Author Archives: Michael Jahina

Questions surrounding the accounting practices of Westwood’s fractured Business Improvement District have left both the non-profit organization and the Village in disarray. A portion of the organization’s audit, completed by CPA firm Cannon & Co., was withdrawn from the complete audit report released to board members and local merchants Tuesday, upsetting many merchants. This section, […]

The Westwood Village Community Alliance met Wednesday to discuss the results of its audit, released Tuesday, with local community organizers and merchants. The private auditing firm Cannon and Company was hired to audit the WVCA, the title maintained by the previous Business Improvement District, for the three fiscal years in which it failed to audit […]

In the aftermath of what was perhaps the largest student demonstration against war since Vietnam, some are saying what was called a peaceful rally on March 5 was actually quite unruly. Two reports alleging that students who demonstrated in favor of war were assaulted during the rally were filed with the UCPD. One police report […]

The sweet atmosphere of the Farmer’s Market in Westwood turned sour after a burglary last week in which the organizer’s profits were stolen. According to Detective Lewis of the LAPD, Steve Whipple, assistant manager for the Market, was carrying approximately $4,000 earned from the Farmer’s Market in his vehicle when he pulled over after hearing […]

Prominent figures from the three Abrahamic religions gathered at a seminar Thursday evening, united by their common religious foundation and looking to seek out the differences between them ““ but they ended up focusing mainly on their similarities. Rev. George Grose assembled the panel of speakers for his Religion 120 class, and featured representatives of […]

Copeland’s Sports in Westwood will be closing today, to be replaced by CVS Pharmacy in the near future. Though there are no clearance sales as students may have hoped, a lot of merchandise has been discounted between 30 and 50 percent, said Sales Manager Javier Sanchez. CVS Pharmacy purchased the property from Westwood property moguls […]

By Michael Jahina daily bruin contributor mjahina@media.ucla.edu The biggest dilemma many students face during winter quarter is not how to cram for three midterms in a day, but how to spend the final week of March ““ spring break. The consensus is that the top spring break spot this year is once again Cancun, according […]