Ostergaard was the 2018-2019 assistant News editor of Features and Student Life. She was previously a News contributor. Ostergaard is a second-year Cognitive Science student at UCLA.

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An admissions scheme unveiled Tuesday involved parents paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to a UCLA soccer coach to help their children gain admission to UCLA. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

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This post was updated March 14 at 12:05 p.m. Jorge Salcedo, the UCLA men’s soccer coach, and other coaches at other universities were involved in a bribery scheme that included facilitation of cheating on college entrance exams and fabrication of false athlete profiles.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/03/14/qa-ucla-law-professor-explains-legal-implications-of-college-admissions-scandal/

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Q&A: UCLA law professor explains legal implications of college admissions scandal

By Maddie Ostergaard

March 14, 2019 12:20 a.m.