USA Today named a local eatery one of the ten best vegetarian restaurants in the United States as part of a feature story on vegetarianism. Native Foods on Gayley Avenue in Westwood was one of two California restaurants to make USA Today’s list, published in October in an article about World Vegetarian Day. The other […]
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Students question new shuttle routes
Three months after Transportation Services changed campus shuttle routes, unhappy students are wondering if planners considered student concerns in their decisions, while officials maintain the department has been responsive to student input in other areas of on-campus transportation. The changes in the shuttle routes included eliminating the Ackerman Express shuttle and creating a Wilshire Express […]
Gymnastics: UCLA gymnasts compete for spots on U.S. Olympic team
If one word could describe the talent of the 12 gymnasts contending for the six spots on the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, it would be “deep.” The gymnasts vying for a spot on the 2004 Olympic team make up the most talented selection group from which the United States ever has drawn. A deep squad […]
Campus shuttle takes new route
From running shuttles to subsidizing bus fares, UCLA Transportation Services offers several options to students for getting to and around campus. Students use the campus shuttle to transport between destinations on campus, as well as to campus from the Hill and the Wilshire Center. Buses run about every 8-10 minutes from 7 a.m. to 7 […]
Campus shuttles may change routes
Student input into the future of a Transportation Services program utilized more than a million times each year by the UCLA community is limited to the voices of two. UCLA Transportation Services may redesign the campus shuttle routes next year, which could shorten waiting time but lengthen walking time between stops. The final decision is […]
Faulty meters short drivers
Several malfunctioning parking meters in one of the most utilized campus lots may have short-changed hundreds of people, leading to the possibility of parking tickets being written in error. The Daily Bruin conducted a monthlong survey of metered parking in Lot 6 and found several of the 66 meters in the lot ““ five of […]
Midday watering may be wasteful
UCLA’s Facilities Management ran sprinklers during midday repeatedly this month, a behavior environmental groups call wasteful. A Los Angeles city ordinance aimed at water conservation prohibits anyone from using sprinklers between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., April 1 through Sept. 30, and between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Oct. 1 through March 31. Exceptions are […]