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About to give an interview to the Daily Bruin, UCLA's school newspaper.
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
latimes.com
Sexual assault reported on UCLA's fraternity row, university police say
Sexual assault reported on UCLA's fraternity row, university police say
According to a post on X, university police received a report of a sexual assault around 12 a.m. Monday.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
tracymcdannald.bsky.social
For those who fell asleep thinking UCLA’s big transfer portal activity was done after seven more last night.

The addition UCLA fans have wanted since Bob Chesney’s hire, edge rusher Sahir West, made it official ⤵️
tracymcdannald.bsky.social Tracy McDannald @tracymcdannald.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: EDGE Sahir West is following his James Madison coaches to UCLA, according to Greg Biggins moments ago.

It highlights another big day for the Bruins in the transfer portal:
James Madison transfer EDGE Sahir West commits to UCLA
The Bruins landed one of their big targets as the Sun Belt freshman of the year decided to follow his JMU coaches to Westwood.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM
lex.vaughn.theneedling.com
When I first read this headline today on Instagram, I very much, very fully, thought I was reading a brilliant satirical headline from UCLA's satire paper, The Westwood Enabler. It is not. This a real thing that happened in the last week.
Trump mischaracterizes Undie Run video as reaction to Nicolas Maduro capture - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:02 p.m. President Donald Trump mischaracterized a video of UCLA students participating in the quarterly Undie Run as Venezuelans celebrating the ousting of deposed ...
dailybruin.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
tracymcdannald.bsky.social
Some of UCLA’s new transfer signees have already started to arrive and be featured on the football program’s social media accounts. So far: safety Ta’Shawn James, RB Wayne Knight, WRs Leland Smith and Landon Ellis and EDGE Aiden Gobaira have appeared.

Was told all footage was from today.
January 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
tracymcdannald.bsky.social
UCLA continued to load up on receivers Wednesday via the transfer portal.

This time, the Bruins added ex-Michigan slot Semaj Morgan, who is also a two-time All-Big Ten return specialist.

He is UCLA’s fourth WR transfer today:
UCLA picks up versatile ex-Michigan WR Semaj Morgan in transfer portal
The Bruins loaded up on receivers Wednesday, looking within the Big Ten Conference for their fourth addition of the day.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
swishappeal.bsky.social
The battle for LA didn't result in an upset. It didn't even look like much of a rivalry.

Lauren Betts and the Bruins blew out the visiting Trojans, proving that the city, and maybe the #B1G, belongs to the UCLA.

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@ecreates88.bsky.social on UCLA's domination.
Rivalry? Nope, No. 4 UCLA routs No. 17 USC in LA showdown
The battle for LA ended quickly as UCLA displayed why they are one of the best teams in the country.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
tranniehathaway.bsky.social
"Other Texas cities, including Dallas and Fort Worth, have revised city policies and ended programs that comply with Trump’s executive orders that end diversity and inclusion efforts. Arlington is believed to be the first city to consider ending explicit protections for LGBTQ+ residents."
Ignoring Trump’s orders could come at too great an economic loss for the city. And his job is to obey the law, he said. “I took an oath, and I promised to obey the law,” Ross said. “I didn’t say I’ll follow the law unless I disagree with it, so I’m torn. I don’t want to do things that are harmful to any part of our community or that paint the perception that we don’t love every single person here.” To be sure, executive orders are not laws. They serve as marching orders for agencies across state and local governments, said Cathryn Oakley, senior director of legal policy at the Human Rights Campaign, a nationwide LGBTQ+ advocacy group. The manner in which the Trump administration has issued its orders is meant to intimidate and bully, Oakley said. “It’s really frustrating if you’re a person who cares about the rule of law,” Oakley said. “It is not clear how folks are supposed to implement these things, and it sets up this culture of fear and intimidation because there’s no safe harbor. Either the president will come after you, or the governor will come after you.” The result of Trump’s orders naming transgender people undermines decades of work by the LGBTQ+, the scientific and medical community to participate in public life, said Elana Redfield, federal policy director for UCLA’s School of Law. And they undermine years of scientific research that helped governments and communities understand transgender people’s place in society. “We can’t function in society without bathrooms,” Redfield said. “It’s very difficult to have a job, take public transportation, travel long distances, go shopping, or do anything without access to bathrooms. These kinds of laws really do have the potential to deeply, deeply exclude transgender people from all aspects of society.”
January 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
bubbaprog.xyz
Colin Cowherd Thinks The Great Gatsby Is About The Great Depression @ TOMLEY | Published: Thu sth May, 12:15 2013, Colin Cowherd Is Obsessed With "Thugs,' So Here's A Rap Video Featuring Colin Cowherd Colin Cowherd's no stranger to racial controversy, much of it dealing with his portrayals of black basketball players. During a discussion of the issues plaguing UCLA's basketball team, no fewer than 25 iterations of the word "thug" appeared on Cowherd's program today, usually with a direct asso... by TIMOTHY BURKE | | Mon Jun 17 2013 Remember All Those Other Times Colin Cowherd Said Racist Shit On ESPN? A Dwight Schrute cosplayer named Colin Cowherd said some really dumb things about Dominicans on ESPN Radio Thursday. Besides being wrong in several particulars, Cowherd’s musings were insulting and racist. On Friday, Cowherd addressed the rant during his show. Rather than apologizing or satisfyingly... by KEVINDRAPER | | Thu Mar 10 2016 Colin Cowherd Is Mad We Didn't Run His Full Racist Musings, So Here Colin Cowherd, a sock a teenage boy keeps under his mattress, is irritated. Yesterday, he said racist shit about how stupid and uneducated Dominicans are on his radio show. He feels that we took those comments out of context in a post we ran yesterday... by SAMERKALAF | | Fri Jul 24.2015
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
shameka23.bsky.social
In a little over an hour USC will face UCLA in Bruins territory. Let’s call it. Who you got? Guess the final score… #WCBB #NCAAW #NCAAWBB #Rivals
A Women’s College Basketball matchup graphic showing No. 17 USC versus No. 4 UCLA. USC’s logo appears on a cardinal background with a 10–3 record, while UCLA’s logo appears on a gold background with a 13–1 record. The game time is listed as 8:00 PM, with a note indicating it can be watched on Peacock.
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
andytulin.net
How many times have USC and UCLA played in #NCAAWBB? That depends on which school you ask, but it’s happened a whole bunch of times regardless of the history you choose to believe. The Bruins have a clear edge on paper this time around, with a red-hot Lauren Betts leading the way.
Tulin’s Treasures newsletter screenshot Text: Having no interest in drawing the ire of UCLA coach Cori Close this early in 2026, it's an easy choice to start this weekend preview off with her Bruins' clash with their crosstown nemesis at one of college basketball's most storied venues. Depending on which school you ask, this is either the 109th or 113th meeting between UCLA and USC, with the dispute in the series history — one of the hallmarks of any great college sports rivalry - stemming from four games the Trojans recognize as UCLA wins during the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons despite UCLA's program officially being founded in 1974. I'm of two minds as to which history to recognize, being someone who loves when the number 13 is involved in anything, but who also loves that UCLA's version of the story has the series tied at 54 (USC has it at 58-54 in UCLA's favor). Choose your own adventure! This doesn't look like quite as compelling a matchup as the ones the teams played last season when they were both bound to be seeded on the top line in the NCAA Tournament, but those games set a pretty high bar. USC took both regular-season encounters a season ago, but UCLA got the last laugh in the final of the Big Ten Tournament. The Bruins (fourth in HHS rating) come into this game having won seven in a row since suffering their only loss at the hands of Texas (third) in Las Vegas. They most recently blasted Penn State (95th) by a 97-61 margin on New Year's Eve behind 25 points and seven rebounds from Lauren Betts on 11-for-19 from the field. The potential No. 1 pick in the next WNBA draft has been on a tear of late after a relatively quiet start to the season. See for yourself: (In this space there’s a screenshot of a crude table showing Lauren Betts stats this season broken down by her first eight and last five games. The numbers in the latter column are all better than the ones in the former.) Betts and younger sister Sienna, a top-five recruit in this year's class who's coming off her second double-digit outing in four games, will face a USC team looking to right the ship against the nation's best. The Trojans (13th in HHS rating) are unbeaten against teams ranked behind them in HHS rating, but 0-3 against the teams ahead of them, including losses to UConn (first) and South Carolina (second) by 45 combined points. Top recruit Jazzy Davidson leads USC in points (16.8), rebounds (6.8), assists (3.7, tied), steals (1.9) and blocks (2.7) per game, but has struggled at the offensive end in USC's losses. Davidson put up 11.3 points, five rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in those three outings while making just 33.3% from the field (compared to 44.8% in 10 wins).
January 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
baseballamerica.com
Easton Hawk cemented himself as a key piece in UCLA's bullpen in his freshman year.

Across 24 innings, he pitched to 4.50 ERA with 31 strikeouts to seven walks.

He jumped to No. 45 in our latest 2027 college draft prospects update: www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/202...
January 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
revdjesq.bsky.social
One, final Chip Kelly to Northwestern thought:

5. UCLA's worst years on offense under Kelly were typically when Kelly gave the QB1 role to an unproven freshman/underclassman, who then developed into a really great starter later.

So, Johnny O'Brien....get ready.
December 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social
SOURCE: USC's D’Anton Lynn, a former Penn State DB, has agreed to become PSU's new DC. Lynn improved the Trojans from 109th to 21st in 3rd down D last year after making a big difference as UCLA’s DC, going from 72nd to 8th in YPP allowed. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Penn State hiring USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn for same role: Source
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December 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
mapping3k.bsky.social
UCLA's campus is closed Dec 24 thru Jan 4, so my accomplishments lie elsewhere:

rewatched The Santa Clause
cooked food for 11 guests who all canceled due to rain on 12/24
rewatched The Muppet Christmas Carol
saw the green flash on 12/27
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
latimes.com
Heck no, Nico Iamaleava won't go. UCLA's quarterback is set to return in 2026
Heck no, Nico Iamaleava won't go. UCLA's quarterback is set to return in 2026
Nico Iamaleava has agreed to return to UCLA next season, giving the Bruins a top-level quarterback as part of new coach Bob Chesney’s bid for a quick turnaround.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
brdgtc.bsky.social
UCLA's biomedical library's baby book collection included the actual pin a baby swallowed, a parent's rendering of "baby's first cigarette," and mug shot themed baby announcements.
appuhn.bsky.social Karl Appuhn @appuhn.bsky.social · 23d
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
jael.bsky.social
So Politico actually dared to publish a “Republicans are pivoting to kill trans kids because they think it’ll help them in elections” story

It includes this stunning paragraph where the journalists actually say 18,000 kids losing care is “relatively few” children
Republicans are trying to change the subject on health care affordability - to transgender care In a spate of votes and announcements, the GOP is tacking hard to an issue where the party sees an advantage. POLITICO A peer-reviewed research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics earlier this year suggested that relatively few kids, about 18,000 as of 2022, would be affected, with less than 1,000 having used drugs that block puberty to prevent physical changes that don't align with their gender identity. An estimate this year from UCLA's Williams Institute, relying on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data covering 2021-2023, said about 724,000 American teenagers under 18 identify as transgender, about 3 percent of the total.
December 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
ajcousins.bsky.social
"When UCLA’s campus shut down during the pandemic, something remarkable happened: The beaks of juncos born on campus reverted to their wildland shape. Several years later, after the pandemic-related restrictions had been lifted, the distinctive urban beak shape returned." Fascinating read! 👇
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
dricks.bsky.social
The pandemic lockdowns changed a songbird’s beak! About 2 decades ago, the tiny junco, a forest-dwelling sparrow, began colonizing Los Angeles. When UCLA’s campus closed during the pandemic, the beaks of juncos born on campus reverted to their wildland shape. Now, the urban beak is back👇
How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
johnhollinger.bsky.social
Holy crap -- Gonzaga's Graham Ike with a murder dunk on UCLA's Xavier Booker. Mostly pro-Zags crowd here going crazy.
December 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
latimes.com
UCLA's Donovan Dent could be rounding into form just in time for Gonzaga showdown
UCLA's Donovan Dent could be rounding into form just in time for Gonzaga showdown
Donovan Dent has struggled to replicate the numbers he had at New Mexico, but the UCLA guard appears to be playing better ahead of a showdown with Gonzaga.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
bakerdphd.bsky.social
This is what can happen when faculty collectively fight. We don't have to rely on the president of the university to have a backbone, especially at public universities.
Screenshot of article which reads: If UC’s leaders have preached restraint, its faculty has opted for open defiance. In addition to the suit that prompted the federal judge, Lin, to restore UCLA’s frozen research grants, a complaint filed in September by the American Association of University Professors and other faculty groups challenged the legality of the Trump administration’s entire assault on UC. At a hearing on Nov. 6, the government’s lawyer acknowledged that the administration’s “hodgepodge” of actions against the system hadn’t followed established civil rights procedures but said the administration had the right to direct funding based on the Trump administration’s “policy priorities.” Screenshot of article which reads: Lin didn’t buy it. A week later, in an unusually sweeping preliminary injunction, she barred all of the Trump administration’s actual and threatened moves to punish UC, including the $1.2 billion payment demand. The Trump administration’s “playbook,” she wrote, citing comments by Terrell and others, illegally used civil rights investigations and funding cuts as a way of “bringing universities to their knees and forcing them to change their ideological tune.”
December 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
luskininnovation.bsky.social
EPIC released the beta National Drinking Water Explorer, a tool that helps assess water access, safety, and affordability. #UCLA's Grace Harrison joined the panel to discuss how this resource can inform decision-making and advance water equity.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylUy...
Beta Release: National Drinking Water Explorer
YouTube video by EnvironmentalPolicyInnovationCenter
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December 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
awfulannouncing.bsky.social
Troy Aikman got involved in UCLA's NIL efforts but has soured on the idea of being involved going forward.
December 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM