A Closer Look – Page 104

Student sanctuaries: The Castle

At the corner of Midvale Avenue and Ophir Drive stands an apartment complex with a name that conjures images of medieval fortresses in northern Europe, not Westwood’s North Village.

“It’s sometimes called the White Castle because there is the Pink Palace,” said Ashley Mudge, a fourth-year English student who has lived in the complex since July.

Built in the 1920s, The Castle is known today for its faux spires and wrought iron gates, which contrast with other apartments along the same block.

Mudge said the apartment’s recognition among students contributes to its popularity.

“When we invite friends over and we say we are in The Castle, they immediately know where we live,” she said.

A high brick fence covered in ivy surrounds a communal pool and patio.

Researchers find that DNA can help determine success of a relationship

It’s a scene that can be observed in bars across the country. A man and a woman make eye contact across the room, and when she holds his gaze for just another moment, he works up the courage to come over and say hello.

UCLA Loneliness Scale measures how lonely people are

With 20 quick and simple questions, UCLA-affiliated researchers can assess the extent of a person’s loneliness.

Sick with desire

Tonight, less than a week before Valentine’s Day, students attending the On-Campus Housing Council’s Sextravaganza can be made to feel dizzy and attempt to apply a condom.

As tuition rises, more students reconsider community college as a new alternative

As a senior in high school, Jeff Yontz dreamed of attending USC.
He got in, but was only awarded one-fourth of the tuition in financial aid ““ not enough to pay for his degree.

Educating different types of learners

Grayson Langford felt no reservations including information about his learning disability on his UCLA application.

UCLA to increase international enrollment

No one asked Yucong Wang to deliver a presentation to his high school about applying to American universities.

He just did it.

“Not that many people know the way to the universities here,” said Wang, a second-year electrical engineering student.

He focused less on UCLA and more on broad topics like the SAT in his 2009 talk, while fellow students in his small city in eastern China listened closely.

Wang did, however, plug a city he loves particularly for the weather and the Lakers.

The number of international freshman applicants to UCLA rose by 40 percent this fall.