2019 has not been kind to UCLA Athletics. The department has been surrounded by federal investigations and fallout from the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, a hectic search for a new men’s basketball head coach, backlash from students for the announcement of a new athlete-only academic center and revelations that it admitted subpar players if parents gave fat donations to the university. Read more...

UCLA’s public relations strategy usually has a poetic irony: The more egregious the problem, the more ridiculous the response. This time, though, the doubling down took a dark turn. Read more...

Every time, it’s too close to home. Until it is your home. Last week, it was UCLA’s turn – yet again. A gunman opened fire April 28 in a Poway, California, synagogue during its final Passover celebrations. Read more...

The county public health office calls and says your campus of more than 100,000 might be the site of infection for a disease that can result in pneumonia, brain damage, deafness and death. Read more...

There’s a point when tragedy turns to comedy. The upcoming undergraduate student government election has people falling to the floor in laughter. In less than a week, the campus will be graced with leaflets, bright-colored custom T-shirts and an abnormal number of happy faces on Bruin Walk. Read more...

Out of state, out of mind. That’s what the University of California Board of Regents seems to think when it has to make concrete decisions about nonresident students. Read more...

One sentiment has been a constant in the undergraduate student government for the last 10 years: Until the politics get vicious, the stakes are too low. Read more...