Clavicular, a social media influencer who was charged with rape, led a demonstration on campus to promote “looksmaxxing” Saturday. 
About 40 people attended the protest organized by Clavicular, whose name is Braden Peters and who has 1 million followers on Instagram.

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Hundreds of students gathered in Bruin Plaza on Thursday to call for an end to sexual violence and show support for survivors.

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The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed an upcoming walkout against sexual violence and efforts to support students affected by UCLA’s planned childcare center closures at its Oct.

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The United States Department of Justice alleged Thursday that the UCLA School of Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its admissions processes. 
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division claimed in a Thursday letter that UCLA Law violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars racial discrimination in programs receiving federal funding.

UCLA will add full-time positions to its Student Affairs Mitigation Program to support the university’s response to protests and other demonstrations, UCLA Student Affairs said.
The new positions include a full-time Manager of Student Affairs Mitigation and at least one full-time Student Affairs Mitigation Advisor, who will report to the manager.

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A judge extended a block on the release of an investigative report detailing the workplace conduct of UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications Tuesday. 
Mary Osako, who has served in the role since 2019, filed a lawsuit Aug.

UCLA’s year-end budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year was about $160 million lower than its initial projections, Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a campuswide email Thursday.  
The university was projected to generate a $220 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, said Reem Hanna-Harwell, UCLA’s interim chief financial officer, in a March campuswide email.

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the UC from enforcing parts of its sexual harassment policy on members of a conservative advocacy organization.
Defending Education filed a lawsuit against the University on June 18, alleging that its Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy and the accompanying frequently asked questions section on its website violated students’ free speech rights.

One week after Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned a School of Law symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 270 law professors nationwide are raising concerns about academic freedom at the university. 
Frenk said in a Sept.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s 2026-27 transfer student representative wants to help transfer students access academic support and get them more involved in campus organizations.
Ashley Ma, a fourth-year labor studies student, spoke with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar about her experience as a transfer student and her priorities for this academic year.