Category: UCLA

UCLA Freshmen Will Be Offered Four Years in Campus Dorms

LOS ANGELES—University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) announced on March 17 it will guarantee up to four years of housing in university-owned residences for incoming freshmen and two years for transfer students, beginning this fall. The university said the expanded housing guarantee is possible because the campus is in the midst of expanding its housing inventory….


Top 25 Roundup: Oregon Caps Sweep of No. 12 UCLA

De’Vion Harmon’s game-high 17 points and a late, 13–3 run powered Oregon to a 68–63 win and a season sweep of No. 12 UCLA on Thursday in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks (18–10, 11–6 Pac-12) came into Thursday’s matchup having lost three of their previous four to complicate their NCAA Tournament at-large bid prospects. Jacob Young…


Hundreds Gather in Westwood in Support of Ukraine, Condemn Russian Invasion

WESTWOOD, Calif.—Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Federal Building in Westwood on Feb. 24 to express their outrage after Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on the night of Feb. 23. The crowd—many were Ukrainian Americans and Russian Americans—sang Ukraine’s national anthem and held signages that read “Stop war in Ukraine,” “Support…


City Council Candidate Disinvited by UCLA Democratic Club Event Due to ‘Differing Views’

A candidate for the Los Angeles City Council said she was disinvited from speaking at a student political organization at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) because her views did not align with the views of the club. LA City Council District 5 candidate Kristina Irwin said she was invited to speak to Bruin Democrats…


370,000 Californians Rely on Contaminated Drinking Water, Study Finds

Approximately 370,000 Californians’ drinking water is highly contaminated with chemicals that harm human health, according to an analysis led by researchers at the University of California—Berkeley and the University of California—Los Angeles. The study, published Dec. 22, 2021, focused on the three pervasive chemical contaminants: arsenic, nitrate, and hexavalent chromium. Arsenic naturally exists in groundwater,…


‘Threatening’ Video by Former UCLA Lecturer Forces Classes to Be Held Remotely

LOS ANGELES—Classes at University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) were taught remotely Feb. 1 in response to a video by a former lecturer referencing a mass shooting and threatening philosophy department members, the university announced. Matthew Harris, a former postdoctoral fellow, posted the video and an 800-page manifesto making “specific threats” to people in the university’s…


UCLA CRT Study Itself Shows Why Parents are Revolting

Commentary I’ve read thousands of academic studies, but the worst just came out. Sorry for the excess verbiage in the next two sentences, a trait of modern academics. The title: “The Conflict Campaign: Exploring Local Experiences of the Campaign to Ban ‘Critical Race Theory’ in Public K–12 Education in the U.S., 2020–2021.” It’s published by…


Suspect in Stabbing Death of UCLA Grad Student Charged With Murder

LOS ANGELES—A homeless man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24- year-old UCLA grad student inside a Hancock Park furniture store was charged on Jan. 21 with murder. Shawn Laval Smith, 31, is expected to be arraigned on the Jan. 21 afternoon in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on the murder charge, which stems from the…


Suspect Identified in Fatal Stabbing of UCLA Grad Student at Furniture Store

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has identified a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where she worked. Shawn Laval Smith stands 6-feet-3 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, and is 31 years old. He should be considered armed and dangerous. If seen,…


Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at LA Furniture Store

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…