UCLA community on faculty reactions, confusion surrounding murder-suicide

Thousands of students checked their phones Wednesday morning after receiving an alert about police activity on campus. The next notice was more dire. “Shooting at Engineering 4. Go to secure location and deny entry (lockdown) now!” the BruinAlert said. Tommaso Bulfone, a fourth-year human biology and society student, who was in class when the alert […]

Car crash on Wilshire Boulevard kills one, hospitalizes two

One person died and two were injured in a car crash Tuesday morning on Wilshire Boulevard. LAPD officer Robert Kim said a car headed west on Wilshire Boulevard at 1:50 a.m. collided with a parked vehicle. He added the driver and a passenger were hospitalized, and another died at the scene. A Los Angeles Fire […]

Man sentenced to nine years in prison for multiple Westwood robberies

A man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September was sentenced Monday to nine years and four months in state prison. Dennis Toliver pleaded no contest to two counts of first degree robbery and robbery charges from previous arrest at a preliminary hearing at the Airport Courthouse Monday morning. In addition, a […]

Westwood Community Council recap – May 17

The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Discussion Jasmine Shamolian, field deputy for LA City Council member Paul Koretz, said Westwood Gardens Park’s renovation is near completion and the park will reopen soon. The renovation added exercise equipment, a playground, picnic […]

Store owner to renew focus on painting after Crisalide closure

For 11 years, Eunhi Kim sat behind the counter of her Westwood Boulevard clothing boutique and dreamed of becoming a painter. At the end of May, Kim will close Crisalide, a boutique store that sells shoes, clothes and accessories, to focus on fulfilling her dream of creating a masterpiece. Kim said Crisalide, located in the […]

Student Media director resigns to support continuation of publications

During his 21-year tenure as the UCLA Student Media director, Arvli Ward helped the Daily Bruin and seven newsmagazines adapt to falling revenue and changing readership. Ward reduced the cost of Student Media’s operations to balance the damaging impact of the Internet and social media on the Daily Bruin and newsmagazines’ print advertising revenue. UCLA […]