Author Archives: Charlotte Hsu

A body found last week near a crashed red pick-up truck in Malibu Canyon was identified Monday morning as belonging to UCLA student Michael Niemeyer, who had been missing since Oct. 13, 2003. Fred Corral, a lieutenant with the L.A. Coroner’s Office, said X-rays of the crash victim’s skull and jaw matched dental records provided […]

For third-year biology student Tran To, law student Phillip Carter and law Professor Eugene Volokh, blogging is an answer to the question of how to get their voices heard, whether on a campus of 40,000 or halfway across the world. The three are a few of the growing number of people who record their thoughts, […]

A judge set the date for the preliminary hearing of classics Professor Andrew Dyck on Monday. Dyck is accused of sending pornographic material through the internet to a 13-year-old girl. The hearing will take place March 25 at the Ventura Superior Court. A preliminary hearing serves to establish there is enough evidence to continue on […]

Images of bloodied, aborted fetuses greeted students Tuesday who trekked Bruin Walk, as part of a controversial display brought to campus each year by the anti-abortion group Survivors. Members of the organization said the enlarged, poster-sized photographs are an effective way of presenting their stance against abortion because the impact of the visuals is felt […]

A student with a sarcastic sense of humor and a love of the little things in life, Brian Chao died Monday of complications resulting from pancreatitis. He was 21. Chao’s cousin, Jeff, said Chao had drinks in Torrance after eating dinner in Santa Monica with friends on Saturday. After experiencing chest pains early the next […]

Developers submitted preliminary plans for a multimillion-dollar Westwood project to the city’s design review board in late January, looking for feedback on a project they hope will revitalize the Village and student life. The development, which would be located at the corner of Le Conte and Broxton Avenues, would include a five-screen theater with stadium-style […]

Life in Los Angeles can be a hectic affair ““ a sea of taillights, headlights and constant honking can feel suffocating at times. Paired with the endless train of due dates dictated by the fast-paced quarter system, city life may leave some UCLA students looking for space to breathe during the three-day weekend in February, […]