A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing a laptop and other outstanding warrants Wednesday afternoon, police said. Patrick Farmer allegedly stole a laptop earlier this week in the Broad Art Center, said Nancy Greenstein, spokeswoman for university police. A UCLA Information Technology employee captured the incident on a security camera and recognized Farmer […]
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Former UCLA employee sues, alleges racial discrimination
A former UCLA employee recently filed a complaint against a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, allegingshe was fired because she is black. Dawn Therese Evans, who worked in the school of public health for more than three decades, is suing her supervisor Dr. Niklas Krause, according to the complaint. The lawsuit […]
Ivan Q’s Barber Shop offers traditional men’s haircuts
Sitting in Ivan Q’s Barber Shop chair, with pomade slicked in his hair and King Talc powder slapped on his cheeks, the barber’s client gets his monthly haircut in a place that feels like it’s from a different time. Ragtime piano plays through the ceiling and a complete set of sterling straight razors and hair […]
UCLA Recreation gets Bruins active with ‘I Heart Walking’
UCLA Recreation is hosting its eight annual “I Heart Walking” event this week to encourage students and staff to be more physically active. Participants will meet at different spots on campus each day from Monday to Thursday at noon and walk for an hour around campus. Walkers can dress according to each day’s theme, which […]
ASUCLA joins Typhoon Haiyan relief effort with UCLA Store donations
Associated Students UCLA will donate 10 percent of UCLA Store purchases made between Monday and Sunday of this week to Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. The ASUCLA Board of Directors voted to approve the 10 percent donation proposal at its meeting on Jan. 24. The board previously turned down a request from UCLA’s Typhoon Haiyan Relief […]
Night Hedrick’s menu to feature snack combos
Night Hedrick, the Hill’s newest dining option, will open Sunday in the Hedrick dining hall. The dining hall will be open from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, but food will only be available until midnight. Food will be available for students to-go or eat-in, and students can sit and study in the […]
Congress finances Metro line extension with Westwood stop
The U.S. Congress recently allocated $130 million to finance the extension of the Los Angeles Metro line, according to a Metro statement released Jan. 14.The funding will be split in half to cover costs for both the Purple Line Extension project, which will go into Westwood Village, and the Regional Connector project – a Metro […]