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Coach Cori Close waves a piece of the national championship net at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. UCLA beat South Carolina 79-51 on April 5 to win its first NCAA title. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

Coach Cori Close signs new contract, continuing Fours Up for next four years

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This post was updated May 12 at 10:45 p.m. Cori Close spent the past two seasons picking up national coaching honors and championship rings – accolades that will now secure her spot in Westwood for the next four seasons.  UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close signed a new contract through the 2029-30 season, the team announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon.



Opinion: Amid allegations of antisemitism, USAC’s censure of Israeli speaker is reckless

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The Undergraduate Students Association Council recently reignited the fiery debate over free speech and antisemitism on college campuses. At its April 14 meeting, USAC passed an open letter titled “Letter Condemning Event with Omer Shem Tov,” hours after Omer Shem Tov spoke at an event jointly hosted by Hillel at UCLA, the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and UCLA’s chapter of Students Supporting Israel.


USA Elections Board disqualifies third transfer student representative candidate

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The USA Elections Board disqualified a third transfer student representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Tuesday.  Dayanara Flores, a third-year English student, was disqualified after providing misleading, incomplete and erroneous campaign finance information, the elections board said in a notice of finding.


General representative candidate marks fourth USAC election disqualification

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The USA Elections Board disqualified a general representative candidate from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Tuesday. Susie Turner, a second-year African American studies and public affairs student, was disqualified for exceeding the elections board’s $200 personal-spending campaign expenditure limit by $8.20, according to the board’s notice of disqualification.  Turner is the fourth candidate overall – and the first general representative candidate – whom the elections board has disqualified from the 2026-27 election cycle.


Graduate student voters approve fee increases in 2026 GSA election


Spring Sing 2026: Comedy group Company to sketch community experiences on Spring Sing stage


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Does having friends actually make you live longer?

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The health risks of prolonged loneliness are comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to a 2023 report by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.

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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 »