It’s everyone for themselves.
A furious game of concentration and contingency plans that is crafted over weeks.
It sounds like the Hunger Games, but really, it is just enrollment at UCLA.

Olympic torches will soon illuminate Los Angeles, and flag football will make its debut on the world stage.
Yet, here at UCLA, the opportunity to play football at the varsity level remains exclusive to men, leaving women without a pathway to participate in one of the country’s fastest-growing sports.

Just days after he alleged that financial mismanagement contributed to the university’s $425 million annual deficit, UCLA announced its chief financial officer, Stephen Agostini, was out.

It’s 10 p.m., and you are scrolling on TikTok when a video appears on the screen.
“The cold email I sent that turned into an internship offer,” the video’s text reads.

Former UCLA Chief Financial Officer Stephen Agostini alleged that UCLA is running an annual budget deficit of more than $400 million, in a recent interview with the Daily Bruin.

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 3:44 p.m.
Editor’s note: This article contains references to alleged sexual assault, which some readers may find disturbing.
In a now-canceled event, UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations invited Bari Weiss, who has a pattern of minimizing sexual assault allegations, to speak at “The Future of Journalism” lecture.

The sentiment “there were lessons learned” can only go so far when you are referring to the serious accusations of sexual misconduct against a UCLA faculty member.