The Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils hosted a presentation on sexual violence Wednesday evening ““ addressing a problem so underreported that many people who attended could not say for sure whether sexual violence at UCLA is a problem. “This is a case that hadn’t really been addressed,” said Chie Tamashiro, a third-year student and member of the […]
Author Archives: Ari Bloomekatz
Will Tell Jokes for Peace
One seldom finds a comedy show more concerned with making the audience talk than making them listen. But that’s what Standup For Peace is all about ““ talking. A New York-based act co-founded by Arab- American comic Dean Obeidallah and Jewish-American comic Scott Blakeman, Standup For Peace is about getting people from polarized viewpoints in […]
Wooden renovation not working out for all
Srdjan Rajkovic casually walked into one of the newly moved weight rooms in the Wooden Recreation Center on Thursday, looked around and made his decision ““ he was going to join another gym. “I came to see whether it was worth coming here or joining another gym,” said Rajkovic, a third-year history graduate student who […]
Hospital completion date pushed to 2005 as developers implement medical innovations
Completion of the UCLA Westwood Replacement Hospital is being delayed three to four months in order to accommodate recent advancements in medical technology. Originally scheduled for completion in 2004, construction of the hospital, which will be named after former President Ronald Reagan, is expected to be finished in the spring of 2005. “We’re always being […]
Project approval angers activists
Los Angeles city planners recommended approval for Palazzo Westwood on Friday, sparking reaction from community activists over the proposed $100 million dollar development in Westwood Village. City planners made their recommendation Friday, according to an article published by The Los Angeles Times on Jan. 12. Next, the project will go before the city planning commission […]
Court date set for suspect in Kerckhoff incident
After nearly three months of delay, a judge set the preliminary hearing date Friday for a suspect shot by university police in an altercation in Kerckhoff Hall on Oct. 5. The preliminary hearing, set for Jan. 26, has been delayed since late October to give the defense more time to collect evidence and prepare for […]
Man shoots himself in campus
Shortly after speaking to members of the pathology department on Dec. 22, a 78-year-old man shot and killed himself in a nearby UCLA Medical Center bathroom. Members of the pathology department said the man, who had no formal affiliation with UCLA, had asked about donating his body to research before committing suicide. A suicide note […]