The FBI recently proposed the $400 million construction of a new building in Westwood, arousing community activists who are worried about safety and increased traffic congestion. The proposed new building, at nearly 1 million square feet, would sit adjacent to the existing Federal Building at 11000 Wilshire Blvd., and would provide extra space, easier access […]
Author Archives: Ari Bloomekatz
Bus drives home reality of terrorism
In Los Angeles, it’s much more common for a blown-up bus to be in a movie than a tangible reality ““ but a local group brought the remnants of a past terrorist attack in Israel to Westwood Boulevard on Friday afternoon. The blown-up bus was on the back of a big-rig, part of a campaign […]
MEChA says it’s a UCPD target
Campus student group MEChA de UCLA accused university police Tuesday of unfairly targeting the group over the past few months. The two-page complaint was sent to Berky Nelson, director of the Center for Student Programming, and outlined four specific examples of incidents where the organization felt UCPD acted inappropriately and unfairly. Nelson said he received […]
A blue-and-gold shield
Correction Appended University police are dedicated to community-oriented law enforcement, and one of the ways their goal might be achieved on a college campus is by having former students police current students. Around one-fifth of the nearly 60 officers at UCPD were once Bruins themselves, and some of them say their blue-and-gold blood enhances their […]
Malls weather threat
Thursday was business as usual, despite the possibility of a terrorist attack threatening to happen sometime that day in West Los Angeles. Federal officials announced the potential threat Wednesday afternoon. The threat targeted an unnamed shopping mall near the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard. Many of the malls in the surrounding area, such as the […]
Third-year Bruin recovering from shooting with help of family, friends
Charles Gross, a third-year political science and African American studies student, still has a smile on his face ““ amazing considering he’s been in the hospital for almost three weeks. On April 10, Gross, an assistant editor for Nommo magazine, was shot in the right side of his head in an altercation with a neighbor, […]
Willed Body Program remains on hold
Attorneys reaffirmed a temporary restraining order to UCLA’s Willed Body Program and agreed to the terms of a preliminary injunction Tuesday, hammering in the point that the university will not accept any donated bodies until further notice. The preliminary injunction was on the table during an April 13 hearing, but there were still some issues […]