Graduate students at the Cheng Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics research lab could teach Cupid about love and the meaning of Valentine’s Day, a holiday which for them does not mean an expensive night out. “We’re grad students. We’re poor,” said Ryan O’Connell, a 27-year-old student working toward his Ph.D. O’Connell plans to cook dinner […]
Author Archives: Paunie Samreth
Rape case suspects to be tried as adults
Three Carson High School students suspected of the alleged rape of a UCLA student during a campus visit in December will be prosecuted as adults, the District Attorney’s office announced earlier this week. This decision was made by the Deputy D.A. for the county of Los Angeles, who looked at the case presented by police […]
Parking validation now larger problem for stores, shoppers
The phrase “time is money” translates to roughly $5 per hour if you plan on parking on Glendon Ave. The 1100 Glendon Ave. parking lot is no longer accepting parking validations from the Village Parking Program, leaving some Westwood merchants wondering how this new twist in a long series of battles will affect their businesses. […]
Motherhood or career: panel discusses dilemma
Watch your child take his first step or admire your name as it gleams on the door of a luxurious corner office? The trouble many college-aged women have with this question was addressed by a panel discussion Wednesday evening. Shirley Hakim, a speaker on the panel, was a UCLA undergraduate student at the age of […]
Greek system cleans up streets
Fraternity members arrived at the Sigma Nu fraternity house early Sunday morning, tired-eyed and sleepy, but ready to clean up their messy neighborhood. They were taking part in Operation Clean Sweep, a citywide program in its fourth year at UCLA that aims to bring together fraternities and community members to clean up Westwood. Sponsored by […]