If destiny is real, then mine was born on the lawn of the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.
In 1969, my grandfather was walking to a Peter, Paul and Mary concert when he saw my grandmother sitting on a bench.

The UC is considering transitioning all its campuses to a common semester calendar – but some faculty members are concerned about costs, workload and a lack of staff input.

This post was updated May 18 at 10:32 p.m.
I didn’t realize how socially valuable long hair was until I had none to hide behind.
Now, years after that initial cut, I can feel my long hair running past my shoulders, protecting me from the social scrutiny women are often unwittingly subjected to.

This post was updated May 18 at 10:03 p.m.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May 14 revision of the state budget reduced proposed funding cuts to the UC.

This post was updated May 16 at 12:35 a.m.
Students said UCLA should fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education.
The United States Department of Education has withheld funding from Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania since the beginning of the Trump administration.

This post was updated May 6 at 10:49 p.m.
Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military.

This post was updated May 1 at 10:38 p.m.
UCPD arrested and issued stay-away orders to three pro-Palestine protesters during a series of demonstrations Wednesday night.

This post was updated May 6 at 9:36 a.m.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he is doing everything within his power to protect people without legal status at a Friday UCLA School of Law event.

UCLA Anderson Forecast predicted in March that, if enacted, the Trump administration’s economic policies will lead to recession.
Clement Bohr, the economist who authored the recession watch report, cited concerns about President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, mass deportations and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency – an initiative to cut federal spending.

Editor’s note: This post was updated April 15 at 8:19 p.m. to remove unsubstantiated conjecture about Ye’s mental health.
Ye’s hate-fueled rampages on X in February reignited debates over whether his behavior stems from deep-seated bigotry or untreated mental illness.