By Sharifah Williams bruin reporter swilliams@media.ucla.edu UCLA will house a debate on current discussions concerning the Enlightenment on Friday. The 17th and 18th Century Studies Center will be hosting a two-day conference, “The Radical Enlightenment,” bringing international speakers specializing in the subject to campus. The Radical Enlightenment concerns events taking place among radicals in 18th […]
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Madison’s to be revamped
A new restaurant will open in place of Madison’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill in Westwood at the end of fall quarter or the beginning of winter quarter. The venue will open under new ownership, with a new name and a clean slate from past violations. Madison’s was sold after having its liquor license suspended multiple […]
Violent trespassing rare, official says
This past Sunday, Kerckhoff Hall was the scene of a shooting. When Officer Terrence Duren of university police shot alleged trespasser Willie Davis Frazier, the security of on-campus facilities was brought under the spotlight. But trespassing problems do not normally end with an officer firing a weapon, said Nancy Greenstein, director of UCPD community services. […]
LGBT Resource Center celebrates new home
After a nine-year stint in Kinsey Hall, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center has moved to a new location next to Bruin Plaza. Established at UCLA in 1995, the LGBT Resource Center was chosen out of other student groups to be moved to a room in the newly-renovated Men’s Gym, renamed the Student Activities […]
Westwood's Dynamic Duo
Housed within the brick walls of a small and inconspicuous Italian restaurant are Emma and Archie Zeinani, the two owners of Angelino’s Cafe in Westwood. The couple owns and runs the Kinross Avenue restaurant, one of a few family-run businesses remaining in Westwood. The Zeinanis only have one part-time employee working in the kitchen and […]
Concert successfully replaces Black Sunday
On Sunday, the Welcome Back Concert gave students a chance to enjoy musical performances and bring in the fall quarter. It also left out the riot police and mass crowding associated with the event it replaced: Black Sunday. The concert organizers, fraternities and university police said they were satisfied with Black Sunday’s replacement. Black Sunday, […]
Concert looks to replace Black Sunday
Black Sunday, a block party hosted by campus fraternities, used to welcome UCLA students back to school on the first Sunday of fall quarter. Last October, UCLA fraternities lost the privilege of holding Black Sunday when the Interfraternity Council, which governs the 20 national and international fraternities on campus, suspended the event. Black Sunday will […]