This post was updated Jan. 7 at 4:57 p.m. A UCLA report found California’s economy could be negatively affected by proposed changes to federal immigration policy. The report, which was released in December by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC Berkeley Labor Center and California Food Policy Advocates, found that California’s economy […]
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Rocco’s Tavern can soon provide live entertainment, keep front door open at night
A local bar and tavern will soon be able to provide live entertainment and dancing following lifted restrictions. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a motion Dec. 5 to support lifting operational restrictions from Rocco’s Tavern, a local bar and tavern in Westwood. The establishment has not been able to use its front door after […]
UCPD arrests two men for vandalism of Bruin Bear during rivalry week
University police arrested two men Wednesday for vandalizing the Bruin Bear. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said in an email that Louis Torres, 19, and Willie Johnson, 18, were charged with conspiracy and felony vandalism after allegedly painting the Bruin Bear statue last month. The university erects chalkboard walls to protect the bear and other statues […]
Blockchain at UCLA provides information to students, leads to course on topic
A student group at UCLA helped create a new engineering course which will focus on a cryptocurrency technology called Blockchain. The new course in the department of engineering was designed by Blockchain at UCLA, a student organization founded last year that offers events and discussions for students to explore blockchain technology. Blockchain is an encrypted […]
Friends, mentors remember student’s leadership, kindness after her death in Rome
UCLA faculty and students remember Olivia Shipp for her kindness, intuition and sense of agency. Shipp, a third-year communication student, died Nov. 16 in Rome while studying abroad. While at UCLA, she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority and interned for the United States National Committee for United Nations Women’s Greater LA Chapter. […]
Pending program would give portion of parking revenue back to Westwood Village
Westwood Village is in the final stages of gaining approval for a program that will allow the Village to receive part of the revenue generated from its parking meters. In May, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation selected the Westwood Village Improvement Association, a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of the Village, as […]
Administrators discuss student advocacy for state funding at budget town hall
UCLA administrators strategized how students should respond to continual decreases in state funding as enrollment increases. Jeff Roth, associate vice chancellor of Academic Planning and Budget, said at a town hall Wednesday that general core funds per student, which is a combination of tuition fees and state support, has decreased over 30 percent since 2000. […]