Federal authorities arrested the leader and two members of a white supremacist group for organizing and participating in riots. Robert Rundo, the leader of the Rise Above Movement, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday. Read more...
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October 24, 5:39 pm
Leader of white supremacist group involved in Charlottesville riots arrested
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October 23, 1:08 am
US Rep. Brad Sherman, Chancellor Block exchange letters on SJP and free speech
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 8:35 p.m. Chancellor Gene Block said in a letter addressed to U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman that the university would not cancel a national conference the congressman finds exclusionary and anti-Semitic. Read more...
Photo: Representative Brad Sherman of the San Fernando congressional district denounced a UCLA group in a letter to Chancellor Block. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 18, 2:17 am
UC receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award for sustainability efforts
The University of California system was one of two universities in the nation to receive an award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency last week for its efforts to expand renewable sources of energy. Read more...
Photo: Last year, solar-powered chargers were added to umbrellas at popular study spot Kerckhoff Patio. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 16, 12:49 am
Students, reporter, congressman acknowledge political potential of social media
This post was updated Oct. 31 at 8:11 p.m. An NBC News reporter said that Snapchat and other social media platforms will play a big role in political outreach during this year’s midterm elections at an event on campus Monday. Read more...
Photo: MSNBC reporter Savannah Sellers visited UCLA Monday to appeal to college-aged voters as part of a tour of swing district universities. (Megana Sekar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 10, 1:28 am
LSAT’s transition to online aims to make test more consistent and accessible
Students applying to law school will now have to take the Law School Admission Test via a computer-based format. The Law School Admission Council announced Oct. Read more...
Photo: The LSAT recently shifted to a fully online format. The UCLA School of Law requires applicants take either the LSAT or the GRE for admission. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 5, 1:56 am
Political experts discuss Kavanaugh, midterm elections at Hammer Museum event
A group of political commentators and experts said they think the confirmation of a new Supreme Court nominee could change the role and decisions of the court for decades to come. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles area-based political experts debated the fate of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination and the November midterm elections at the Hammer Museum. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 2, 2:57 pm
Former doctoral student arrested for involvement in 2017 Charlottesville riots
A former UCLA doctoral student was arrested with federal conspiracy charges for his involvement in the 2017 Charlottesville riots in Virginia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Michael Miselis was arrested and charged with conspiracy for traveling to Virginia “with the intent to encourage, promote, incite, participate in, and commit violent acts” along with three other California men, all of whom were part of Rise Above Movement, according to an affidavit of FBI officer Dino Cappuzzo. Read more...
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