Author Archives: Nicolas Taborek

Election Board officials for the undergraduate student government said last spring’s general election results were not compromised by bloc voting though election statistics released this week show several individual Internet Protocol addresses contributed numerous votes. IP addresses alone will not determine if any suspicious activity took place during the elections because an individual IP address […]

After a record of 43 student groups were denied base budget funding by the Undergraduate Students Association Council, a record 12 groups appealed the council’s decision. Council voted at their Sept. 21 meeting not to grant hearings to any of the groups that turned in formal base budget appeals. Instead, councilmembers held a meeting late […]

This year about 50 students will have the opportunity to learn about student government hands on by interning for the Undergraduate Students Association Council. The internship can be a steppingstone to a council position, but council members say USAC is focused on increasing awareness about the issues that face student government rather than on recruiting […]

In response to severe budget cuts to outreach programs at the state level, the undergraduate student government approved the transfer of $10,000 to the Student Initiated Outreach Committee. The decision was made unanimously during the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s meeting on July 27. The outreach center, which provides weekly counseling and tutoring to underprivileged students […]

For many UCLA greeks, affiliation with a fraternity or sorority does not end when their degree requirements are complete. After graduation, students stay connected to their houses in a variety of ways. Some join alumni organizations that mail quarterly newsletters about the status of their former houses, while others become members of advisory boards that […]

Though Westwood apartment rates increased steadily in the 1990s, there are some signs that a recent leveling off of prices could continue in the coming year. Al Roostaeian, who manages five buildings in Westwood and has overseen property in the area since 1985, said he has stabilized or decreased rents at many of his properties […]

Marcus Rosner, who was born and raised locally, recalls the Westwood of the late 1940’s, when parking meters on Westwood Boulevard took pennies instead of quarters and his mother would take him to Will Wright’s ice cream parlor on weekends. Decades later, Rosner’s life is still invested in the Village ““ he and his wife Jill […]