A student group rescinded a lifetime achievement award from a singer after realizing the recipient was convicted of domestic violence. The Student Alumni Association at UCLA, which organizes Spring Sing, stated May 3 it would award Don McLean, the singer of the 1971 song “American Pie,” with the 2019 George and Ira Gershwin Award. The […]
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UCLA considers changes to bike share program after increase in electric scooter use
A rise in electric scooter usage has led to declining ridership of an on-campus bike share program. The number of electric scooter rides in the United States doubled between 2017 and 2018, according to a report from the National Association of City Transportation Officials. UCLA Transportation said in an email statement this has resulted in […]
Panel discusses need for space agriculture as Earth’s climate changes
Scientists will have to improve the feasibility of growing food in space as space travel and colonization become a more realistic future due to increasing climate change, panelists said at an event Tuesday. Science and Food, a UCLA nonprofit organization which aims to promote knowledge of food science, hosted panelists at “The Future of Food […]
State bill targets vaccine exemptions to limit potentiality for outbreak
A California bill would increase monitoring of doctors who give out vaccine exemptions and eliminate the illegal sale of exemptions. Senate Bill 276, which was proposed by Democrat California State Sen. Richard Pan, aims to restrict the sale of fraudulent medical exemptions that a handful of doctors have sold to parents who do not wish […]
NWWNC wastes over a thousand dollars in attempted business event
A local neighborhood council approved $1,015 in expenses at a special meeting Wednesday for an event that never happened. The North Westwood Neighborhood council first announced “Next Friday,” a monthly event intended to highlight businesses in Westwood, at its January meeting. The first event was initially set for March 8, but was later moved to […]
CARE director to potentially finish term after UCLA chooses to not renew contract
This post was updated on May 13 at 7:05 p.m. Administrators will not renew the contract of a sexual assault resource program director for the 2019-2020 academic year. Alicia Oeser served as the sole director of the Campus Assault Resources and Education program since June. Administrators informed Oeser they would not be renewing her contract […]
1,000 firearms seized from Holmby Hills mansion, man arrested and released on bail
Los Angeles police seized over 1,000 firearms at a Holmby Hills mansion less than a mile from campus Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives raided the home Wednesday morning after receiving an anonymous tip about an individual illegally manufacturing and selling firearms, according to CBS. The […]