A former UCLA undergraduate student government officer was released from county jail Tuesday morning after serving 77 days for sexual battery and other charges. Omar Arce, who was the Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service commissioner last year, watched in an orange jumpsuit from a holding cell as Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Alan Rubin granted his release. Read more...
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December 23, 11:21 am
Former USAC officer released from jail after 77 days
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December 21, 5:49 pm
UCLA student robbed at gunpoint by two men on Strathmore Drive
Two men robbed a UCLA student at gunpoint early Thursday on Strathmore Drive, taking a cell phone and money before driving away, university police said. About 2:37 a.m. Read more...
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December 18, 10:27 pm
UCLA to hold faculty-wide vote on diversity requirement
This post was updated on Jan. 23 at 3:29 p.m. UCLA Academic Senate members will vote on the diversity requirement after dozens of professors petitioned to broaden the vote to include faculty of all the colleges in the university. Read more...
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December 18, 9:53 pm
UCLA community holds vigil for victims of Pakistani school attack
Remembering those who died in the terrorist attack of a Pakistani school, about a hundred members of the UCLA community – mostly students – gathered in Bruin Plaza Thursday night for a candlelight vigil. Read more...
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December 16, 7:42 pm
Man arrested in connection with apartment mail room package thefts
University police arrested a Los Angeles man Friday in connection with a series of thefts from a Strathmore Drive apartment mail room. Police had been searching for two men wanted for stealing packages from the mail room in five incidents since Dec. Read more...
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December 15, 2:49 am
Armenian Pre-Law Student Association aims to help members connect
Vartan Gezukarayan, a co-founder of the Armenian Pre-Law Student Association and a third-year philosophy student, said the organization is meant to help students learn about the law school admissions process by organizing events and connecting with lawyers and law students. Read more...
Photo: Vartan Gezukarayan, a third-year philosophy student, is a co-founder of the Armenian Pre-Law Student Association. The group is open to all undergraduates interested in law. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
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December 15, 2:47 am
UCLA graduate student places high on programming leaderboards
Another night of competitive programming began in Boelter Hall 3760, and soon a familiar ID appeared at the top of the leaderboard on the screen. It was MatRush. Read more...
Photo: Chaoshuai Lu, a graduate student in computer science, placed second with his team at a regional computer programming competition last month. (Courtesy of Zhinan Xu)