This post was updated on Aug. 6 at 4:09 p.m. Two Los Angeles City Council committees approved the city’s mobility plan and heard councilmembers’ amendments Tuesday, including an amendment that would remove plans to add bike lanes on Westwood Boulevard. Councilmember Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood and surrounding neighborhoods, submitted an amendment that could invalidate […]
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Special Olympics at UCLA connects student volunteers, athletes
Marina Krygin made all of her childhood friends at the poolside during her brother’s weekly Special Olympics swimming practices. She said she spent so much time with his team that she began to feel like a member. In high school, Krygin volunteered in her free time, and at UCLA, the microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics […]
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – July 31
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Executive and committee reports Executive director Bob Williams said a donation box is currently being built on the A-level of […]
New Fleet and Transit Services director aims to innovate transportation
UCLA’s incoming Fleet and Transit Services director collected city maps as a kid because he found streets fascinating. Clinton Bench said he thinks street planning, which is constrained by urban development, must be creative to get people from place to place in the fastest way possible, and Los Angeles’ history is most intriguing to look […]
‘Queering up’ traditions
La Familia de UCLA celebrates the intersection of Latina/o and queer identities with a “queerceañera,” taking the traditional quinceanera and “queering it up.”
UCLA Food Security Work Group to decide on allocation of UC funds
University of California President Janet Napolitano allocated $75,000 to each UC campus in March to improve food security efforts. Students experience food insecurity when they are unable to access nutritious food regularly. The UCLA Food Security Work Group, which currently has about 32 members, will decide how best to use the funds, said Tony Sandoval, […]
LA councilman calls for removing planned Westwood Boulevard bike lane
The Los Angeles councilman representing Westwood and surrounding neighborhoods suggested the removal of a planned protected bike lane on Westwood Boulevard between Le Conte and Wellworth avenues. L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz said he wants to remove the lane from the Mobility Plan 2035 because of safety and traffic concerns. The Los Angeles City Planning […]