Author Archives: Ben Thaler

Growing up in South Los Angeles, fourth-year Chicana/o studies student Maria Olivares never thought UCLA’s Westwood campus was the right place for her.

Throughout the last academic year, the North Village was abuzz with student-led petitions and Facebook ads fighting the impending ban on apron parking.

Though recycling for on-campus residents is as simple as walking to the nearest receptacle, students living in off-campus Westwood apartments have fewer convenient options for getting rid of their recyclable waste efficiently, according to student environmental groups.

With an increasing number of students on campus and longer lines on the horizon, food service facilities on campus and on the Hill are preparing to expand and upgrade their eateries.

The state of California moved to revoke King-Harbor Medical Center’s license to operate, raising concerns over how its closure could create an influx of patients and medical students to UCLA facilities across Los Angeles.

Every summer UCLA hosts over 300 conferences and programs that give outside visitors a feel for the university, keep thousands of staff employed, and lower housing costs for students during the academic year.

The declining value of residential real estate and the increasing price of commercial real estate were prominent topics at the quarterly economic forecast of the UCLA Anderson School of Management.