UCLA’s dining halls were ranked the best in the nation for two years in a row. UCLA Dining Services boasts an exquisite array of foods and drinks at its all-you-can-eat dining restaurants, and students living on the Hill are treated to a variety of hospitality services to fill their stomachs or quench their thirst. And […]
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Editorial: UCLA’s handling of Skirball fire lacked foresight, clear communication
Smoky skies. Masked students. A near-deserted campus. This is what Bruins witnessed Wednesday, as a fire raged less than two miles away from campus in nearby Bel-Air. Students, faculty and staff weathered everything from power outages to ashy winds to intractable traffic as flames licked the hills by the 405 Freeway and the Getty Center, […]
Editorial: Centralized hub could better address student homelessness
Sky-high rent and Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis have helped bring the issue of housing insecurity to UCLA’s doorstep. Year after year, we hear stories of how homeless Bruins prevail against the socio-economic odds they face. Of course, UCLA offers financial aid packages to students, but for a university system that markets itself as accessible to […]
Editorial: Village must prove commitment to cyclists by improving infrastructure
Westwood Village has a lot of new cyclists in town. Too bad there are few bike lanes for them to use. For years, residents and commuters have expressed concerns about the safety and convenience – or lack thereof – of cycling around Westwood. UCLA Transportation aimed to tackle the latter problem with the launch of […]
Editorial: Regent accused of sexual harassment must exit board
California’s state government has started to purge itself of sexual harassers. But one at the University of California doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. State assemblymember Raul Bocanegra declared last week he would not run for re-election in the face of sexual harassment allegations. And members of California’s Democratic Party are calling for the resignation […]
Editorial: City Council should not let property owners regulate street vending
Street vending in Los Angeles is a legislative no man’s land. City Hall might just end up turning it into the Wild West, though. The LA City Council has been talking for nearly nine months about legalizing and regulating street vending in LA. The council decriminalized street vending in February to ensure vendors could be […]
Editorial: UCLA community should care about new Westwood council proposal
If a proposal to reshape Westwood’s governance succeeds, local politics could get a bit personal. Undergraduate and graduate student leaders at UCLA announced a plan Wednesday to create a new neighborhood council to advise the Los Angeles City Council on matters regarding UCLA’s campus, Westwood Village and the North Village. A council known as the […]