While most of UCLA was breathing a sigh of relief after finals, Espresso Roma Café still had one test left to go ““ its health and safety inspection. Hoping to raise its C grade from last August, Café Roma employees were disappointed when the café earned yet another C rating. However, unlike students who just […]
Author Archives: Betsy Popken
Project HOPE brings food to hungry in L.A.
Every year Miss America contestants promise world peace and a solution to world hunger, but UCLA is actually helping to combat hunger in its own backyard. Several times a week, ASUCLA restaurants salvage their leftover food and donate it to Project Helping Other People Eat, instead of throwing it away. At the end of each […]
Village committee plants trash bins in Westwood
Fifteen new tree trunks have taken root on the corners of Westwood neighborhood streets. In an attempt to rid area sidewalks, streets, yards and parkways of litter, the North Village Improvement Committee placed trash cans designed as tree trunks on street corners throughout the community near UCLA. The Neighborhood Trash Bin Project, led by NVIC […]
New ruling to limit Westwood fast food
Burgers, fries and Coke may become a thing of the past as Westwood Village tries to shed its image as a haven for fast food restaurants. On Dec. 12, 2002, the Los Angeles City Wide Planning Commission voted unanimously, 7-0, to adopt the National Restaurant Association’s definitions of full-service and fast food restaurants to the […]
On-campus residents relieved about arrest
Upon returning to the residence halls this past weekend, students breathed a sigh of relief to learn that three suspects in an alleged sexual assault in De Neve Plaza were arrested Dec. 6, just one day after the attack was reported. On the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 5, police responded to a call that a […]
Alleged sexual assault has students worried about safety
A sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the Fir Grove building of the De Neve on-campus housing complex has left students stunned and shaken, as many wonder if they are safe even in their own private space. “We’re all shocked and mad. This is our home,” said Arisneh Ananin, a first-year math-economics and political science […]
Residents complain of late or lost mail
Forget Christmas cards and Hanukah presents. Halloween candy and Thanksgiving care packages should arrive just in time for the holiday season if you live on campus. Since school began 10 weeks ago, many student residents have complained of either late or lost letters and packages. As a result, dorm residents have become disillusioned with the […]