Two UCLA Anderson School of Management students learned how to run a business and pick out the perfect bottle of wine when launching their startup company. Last year, Vicente Estevez and Federico Saiz created a company called Aquívino, a wine-of-the-month club that delivers expert-chosen wines to customers in Mexico. The students offer monthly wine plans […]
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Students feel UCPD used excessive force in response to Undie Run
University police broke up rowdy parties in the North Village after the quarterly Undie Run using pepper balls and other crowd control methods that some students thought were unnecessarily forceful. After the Undie Run, an unofficial university tradition held during final exams where students run in their underwear through campus, about 400 people gathered in […]
Sigma Alpha Epsilon bans pledging process
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a national fraternity with an active chapter at UCLA, announced Sunday it would discontinue the pledging process. Under new organization-wide rules, instead of the typical quarter wait before earning full status in the chapter, initiates will become brothers in the fraternity immediately after their initiation. The national chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, […]
ASUCLA board approves proposal to install reclining chairs
The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors approved a proposal Friday to install six reclining chairs in the Kerckhoff Hall study lounge. The board approved the proposal in a 10-0 vote after a discussing the cost and function of the chairs and how they would fit in the space provided. They will each cost about […]
Tender Greens to open Westwood location in November
Tender Greens, a restaurant chain that serves locally-sourced organic food, plans to open a location in Westwood Village in November. The restaurant has already obtained a liquor license in its new location, said Christina Wong, a spokeswoman for Tender Greens. It will open on Glendon Avenue near the Hammer Museum. Wong said it cost significantly […]
UCLA School of Law hosts panel to discuss policing policies
UCLA law students, faculty and police representatives gathered to discuss racialized policing practices that affect some racial minorities at a panel at the UCLA School of Law Thursday evening. The Muslim Law Student Association hosted the event with the Critical Race Studies Program and several other law student organizations. More than 115 individualsattended the event, […]
UCLA groups host panel to open discussion on male sexual assault
UCLA students gathered Wednesday night to discuss how men are affected by sexual assault, as part of a larger discussion about the silence of male sexual assault survivors and stereotypes surrounding the issue. The panel event was co-hosted by 7,000 in Solidarity, an undergraduate student government campaign against sexual assault at UCLA, and the Student […]