UCLA Housing delayed next year’s housing offers to thousands of students early last week to fix several problems with its online application system. The problems stemmed from UCLA Housing’s transition to a new software for its room assignment process, said Sarah Quinn, director of UCLA Housing. The new software, made by StarRez, did not display […]
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Westwood Neighborhood Council votes to create new crosswalk
The Westwood Neighborhood Council unanimously voted Wednesday to ask the city to draw a crosswalk from the east side of Levering Avenue to the Chevron gas station on Le Conte Avenue. The council passed the motion to address safety concerns some students and Westwood residents recently expressed. UCLA third-year political science student Aurelia Friedman, who […]
Bus-only lanes to open on Wilshire Boulevard, lower commute time
Five miles of bus-only lanes on Wilshire Boulevard are expected to open Wednesday morning, officials said. The lanes will allow bus riders to save as much as 15 minutes of commute time during peak traffic hours from 7-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. on weekdays, when only buses and bicycles will be allowed to drive in […]
Bruins Night Out draws students to Westwood for premiere, discounts
Hundreds of rain-soaked UCLA students stood in a line that went around the block to watch the “Game of Thrones” season five premiere as part of Bruins Night Out on Tuesday. About 50 restaurants, retail shops and service businesses in Westwood Village offered deals and discounts as a part of Bruins Night Out, said Steve […]
UCPD searches for man who robbed woman on Westwood Boulevard
Police are searching for a man who robbed a woman early Tuesday morning on Westwood Boulevard and threatened that he had a handgun, officials said. At about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, the man ordered the woman to take money out of the University Credit Union ATM and give it to him, said Lt. Mark Littlestone of […]
Phi Delta Theta to lease Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house
The former Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house will soon bear new Greek letters, as the UCLA chapter of Phi Delta Theta plans to lease the Gayley Avenue house in September. The UCLA chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, which was established in 1991, stopped operating as an official fraternity in January because of financial problems. Members […]
Big Blue Bus plans to increase fare by 25 cents to fund route changes
Big Blue Bus officials will present a plan this month calling for a fare increase of 25 cents to pay for additional routes and a boost in service hours. The plan, which officials will present to the Santa Monica City Council on April 28, will call for six new lines and a series of 19 […]