Author Archives: Sam Hoff

Pro-Israel protesters rally outside Wilshire Federal Building

Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building Sunday, holding signs and flags to show their support for Israel in light of its current conflict with Hamas. The protest was the ninth in the past two months to address recent attacks exchanged between Israel and Hamas, the latter of which has ruled the Gaza […]

USAC recap – Aug. 20

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. During the summer, council meetings generally take place biweekly on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council unanimously approved […]

Anti-Semitic flier placed under door of Jewish-owned business

An anti-Semitic flier with swastikas was found under the door of a business run by Jewish individuals in Westwood on Tuesday. Boruch Cunin, a rabbi at the Chabad House at UCLA, said the business owner and an employee later came to him to discuss the flier. “I told them to come over, and they came […]

UCLA officials aim for fall reopening of Parking Structures 4, 7

UCLA Transportation officials plan to reopen the two parking structures that were affected by last week’s flood in several stages and have them fully open in time for fall quarter. Parking Structures 4 and 7 remain closed to the public as of Friday. The upper and lower levels of Parking Structure 4 East will reopen […]

Man sentenced to jail time for Westwood apartment peepings

A 47-year-old man was ordered to serve 180 days in jail for peeping into several Westwood apartments in recent months. Christopher Mendicino pleaded no contest Tuesday to two charges of peeping and one charge of loitering, said Frank Mateljan, spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, in an email statement. Mateljan said Mendicino’s charges […]