Student group E3 bikes to participate in the “Get Coal and Oil Out of L.A.” rally

It is only about 15 miles from sunny Westwood to the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

But 15 miles via bike is a whole different story ““ especially when traffic, afternoon heat and hundreds of avid environmentalists are added to the mix.

On Sunday, dozens of Ecology, Economy, Equity members and community residents biked from UCLA to Los Angeles City Hall to participate in the “Get Coal and Oil Out of L.A.” rally as part of the 10/10/10 Global Work Party, an international event dubbed “the world’s biggest day of climate change action in history.”

“We wanted to do something beneficial for the environment, to show politicians and elected leaders that this can be done,” said Natalie Gaber, co-chair of the sustainability group E3 and a fourth-year communication studies student.

The rally accompanied CicLAvia, an event for which seven and a half miles of L.A.

USAC, The Den coordinate transportation for students attending Saturday’s football matchup

Starting Monday, students can buy bus package tickets at the Central Ticket Office for the football game against UC Berkeley, a solution to the problem of transportation for those who want to represent the Den in Northern California on Oct.