The former Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house will soon bear new Greek letters, as the UCLA chapter of Phi Delta Theta plans to lease the Gayley Avenue house in September. The UCLA chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, which was established in 1991, stopped operating as an official fraternity in January because of financial problems. Members […]
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UCLA graduate schools placed in top 20 nationally in 2016 rankings
Several UCLA graduate schools placed in the top 20 nationally in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report “Best Graduate School” rankings released Tuesday. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ranked seventh in the country for primary care – up from 13th last year – and 13th for research. U.S. News and World […]
Former UCLA researcher James Enstrom reaches settlement with UC
This post was updated at 5:50 p.m. A former UCLA researcher who filed an unlawful dismissal lawsuit in 2012 will be paid $140,000 and have his termination rescinded as part of a settlement reached with the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday. Dr. James Enstrom’s lawsuit claimed UCLA officials wrongfully dismissed him from […]
For People of Color Conference addresses diversity in law schools
Natalie Bui saw statistics that made law schools seem like exclusive boys’ clubs that would be inaccessible to her no matter how hard she tried in her applications. “As I began my research, one of the first things I came across was ‘100 reasons not to go to law school for a person of color,’ […]
LADOT installs bicycle corral on Broxton Avenue
The curbside of Broxton Avenue has a new accessory – a bike corral installed earlier this month to make bicycle parking easier for workers and customers in Westwood Village. The bicycle corral, added by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, is an on-street bicycle parking facility that can accommodate more bicycles than a typical sidewalk […]
UCLA extension instructor selected for reform project in Namibia
A UCLA Extension instructor was recently selected for a Fulbright Specialists Project in Namibia by the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr. James Adams, who started teaching at UCLA Extension in 2000, will undertake the project during the spring. He will hold training programs in negotiation, mediation […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Feb. 11
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Outreach and communications chair Lisa Chapman said the council helped with the Westwood homeless count on Jan. 28. She added that 75 volunteers helped count homeless individuals in the area. Owner residential group director Sandy Brown proposed several […]