Any perception that Bruins don’t have pride in their school was erased this weekend. After a six-year hiatus, a sizable crowd of present and former Bruins converged on Le Conte Avenue early this weekend to watch UCLA’s homecoming parade. A parade of papier-mache floats, fraternity “cowboys,” sorority “cowgirls,” student groups and alumni streamed up Gayley […]
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Homecoming returns to UCLA, SAA goes wild
After six years, an absentee tradition is returning to UCLA in the form of Homecoming. With events such as a parade, rally and the game against Stanford, the celebration is pegged to heighten Bruin pride. Homecoming begins today and will continue through Sunday with events taking place throughout Los Angeles. The Rose Bowl will house […]
Village faces high rate of apartment vacancies
It may be no secret that, by and large, Westwood has some of the highest rents in Los Angeles, where property owners can charge according to a seemingly unlimited demand. But they can’t this year. This year, Westwood apartment buildings have, on average, an unusually high rate of vacancy. These vacancies are largely attributed to […]
Pro-war rally held in Meyerhoff Park
Calling on undecided students to support the U.S. war effort, speakers addressed a small crowd of students at a pro-war rally held Tuesday at Meyerhoff Park. A small crowd of students attended the event, sponsored by Bruin Republicans. “The purpose of the rally is to get the undecided middle who are not as familiar with […]
New bookstore caters to Asian population
Students and residents of Westwood wouldn’t know it now, but the Village used to be filled with bookstores. A new bookstore opened in Westwood last month. Eastwind Books and Arts, originally from San Francisco, opened their second store on Sept. 27 in its new location on Westwood Boulevard. Eastwind is a specialty bookstore, offering a […]
D.A. cites the BID for Brown Act violation
Last month Westwood’s business improvement district was cited by the Los Angeles district attorney’s office for violating the Ralph M. Brown Act, a state law prohibiting secret legislation by public bodies. According to a letter from the Los Angeles district attorney’s office, there was no meeting scheduled on or near Jan. 2, when the Westwood […]
Course works to clean up, improve Village
For those who think the northern section of Westwood is turning into a dump, one long-time resident wants help to find solutions and clean it up. UCLA Extension is offering a landscape architecture course called “Landscapes of Greater Los Angeles,” which is more like a group project than a class. Participants, with the help of […]