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For the first weeks of school, university police will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to students caught violating alcohol law on and around campus.
Instead of giving out warnings, which UCPD has done in previous years, officers have been sanctioned to immediately stop and interact with anybody observed breaking the law, said Nancy Greenstein, UCPD spokeswoman.
“Anyone caught in violation will be fined with a ticket,” Greenstein said.
On one side of a modest doorway hang five sequined dresses, which come in an array of colors and varying designer labels, reminiscent of a Vegas showgirl’s dressing room.
Around a plain, whitewashed corner hangs an assortment of men’s clothing from the ’90s, along with flashing second-hand televisions and an array of mismatched furniture.
On a Saturday morning, there are seven people browsing the UCLA Thrift Shop, moving quickly among the aisles and checking price labels with browsing eyes.
Seven months after the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake, Dr. Ami Ben-Artzi witnessed firsthand the needs of the Haitian community at a community center on the island nation.
University police arrested two men on various drug charges Aug.
It may not be your typical lecture hall, but on Monday afternoons, the university police station becomes home to a small class whose main assignment is to create new ways to educate students on alcohol law.
Nancy Greenstein, UCPD spokeswoman, teaches a campaign for alcohol awareness class.
Living in Louisiana, Lea Johnson was not unfamiliar with hurricanes.
“We were used to that weather,” said Johnson, a fifth-year comparative literature transfer student at UCLA.
The weather forecast for the next day might predict a high chance of cloudless skies and 78-degree weather.
