Westwood’s sixth Bruin’s Night Out event will take place Wednesday night, with more than 40 deals or discounts for UCLA students and a free premier screening of the new season of the television series “Game of Thrones.” The event, which was first held in 2011, will organized by the Westwood Community Council, the undergraduate student […]
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Taiwanese students, residents protest China trade deal at federal building
Hundreds of Taiwanese students and California residents rallied by the Wilshire Federal Building Sunday to protest a trade deal between the Taiwanese government and Beijing, which they believe will compromise Taiwan’s economic independence from China. They came out to protest the Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is working to enact with […]
UCPD breaks up post-Undie Run parties with pepper balls, patrols
University police broke up parties in the North Village after the quarterly Undie Run early Thursday morning using crowd control methods witnesses described as excessive.
UCLA students awakened by magnitude 4.4 earthquake
Many students were awakened Monday by an early morning 4.4 magnitude earthquake.
Road to recovery for Westwood still rough despite measures undertaken
Businesses in Westwood don’t often stay for long. Since February 2010, at least 111 fast-food shops, restaurants, retail stores and service businesses in the Village have shut their doors, while 100 new ones opened. Fourteen business both opened and closed within that four-year period, according to data collected by the Westwood Community Council. There are […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council candidacy open Tuesday
Students and other community members can file for candidacy Tuesday to run in the Westwood Neighborhood Council elections. Westwood Neighborhood Council is an advisory board that passes motions related to Westwood residents, organizes community outreach events and provides grants to schools and nonprofit organizations. Anyone who works or lives in Westwood, including students and other […]
Animal adoption stalls put up at Farmers Market
Thursday was a good day for 7-year-old Troy – a small black Chihuahua who used to live on the streets of Los Angeles. Despite being the oldest dog at the adoption stall at the Westwood Village Farmers Market, he was the first to find a new home. A staff member in the kidney transplant team […]