WESTWOOD — Someone has vandalized UCLA’s beloved bruin bear statue ahead of Saturday’s football game against rival USC. The vandals cut through a protective tarp and dumped red and yellow paint on the mascot, which is poised in the center of the Westwood campus. Suspiciously, USC’s colors are cardinal and gold. Police say the prank is being treated as a felony vandalism investigation. Workers were seen attempting to remove the paint Wednesday morning. It was not immediately known what time… [Read More]

USC vs. UCLA This goes way back.Long before I was an espadrille wearin’, Bermuda bag totin’, ever lovin’ Tri-Delta Row Goddess, UCLA would make the trek from the west side over to south central and douse Tommy with a couple cans of blue paint and swipe his sword. For a couple weeks before the game in the Coliseum, a guard hovered 24/7 over our bronze campus god. Sometimes UCLA beat us to the punch. Game week was big doin’s.There was… [Read More]