Google to establish new offices near Westwood Expo Line stop

Google will establish a new campus near UCLA in two years. Google has leased the converted Westside Pavilion shopping mall in West Los Angeles, now called One Westside, and plans to turn it into its new 584,000-square-foot campus. The 14-year lease will begin when construction, which will start later this year, is completed in 2022, […]

UC Regents recap – Jan. 15-16

The governing board of the University of California met for the first two days of its January meeting at UC San Francisco on Tuesday and Wednesday. Regents discussed changes to the systemwide Title IX plan, improving conditions for student athletes and raising tuition for graduate professional degree programs. Special Committee on Basic Needs On Tuesday, […]

Global Citizens fellow aspires to improve health care discrepancies in Thailand

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 6:20 p.m. When Emma Gillette got into a motorcycle accident while studying abroad in Thailand in 2017, she was thrown into Thailand’s medical system and saw the disparities between the health care provided to rural and urban communities. This prompted her to teach emergency medical techniques to local […]

UCLA searching for woman who threatened student, stole cell phone

This post was updated Jan. 13 at 3:47 p.m. University police arrested a woman Saturday for a robbery that occurred Thursday night. The woman threatened a UCLA student with a box cutter, and stole the student’s cell phone. She was last seen walking south on Gayley Avenue towards Strathmore Drive. UCPD described the woman as […]

Student organization paves path to sustainability with renewable energy projects

A student-run organization aims to develop methods of generating renewable energy to help UCLA become more sustainable. The Renewable Energy Association (REA), a project-based organization that began in 2014, aims to educate the UCLA community about the importance of renewable energy and sustainability and enable students to develop solutions to environmental issues, said Ryan Condensa, […]

California’s high cut score leads to disproportionately low pass rate on bar exam

Hundreds of law students fail the bar exam in California, but would pass with the same score elsewhere due to varying standards between states. California has the second-highest cut score, or minimum score required to pass the exam. California students must score a 1440 out of 2000 to pass, compared to the national average of […]

UCLA researchers suggest water crisis prevention techniques in paper

UCLA researchers suggested ways to prevent water crises in Los Angeles in a paper based on 10 years of research. The paper, published in the Journal of Environmental Management, suggests that eliminating outdoor landscaping and lawns could reduce water waste by 30 percent. Landscaping strategically, by placing plants under tree canopy shade, could help improve […]