Author Archives: Harold Lee

A performance art piece enacted by a graduate student simulating Russian roulette has the UCLA art department looking to fill the places of two of its prominent faculty members. The School of the Arts and Architecture at UCLA has started looking to fill one of the two vacancies left by professors Chris Burden and Nancy […]

When Taco Bell was removed from campus, the Associated Students of UCLA quickly filled its place, but is still trying to match the popular eatery’s performance through new restaurants. After Taco Bell was removed from campus last quarter, Shorty’s Subs, formerly located in the Cooperage on Ackerman Union A-level was moved to fill Taco Bell’s […]

The Associated Students of UCLA inched toward determining the terms of a future fee increase Friday as representatives from across the campus met to discuss the possible increase at an entities committee meeting. Representatives from ASUCLA’s Board of Directors, the Graduate Student Association, the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Communications Board were present at […]

After almost a decade of vacancy and disrepair, the house at 11024 Strathmore Dr. was torn down this week. The Tilden Study Center, an organization associated with Catholic group Opus Dei, owns the property and is planning to build the Ahead Leadership Center, an educational facility expanding the center’s current operations in Westwood. The house […]

Record-breaking rainfall has resulted in more than soggy shoes and bad moods. It’s also brought on flooding, property damage and other problems at and around UCLA, including a fallen tree on a fraternity house resulting in dozens of displaced students. The recent rainstorm, which began Thursday, is part of a tropical storm system termed “Pineapple […]

As the details for a proposed student union fee increase are being worked out in time for this spring’s elections, the Associated Students of UCLA is working to get support for fees that may become about four times higher than what they are now. Currently, students pay $7.50 per year to the student union, but […]

In the absence of Panda Express and Taco Bell, two of the university’s more popular restaurants, other Associated Students of UCLA restaurants thrived. Now that Panda has reopened, the long-term effect on ASUCLA restaurants remains uncertain. Panda was under renovation to meet current construction codes for a large part of the summer and fall quarter. […]