On Friday, an L.A. couple pleaded no contest to charges in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a UCLA alumnus in 2013, officials said. In late 2013, 23-year-old UCLA alumnus and filmmaker David Pregerson died after a car struck him while he was walking on Chautauqua Boulevard in Pacific Palisades. Read more...
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February 6, 7:26 pm
Couple pleads no contest to charges in fatal hit-and-run of UCLA alum
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February 6, 7:18 pm
UCLA employee robbed at Westwood ATM
University police are looking for a man who robbed a UCLA employee at a Westwood ATM on Thursday. The employee told police a man approached him from behind at a Bank of America automated teller machine at 6:15 p.m. Read more...
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February 6, 6:56 pm
UCLA nurse found dead with gunshot wounds in Long Beach home
A nurse at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was found dead in her Long Beach home Wednesday, police said in a press release. Paramedics found nurse Sayuri Jean Griffin, 57, and her husband, Salvador Trujillo, 57, in their home at about 3 p.m., according to a Long Beach Police Department press release. Read more...
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February 6, 6:37 pm
Senator rallies at UCLA for proposed state constitutional amendment
This post was updated on Feb. 6 at 7:38 p.m. Student government leaders and a state senator led a rally Friday at Bruin Plaza for a proposed state constitutional amendment that would give more power to the Legislature in controlling the University of California. Read more...
Photo: California State Senator Ricardo Lara rallied Friday at Bruin Plaza for his Senate Constitutional Amendment 1. (Manvel Kapukchyan/Daily Bruin)
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February 6, 5:16 pm
New dean announced for School of Engineering and Applied Science
UCLA announced Friday the new dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science who will begin her term next January. Jayathi Murthy, who is currently the chair and a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, will become the new dean effective Jan. Read more...
Photo: Jayathi Murthy was appointed the new dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective next January. (UCLA Newsroom)
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February 6, 1:57 am
Family brings Italian flavors to Westwood with Nik Nik Grill
One of the brothers mans the cash register as customers chat in a room designed by his two sisters. Meanwhile, their brother prepares drink orders as the father stands in the kitchen, watching over the food from grill to table. Read more...
Photo: Roberto Marino, owner of Nik Nik Grill, works in the kitchen of his new restaurant in Westwood. The restaurant, which Marino’s four children were involved in starting up, is named after his 2-year-old grandson. Marino said he chose Westwood because he loved its youthful vibe. (Monica Jeon/Daily Bruin)
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February 6, 1:56 am
Candidate for diversity vice chancellor visits campus, speaks at forum
One of the candidates for the new diversity vice chancellor position said at a forum Thursday that UCLA must ensure underrepresented students have the support necessary to succeed, whether that involves incentivizing diversity measures or creating consequences for people who resist moves toward stronger anti-discrimination policies. Read more...
Photo: Octavio Villalpando, a candidate for the new vice chancellor of diversity position, introduces his ideas to students and staff in an open forum Thursday. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)