CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice boba shop causes stir in Westwood

CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice, a boba shop brand with locations across Southern California, held its Westwood soft opening Wednesday, creating lines of thirsty customers out the door. “It was really crowded. To be honest, we didn’t expect that many people,” said the shop’s owner, Ezikyel Yu. “We had to close 30 minutes before we […]

UCRP’s unfunded liability proves burdensome to employees, taxpayers

The University of California Retirement Plan, long-touted as a vital benefit received through UC employment, has become a strain on the University’s financial health and a backseat driver of the system’s fiscal policy. The pension plan ranks among the top 50 largest pension funds in the world, controlling more than $50 billion in assets and […]

New dating apps change the dynamic of digital courtship

With the rise of online dating services and phone dating applications, love might be as close as your pants pockets. A 2013 report by the Pew Research Center found that one out of 10 Americans have used an online dating site or dating app, and the proportion has only grown since then. The numbers have […]

UC Regents committee approves five-year tuition increase plan despite protests

A University of California Regents committee voted 7-2 to approve a plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years depending on state funding, as hundreds of students rallied outside its meeting Wednesday and protested the plan. “The plan is not only integral to the stability, but to the […]