UCLA officials unveiled two new electric BruinBuses at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Dickson Court on Tuesday. UCLA’s fleet now consists of 14 compressed natural gas buses and two new electric buses, which replaced UCLA’s last diesel-run buses, said Renee Fortier, executive director of UCLA Events and Transportation. [Related: UCLA celebrates 30 years of sustainable […]
Author Archives: Roberto Luna Jr.
Game On! in Ackerman Union to be replaced by custom printing service
Students and faculty will be able to order custom T-shirts, bags and banners at a new printing service center that will open this quarter in Ackerman Union. The service center will be called Bruin Custom Print and will replace Game On!, which closed on Sept. 11, said UCLA Store Apparel and Accessories Director Patrick Healey. […]
Q&A: Artist Aaron Koblin discusses technology, meaning of time in art
Aaron Koblin boarded a train so he could shine a laser onto the landscape, creating a work of art of colorful moving images as he traveled through the country. Koblin, a UCLA Design | Media Arts alumnus, created “Light Echoes” in 2013 alongside multimedia artist Doug Aitken, traveling 4,000 miles across the country to film […]
Adult film star speaks to psychology class about sex, pornography
The Kinsey Pavilion 1200B chalkboard read “SEX” in big letters. Standing in front of the lecture hall full of students was adult film actress Jessica Drake, who said growing up in a conservative and religious family environment made her view sex negatively. “I had a lot of fear-based sex education,” Drake said. “All it did […]
Westwood BID recap – Aug. 18
The Westwood Village Improvement Association is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Andrew Thomas, executive director of the association, said the […]
Glendon Bar and Kitchen to shut down after owner moves away
This post was updated Aug. 16 at 7:57 p.m. The Glendon Bar and Kitchen served its last drink Friday night, making it the fifth restaurant to leave Westwood Village this summer. Nick Jacobs, the restaurant’s owner, said in an email statement the Glendon’s last day of operation was Friday. Jacobs opened The Glendon in 2010 with two […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Aug. 10
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials LAPD lead officer for Westwood Chris Ragsdale said auto burglaries were still occurring at a high frequency in the area and that burglars have begun to smash windows. He said residents should avoid keeping […]