The Los Angeles Department of Transportation released a plan last week for reducing traffic fatalities over the next eight years. The plan aims to reduce traffic fatalities by 20 percent this year by focusing on streets where the majority of traffic accidents happen, including Westwood Boulevard from Le Conte Avenue to Pico Boulevard and other […]
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Chair assistant Terry Valai remembered for kindness, work ethic
People stopped into Terry Valai’s office to talk about their problems so frequently that some of her co-workers joked Valai should switch out the chairs for a therapist’s couch. Valai, assistant to the computer science department’s chair, died in early December in Santa Monica from a brain aneurysm. She was 54. She was a UCLA […]
LGBT Christians at UCLA speak out on InterVarsity policy
UCLA members of a student-oriented national Christian fellowship criticized the organization’s employment policy last week on campus and social media. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA will dismiss staff members who openly disagree with its theological doctrine on human sexuality starting Nov. 11. The organization published a paper last year explaining how divorce, sexual assault and same-sex relationships […]
Koretz maintains support from community in upcoming election
Some community leaders have already endorsed candidates for the city’s primary elections next March, including the council seat representing Westwood and surrounding neighborhoods. Incumbent Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz received more endorsements from city officials, including Mayor Eric Garcetti, than his challenger, 31-year-old lawyer Jesse Creed. Whoever voters elect next year will serve a […]
LA City Council votes to move bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley
The Los Angeles City Council voted Sept. 7 to change the location of a planned Westwood bike lane to the region of Gayley and Midvale avenues that is between Le Conte and Ohio avenues. Councilmember Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood and surrounding neighborhoods, proposed to amend the Mobility Plan 2035, which included Westwood Boulevard in […]
Student scrutinizes meal swipes for social good
Ritvik Kharkar considers analyzing the black market for dining hall swipes a matter of social good. His analysis compiles colorful graphs with sharp spikes representing the alternating high and low numbers of swipes for sale throughout the academic year. He found students tended to sell swipes at an increased rate for less money toward the […]
Postdoc union demands faster contract negotiations from UC
Postdoctoral researchers and supporters marched to Murphy Hall Friday to demand the University address contract negotiations more quickly. About 200 people marched to Executive Vice Chancellor Scott Waugh’s office from the Inverted Fountain, said Melissa Agnello, a postdoctoral researcher in oral biology and a head steward in United Auto Workers Local 5810. The protesters chanted, […]