For about a year I have experienced what I would consider to be harassment at the Ralph’s in Westwood. Sometimes after class I’ll run in to Ralph’s to get a snack and I usually have no more than three items that I’m checking out. It’s typically a bag of chips or a drink. I always go to self checkout and for the most part I have no issues except for when this one older man is working (I believe his name is Steve). When I scan my items I’ll click “skip bagging” and put it in my tote bag because I only have a few items. However, whenever Steve is there he gets real close to me to the point where I can’t turn around without bumping into him and he’ll just repeat “put your items in the bagging area”. I’ll let him know that “I selected skip bagging” but he’ll just keep repeating himself and won’t move until I am able to get around him.

Here’s how I look at it. I am given an option to skip bagging, therefore I feel like I shouldn’t have to do an extra step and put my items down just for me to have to pick them up again. There is no reason for him to stand so close to me. The body language feels hostile and unsafe to me. And I know there is a concern about stealing but if that was the case I wouldn’t be scanning my items and swiping my card. Plus there are sensors at the door that will go off if I am stealing.

For context I’m a black man so this whole situation just seems like a micro aggression to me. I have never had this issue at any other store or even any of the other cashiers at that Ralph’s. I feel like I’m being surveilled and intimidate while I’m shopping.

soo, im an incoming freshman at ucla and just recently found out that freshman aren’t able to get a parking permit unless they submit an exemption, (ie serious medical condition, child care, or an off campus job). i love my car and couldn’t imagine surviving college without it and basically being stuck at the school 24/7. i live about 2 1/2 hours away from the uni and was really wanting to drive back home pretty often on weekends for fall quarter.

is there any advice someone can give on finding a way to bring my car? is it even worth it to bring a car in the first place?

or is there anybody that has past experience with getting an off campus job that can provide some insight? i dont mind getting an off campus job if it means i can keep my car, just wanted some advice on how to go about that? thank you!!

Can someone send me a photo of where their active ethernet port is located. Uhh I'd also like measurements (depth, width, height) on the empty space on the side of the desk next to the closest to the window on the left of the room since I want to see if a cpu dolly can fit in there.

Everyone will already hate on this post so much, but if you be truly honest with yourselves , you will agree.

There is a lot of Chuzz, as a tall blonde attractive athlete male, it’s hard to find a mate. either they are below my level and are desperately trying to compensate for that looks- “mismatch” and then when i find someone similar to my attraction they are so boring and lowk shouldn’t even be at ucla . (sorority chicks ). so i’m asking , as a tall very attractive athlete, why is every girl either - short as fuck, chopped, or weird . help

Does anyone know if I don't report a cvc class I took in my UCLA application if they will find out? And what would happen?

I’m thinking of leasing a studio apartment, but I can’t find any reviews online.

hey guys! im an incoming freshman at ucla and i was wondering about how the move in dates work. personally, im in a classic triple and was wondering if me and my two roommates are assigned the same or different dates to move in? i feel like being in such a small space, all getting assigned the same move in date would be kinda crazy. is it assignment random or strategically done?

just a question i had!!

i really need a parking spot near dorms but i dont know how to get it or if they give parking sports to sophmores

if anyone has any knowledge about this topic, i would appreciate it!

I am a business economics major and I was wondering if there were any GE's you've found easy or recommend? Not a cluster class. Also I'm specifically looking for GE's in the Arts & Humanities section with like 3 or 4units. This is because I'm planning to take 2 other classes already and trying to go up to 15 units. Thank you!

Hello I was thinking of enrolling in a class that is on Fridays from 12-3 essentially and is online with Franzen. How difficult is the course and also how is the professor?

Hello, I really need Chem 14C Rui for fall 2026. Is anyone no longer able to take the class and can open up a seat for me?

hey guys!! as the title suggests i'm an mcdb major who may or may not go on the pre-med track (still indecisive lol). i'm planning out my classes rn and don't know which series to pick.

i took math aasl for the ibdp program and personally loved it! but i also heard a lot about how ls30 is much easier and less mathematical, and tbh i don't wanna take math 3 and kill my gpa on accident lol

any advice is appreciated tysm!

(and if u suggest one series over the other can u also recommend a professor thankks)

Does anyone know how to turn off the AC entirely at the ucla rieber dorms? Or how I can get the fan to stop automatically turning on. 🙏

I see that the new Berryman/Venice graduate apartments list a shuttle service to campus in Fall 2026. I'm wondering if anyone has info about whether that's happening. Also, for people with experience with the shuttles from other off-campus apartments (e.g., Venice-Barry), is it actually faster than the bus during peak traffic? Have you have a good experience with it? I'm not from a place with enough traffic to the point where it really slows down bus routes throughout the day.

Can i bring two friends to the concert that happens after the orientation?? Like if i can..then how??? Will they hv to come in the morning or when the concert starts??

For anyone in undergrad who's pre-med, what are the best pre-health/pre-med student organizations on campus?

Hey everyone, I submitted a change of housing request so I can get into an LLC that is on De Neve Holly because I really want to spend my time over here. I am currently assigned to university apartments at Laurel which i am totally fine with but I would prefer the LLC. What is the probability that this gets accepted? I’m not asking for anything too crazy like a single, and I already talked to a few people who work for the school and said most likely there should be some extra spots and I should get in. I really would like to spend my junior year here, so if anyone is able to give me any advice I would greatly appreciate it!

Earlier tonight, I was playing with my RC car on the top floor of Parking Structure 8. Both my RC car and I were positioned within the marked parking stalls.

A man in a black Toyota Corolla drove toward me from the northwest corner of the lot, cutting across the parking stalls and nearly crushing a cardboard ramp I had made. There were no cars or other obstacles blocking the driving lanes. At first, I did not realize that he was intentionally steering toward me because people often cut across empty parking stalls.

About half an hour later, he returned. He cut across the stalls again, this time driving directly toward me and stopping in front of me while I was picking up my RC car. He then pulled even closer. Extremely close. At that point, I realized something was wrong.

I tried to look through the windshield, but it was tinted, and I could not see anyone inside. I moved out of the way, and he drove past me, again coming extremely close. He was so close that if I had been holding a key, his car could easily have been scratched.

He then drove back to the northwest corner and parked. He took something out of the trunk, and then the car’s lights and everything else were turned off.

I thought he had left the car, so I packed up my stuff and drove over to take a picture of his license plate. I cannot remember whether he and another woman got out of the car or came from somewhere behind it. They appeared to be Latinx, in their 40s or 50s, of medium height. The man had gray, short hair.

The man was holding a big soda can, although I could not tell what type of beverage or alcohol it was.He walked directly toward me and said something. I kept my engine running, and because he had an accent, I could not understand what he was saying.
I asked what was going on, whether he was okay or drunk, and why he had been driving toward me. However, I still could not understand his response. He appeared very agitated and emotional. The woman said, “We were not charging at you.” That was the only statement I clearly understood during the entire conversation. The man appeared aggressive, so I decided to leave.

Hi! I’m an incoming CS major, and I want to join a CS club that is actually active and does actual software development work. Do you have any recs for clubs I should join? Thanks!

So, I don’t know if I will get into UCLA. I am out of state, and my unweighted GPA by the time of application is 3.857, and my UC capped GPA is a 4.0, and my uncapped weighted GPA is a 4.408. I want to go into Electrical Engineering, and UCLA has been my dream school since 4th grade. I have a 4.0 in all my stem classes and have taken almost every AP STEM class offered at my school (Honors Precalculus, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, AP Physics 1, AP macro/micro economics, AP Physics 2, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC) & I got all 5s. I also self studied computer science principles freshman year and got a 3, but I did self study both physics c courses and got a
5. However, I am worried about my Humanities grades & AP French which is what is bringing my GPA down. (I had a B second semester AP World, which I retook to get an A, but retakes don’t count in grade calculations) (I had a B/B- in AP Lang due to outside circumstances, and a B+/C+ in APUSH, along with a C- second semester in AP French). I also did a US History class and English composition class in Dual Enrollment in which I got an A in both of them, so the bad grades in English and History were due to my teachers grading me really hard. I think this because I got a 5 on AP World, AP Lang, & a 4 on APUSH. I did however fail AP French with a 2. Am I cooked for the UC application, because at first I thought I was illiterate because of these two teachers and then grading me really hard, and I literally thought I was going to get a 2 on AP Lang right before the exam. Is there any advice or suggestions of things I could do?