The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to remove Columbus Day from the city calendar and made the second Monday in October a holiday to honor indigenous people. The council voted 14-1 to support the replacing of Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Councilman Joe Buscaino opposed the motion. The Los Angeles County Human Relations […]
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LA keeps 2024 deadline for Olympic projects despite winning 2028 bid
Little will change in Los Angeles’ plans for the Olympic Games despite Monday’s announcement that it would host the games in 2028, four years later than its original bid. The International Olympic Committee considered both Los Angeles and Paris to host the 2024 Games, but organizers reached an agreement for Los Angeles to host the […]
UCPD searching for North Village apartment burglary suspects
University police are searching for two men who allegedly burglarized a UCLA student’s North Village apartment early Friday morning. The student was returning to his Gayley Avenue apartment at about 2:38 a.m. when he saw a man climbing out of his bedroom window, according to a UCPD alert. He heard another man yell “Hurry up!” […]
UCPD searching for men who allegedly burglarized students’ apartment
University police are searching for two men who allegedly burglarized UCLA students’ North Village apartment unit Friday morning. Two men climbed over the gate to an apartment complex on Gayley Avenue at about 10 a.m. and entered an apartment after telling witnesses they were looking for someone, according to a UCPD alert. At about 10:30 […]
UCPD looking for group who robbed man in North Village
University police are searching for three people who struck a man from behind and stole his wallet early Friday morning in the North Village. The man, who is unaffiliated with UCLA, told UCPD he was walking on Strathmore Drive at about 3:54 a.m. when three people hit him in the ribs and face from behind, […]
UCLA receives SCAG sustainability award for BruinBikeSmart program
UCLA received a sustainability award from an urban planning association for a campus bicycle safety program the university started in October. The Southern California Association of Governments recognized the UCLA Transportation on May 4 for the BruinBikeSmart program, which allows campus cyclists who receive a citation to complete an online safety course for $75 rather […]
Graduate student housing opportunities to grow
Graduate students may get more housing opportunities in a few years, after UCLA administrators decided to change their proposal for new housing projects. Michael Skiles, Graduate Students Association president, said officials plan to modify an existing construction proposal to include housing for 300 graduate students. In their updated proposal, officials reserve one building in the […]