Dr. Joseph K. Perloff, a renowned cardiologist who brought international recognition to UCLA‘s cardiology program, died Aug. 17 in his home in Los Angeles from complications due to coronary artery disease. He was 89. Perloff’s friends and family knew him as a man with unlimited drive and curiosity and as a cardiologist who was nothing […]
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Bruin Bash 2014 to take place at LA Tennis Center
This post was updated on Sept. 1 at 8:15 p.m. UCLA’s annual Bruin Bash concert will downsize its venue from Pauley Pavilion to the Los Angeles Tennis Center for next month’s concert, reducing its capacity by several thousand seats. The venue shuffle stems from a strict construction timeline to restore Pauley Pavilion after it was […]
Open Oven Pizza, Jimmy John’s among new businesses to open in Westwood
Several new businesses will greet students in Westwood Village this fall. The village will soon be home to an expanded Urban Outfitters store and a variety of new food options, from build-your-own pizza to Australian pies. Garlo’s Aussie Pie Shop Traditional Australian sweet and savory pies will be the focus of Garlo’s Aussie Pie Shop, […]
9021Pho to open location in Westwood
French-Vietnamese chain restaurant 9021Pho recently signed a deal to open its sixth location in Westwood later this year. The Los Angeles-based eatery will open in about six months in a Gayley Avenue storefront previously occupied by Native Foods Café, said David Dwyer, the director of operations for 9021Pho. “We just feel like Westwood holds our […]
Elegant Mind club builds practical research experience
Tim Sherry’s childhood love for building Lego sets never faded. Instead, it evolved into a passion for building high-powered microscopes in his work at UCLA’s student-run Elegant Mind club.
UCLA student founds summer storage company Bruin Bins
As he unpacked his bags during a spring break trip, Keith Yoder started to wonder how students who live far away from UCLA store all of their belongings over the summer. The first-year business economics student said he wanted to create a service that could provide a useful fix for international and out-of-state students who […]
UCLA Phi Kappa Sigma admits new members after hiatus
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The brick fraternity house with an ivy-covered front lawn and green shutters still bears its national seal above the main entrance, although it has been unoccupied by brothers for more than a decade. […]