed against 11 other teams at the four-day Texas Invitational, which ended Saturday. Meanwhile, the dive team competed at the Georgia Fall Invitational, which ended Sunday, and had five top-four performances. Junior […]
No. 1 seed men’s water polo prepares to play Pacific in NCAA semifinals
Winner takes all this time around, and the players of the UCLA men’s water polo team are seeded No. 1. UCLA will take on Pacific after the Tigers’ 13-12 win over the UC Davis Aggies on Thursday. In late September, the Bruins faced off against the Tigers (21-5) in the Mountain Pacific Invitational and came […]
Editorial: Village must prove commitment to cyclists by improving infrastructure
Westwood Village has a lot of new cyclists in town. Too bad there are few bike lanes for them to use. For years, residents and commuters have expressed concerns about the safety and convenience – or lack thereof – of cycling around Westwood. UCLA Transportation aimed to tackle the latter problem with the launch of […]
UCLA men’s basketball looks to control pace in Cal State Bakersfield game
Last year’s UCLA basketball team boasted the fastest offense of any power-conference program in the country, with its possessions lasting an average of just 14.5 seconds, per kenpom.com. This year’s Bruins are even faster – at least for now. Heading into Wednesday’s home matchup against Cal State Bakersfield (4-3), UCLA (5-1) is averaging just 14.2 […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. California
Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for UCLA football and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we grade UCLA’s 30-27 win against California. Quarterback: A In Friday night’s regular season finale, two quarterbacks took the field for the Bruins. Junior quarterback Josh Rosen left the game […]