This post was updated April 12 at 9:32 p.m.
Together, Black and Hispanic people make up less than a quarter of Westwood’s population – and 27.5% of UCLA’s student body – yet more than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and July 2025 were reported to be those ethnicities.

This post was updated April 10 at 12:17 a.m.
More than 500 people listened to liberal political livestreamers debate audience members at a Thursday event in Bruin Plaza.

This post was updated April 10 at 1:00 a.m.
The UC implemented a virtual language education initiative in January, sparking pushback from instructors amid language program cuts.

A UCLA professor sought donations from and spoke about his scientific research with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the financier’s initial 2008 conviction, according to U.S.

This post was updated March 1 at 5:12 p.m.
UCPD will keep 40 mm projectiles and launchers in its arsenal of military equipment, though LAPD is banned from using them for crowd control.

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:46 p.m.
The UCLA Civil Rights Office is responding to a hate crime motivated by racial bias that occurred at University Apartments North Tuesday. 
Two residents reported a racial slur written in permanent marker on their whiteboard to UCLA Residential Life on Tuesday at 6:31 p.m., according to a Clery Act Timely Warning sent by UCPD Friday afternoon. 
UCPD said in the warning that neither resident had filed a report with the police department about the property vandalism as of 4:18 p.m.

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 11:27 p.m.
The UC agreed to comply with a new state law requesting that it alerts students and staff about immigration enforcement activity on campus, the bill’s author said.

This post was updated Feb. 21 at 7:51 p.m.
Los Angeles County Sheriffs have not banned sharing license plate data with immigration enforcement agencies, despite a 2016 law prohibiting state police from sharing these images with the federal government.

Editor’s Note: This article contains references to sex offenses, including against minors, which some readers may find disturbing. This article was updated Feb. 13 at 4:55 p.m.

Abraham Adhanom was wrapping up his 14th year of teaching two African language courses when the dean of humanities notified him his classes would be eliminated after spring 2025.