Instead of pointing out the usual suspects, Michael Pollan makes the case in his new book “In Defense of Food” that it is our country’s obsession with health and nutrition that has ironically undercut our nation’s dietary well-being.
Author Archives: Eli Rosenberg
Forum looks at current issues
The issues of ethnicity, mental health, and violence in American society were some of the key topics addressed yesterday at a forum organized in response to the shootings at Virginia Tech. The talk, titled “Media, Ethnicity and Public Response,” was sponsored by both Student Psychological Services and the Dashew International Center, and was moderated by […]
Harbor-UCLA psychiatry chair dies
Dr. Milton Howard Miller, the longtime chairman of the department of psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and deputy medical director for the County of Los Angeles’ Department of Mental Health, died Wednesday after a long illness in his home in San Pedro. He was 77. Miller, who had chaired the psychiatry department since 1978, was […]
Fires under investigation
The cause of a fire that broke out early Friday morning at the Club California apartment complex in Westwood is being investigated by the Los Angeles Fire Department, and also by the Secret Service under suspicions of alleged counterfeiting activity. The fire was the second to occur in Room 511 at Club California in a […]
Westwood apartment fire leaves residents unharmed
A fire broke out Tuesday night at the Club California apartment complex on Roebling Avenue a few blocks from campus, though no one was injured. The blaze, which was quickly contained by the Los Angeles Fire Department, started in a vacant apartment around 8:20 p.m. and was put out within half an hour of starting. […]
Clinton addresses global concerns
Former President Bill Clinton spoke Thursday night to a sold-out audience at the Los Angeles Music Center about global issues and the role of the United States in the world. Focusing on concerns such as the conflicts in the Middle East and the tsunami after-effects in Southeast Asia, the former president talked about the idea […]
LAPD squad targets illegal alcohol use in Westwood
Sheathed in baggy jeans and puff-coat sweatshirts, some of the loiterers outside of many alcohol retail stores in Westwood may have more authority than their casual appearance suggests. Members of the West Los Angeles Police Department’s vice squad have recently increased undercover operations in Westwood as part of an attempt to crack down on underage […]