At $4, the food is affordable, healthy and all-you-can-eat. And according to Nama Kirtan das, who brings the tubs of rice, soup, vegetables and dessert to campus Mondays and Tuesdays, it also brings you closer to God. Nama Kirtan das, 32, is a monk of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, often referred to as […]
Author Archives: Charlotte Hsu
Jones retracts payment offer
A UCLA alumnus rescinded his offer to pay students up to $100 for information regarding professors’ political views on Sunday. Andrew Jones, the president and only employee of the Bruin Alumni Association, which operates a Web site with the goal of “exposing UCLA’s radical professors” said he decided to stop offering the cash after consulting […]
A Closer Look: Recent incidents make students more cautious
Residents are reacting in a wide range of ways a week after the seventh sexual battery in a month was reported in Westwood. Many say recent crimes ““ including a string of 14 robberies in the Westwood area between May and October ““ have not affected their day-to-day activity or their perception that the neighborhood […]
Club California condos attract a diverse crowd
When residents move into Club California’s newly renovated condos this year, they will find neighbors who represent a unique mix in the Village. Undergraduate and graduate students, doctors and other professionals will be living under one roof when the housing complex opens this summer, said Erika Aspericueta, a UCLA alumna and the transaction coordinator for […]
From rags to riches, no sweatshops needed
The colorful tees, tanks and other basics made in American Apparel’s downtown factory brought the company close to $250 million in sales in 2005 ““ about six times what it made three years ago. Resonance LLC, a clothing company started by former UCLA students, is to unveil a new line this month after selling out […]
Post-9/11 media found lacking
Four years after planes crashed into the Pentagon and New York’s World Trade Center, “9/11″ has become a part of the nation’s vocabulary. The phrase remains a staple in radio and television broadcasts, and it lines the pages of newspapers and news magazines. As the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 approached earlier this year, the […]
Hungarian natives reflect on home
Ivan Berend remains deeply connected to his native Hungary, though he has made a life for himself in Los Angeles, teaching and studying European economic history at UCLA. He still has an apartment in Budapest and tries to visit each year. He serves on a council that advises the Hungarian government on social-economic and other […]