Politics Sep 23 Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million to UCLA By Associated Press
Politics Aug 08 Trump administration seeks $1B settlement from UCLA, White House official says The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday, weeks after the Department of Justice accused the school of antisemitism and other civil rights violations. By Jocelyn Gecker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics May 23 WATCH: Leaders of Rutgers, UCLA, Northwestern testify on antisemitism on college campuses in House hearing Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have been high on campuses since the fall and spiked in recent weeks with a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments that led to over 3,000 arrests nationwide. By Annie Ma, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics May 02 Police fire flash-bangs, detain protesters as they dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA Hundreds of protesters early Wednesday defied orders to leave and formed human chains as police fired flash-bangs. Some people were detained and bound with zip ties. Officers spent hours threatening arrests over loudspeakers if people did not disperse. By Ryan Pearson, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press
Education May 01 UCLA cancels classes after dueling protesters clash on campus over the war in Gaza After a couple of hours of scuffles between demonstrators at UCLA, police wearing helmets and face shields slowly separated the groups and quelled the violence. The scene was calm as day broke. By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press
May 01 Police step in to separate fighting protesters at UCLA By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school while inspiring others. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. museum returns artifacts to Ghana that were looted 150 years ago by British forces By Francis Kokutse, Associated Press Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 5:50 A look at the major shakeups looming for college football’s powerhouse conferences By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Ted Everett The 2023 college football season is officially underway with some big changes looming. Starting next year, USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will move to the Big Ten while Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah will go to the Big 12,… Continue watching
Sep 05 The hotter the planet grows, the less children are learning By Nsikan Akpan Every 1-degree-Fahrenheit increase in average temperature reduces student learning by 1 percent, a study finds. Continue reading
Jun 01 UCLA gunman was a former doctoral student, police say By News Desk A Los Angeles Police spokeswoman has identified the gunman in Wednesday's apparent murder-suicide on the University of California-Los Angeles campus as Mainak Sarkar. Continue reading