Three of the five lanes on the northbound 405 Freeway will close for repaving during Presidents Day weekend as part of a construction project officials have dubbed “Jamzilla.” Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to close lanes on the freeway’s Sepulvada Pass for 80 hours Feb. 14-18 to pave a new high-occupancy vehicle […]
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TradeSwipes website shut down for potential policy violations
A website designed to help students exchange their meal plan swipes for other goods was launched and quickly shut down last week following concerns that the site violated school policies.
Westwood Village Farmers Market to feature new vendors
New vendors will join the Westwood Village Farmers Market on Broxton Avenue Thursday, after meeting with success during Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood. Homeboy Bakery and Fallen Fruit: Fruitique! opened in the Village last month for Arts ReSTORE LA, which launched in November with funding from a $100,000 grant awarded to theHammer Museum. The monthlong program […]
Dining facilities on Hill to close for renovations beginning in spring
Students have expressed disappointment over the temporary closures of De Neve dining hall and Rendezvous starting in the spring. UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services plans to renovate the dining facilities to make food service more efficient for students. The planned renovations are part of a long-term plan for the Hill, which spaces out facilities renovations […]
Westwood Business Improvement District to nominate new board
The Westwood Business Improvement District’s Board of Directors plans to nominate its next round of board members on Thursday. The organization, commonly called the BID, consists of a board made up of property owners, merchants and one UCLA representative. It provides multiple services for the Westwood community, such as graffiti removal and tree trimming, said […]
UCLA ORL holds contest for new theme community on the Hill
The UCLA Office of Residential Life recently opened their yearly theme community contest, allowing students to submit ideas for new themed floors on the Hill. The contest is part of an effort to provide more options for students to discover a community at UCLA, said Zan Tansey, the resident director at Rieber Hall. The contest […]