Author Archives: Will Weiss

Few current UCLA students remember the golden age of Westwood Village, when the streets were broad and uncongested, the architecture clean and uniform, and the sidewalks flooded with people on weekend evenings ““ and not just in front of Diddy Riese.

The undergraduate student government voted Tuesday night to appoint Kyle Kleckner as Elections Board chair following a discussion of his previous and current affiliations with politically focused organizations on campus.

Attracted by both the distinction of the speakers slated and the insight their success might yield, students packed a classroom on North Campus on Wednesday night, dragging extra chairs into the aisles and crowding the back of the room.

Hoping to find an ideal spot off campus, Janika Mohan set out, calling and chasing landlords, coordinating roommates, and preparing to commit to an apartment in Westwood.

Eating most of his meals in the dining halls on the Hill, David Parola is faced with the constant temptation of the array of delicious deserts available, a direct challenge to his personal commitment to go without such foods for Lent.

Students, faculty and members of the greater Los Angeles community gathered at Covel Commons to hear speeches on the rights of voters in the United States and learn what voters can do to protect these rights on Saturday.

Faced with losses in ad revenue to online outlets, newspapers across the country have had to endure severe cuts, from reduced staff sizes to shut down foreign bureaus.