A UCLA professor accused of sexual harassment reported receiving a threatening telephone call last week. According to a university police log, history professor Gabriel Piterberg reported receiving an annoying, obscene or threatening phone call to police on Jan. 11. Piterberg was accused of making unwelcome sexual advances on his graduate students in 2013. Student groups […]
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Two residents elected to Westwood Neighborhood Council renter seats
The Westwood Neighborhood Council selected two Westwood residents at its Wednesday meeting to fill recently vacated board seats. Cyrus Baraghoush, a director of coordinated patient services for UCLA Health, and Shelby Kretz, a UCLA doctoral student in urban schooling and nonprofit director, won seats reserved for individuals who rent property in Westwood. Each candidate received […]
Rocco’s Tavern now open after three years of negotiations
Students are now able to drink beer and cocktails at a bar and tavern that opened Dec. 8 at the corner of Gayley and Weyburn avenues. Rocco’s Tavern, which has three other locations in the Los Angeles area, serves pizza, beer and other American-style food and drinks. Customers can also watch sports on several large […]
City rejects WWNC’s decision to extend council member terms
The city of Los Angeles denied the Westwood Neighborhood Council’s request to hold its elections every four years instead of every two in a letter Monday. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, which oversees Los Angeles’ neighborhood councils, said the WWNC’s proposed term limits change would limit UCLA students’ ability to run for council seats. “It […]
Sushi burrito trend rolls into Westwood with new restaurant Nushii
Students can now get sushi burritos at a restaurant that opened Nov. 21 on Broxton Avenue. Nushii is one of four restaurants in Los Angeles that partners with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to serve humanely caught fish in its wraps, bowls and salads. The restaurant serves the takeaway sushi burritos in cylindrical, recyclable cardboard boxes. […]
Broken water main in Westwood Village floods Kelton, Midvale
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 11:13 a.m. A water main broke near Midvale and Landfair Avenues early this morning. The main flooded Midvale Avenue between Landfair Avenue and Ophir Drive. It also flooded Kelton Avenue between Gayley Avenue and Strathmore Drive, and water continued to run onto Veteran Avenue. The Los Angeles Department […]
Students protest election with ‘Love Trumps Hate Rally’ on campus
This post was updated Nov. 10 at 2:08 p.m. Students raised their fists in the air while marching from Kerckhoff Hall on Thursday afternoon in protest of Donald Trump’s election. More than 500 students marched up Bruin Walk after assembling in front of Kerckhoff Hall at 11 a.m. The protesters passed Powell Library and Dodd […]