Wednesday, February 25

Senior guard Donovan Dent points his fingers down while running on the court. Dent led the game with a season-high 30 points, including going 5-for-6 from three-point land. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

Men’s basketball rolls over USC with 30-point performance from Donovan Dent

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This post was updated Feb. 25 at 12:22 a.m. The Battle for Los Angeles. The Crosstown Cup. The LA Showdown. Whatever the game’s nickname is, everything else stays the same.



Laughter is the Cure hosts comedy show to raise funds for UCLA children’s hospital

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Laughter is medicine, and not all doctors wear white coats. Laughter is the Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting hospitalized children through live stand-up comedy, held their latest production Saturday at the Lyric Hyperion, a theater in Silver Lake.


UC and UC-AFT negotiations tentatively set to begin in March

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This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:37 p.m. UC lecturers are tentatively set to begin negotiations with the University in March. The unit of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers representing lecturers reached its current contract with the University in November 2021.


Math department standardizes grade cutoffs across lectures to address inequities

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The math department’s new grading policy is meant to make grading more equitable across different lectures of the same courses. But some students say it closely resembles a quota system – which the department bans.


Scouting report: UCLA men’s basketball vs. USC


Theater review: Flawed foundation, confused goals cause ‘Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia’ to fall short


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After the flames: Experts evaluate effects of the 2025 LA wildfires one year later

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This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:35 a.m. Experts have evaluated the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires to be among the top 10 most expensive natural disasters in United States history.

Tuition increases raise accessibility concerns in higher education

Mixed-immigration status families face separation, uncertainty amid ICE crackdowns


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Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Submit View results without voting »