NWWNC has two weeks to approve grants for local organizations before election

North Westwood organizations have less than two weeks left to potentially receive a neighborhood purpose grant from the current council. Neighborhood purpose grants, which are grants given by neighborhood councils to benefit community organizations, can be issued in amounts up to $5,000 to eligible organizations, such as approved nonprofit organizations and public schools that lie […]

UCLA professor emeritus pleads no contest to sexual assault charges

This post was updated May 6 at 6:14 p.m. A UCLA professor emeritus pleaded no contest to two charges of sexual assault of children under 14 years old. Thomas Fairleigh Denove, a professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, was arraigned Nov. 9, according to court documents. He was charged under […]

UCLA men’s soccer hires Ryan Jorden as program’s next head coach

The Bruins have found their replacement. UCLA men’s soccer has hired Ryan Jorden to be the program’s next coach, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced Monday afternoon. Jorden spent the last five seasons with Pacific, taking it to the NCAA tournament in each of the last three years. “Ryan Jorden’s time has come,” Guerrero said. “He […]

Two UCLA buildings potentially exposed to measles, one student infected

This post was updated May 2 at 3:51 p.m. All UCLA students and faculty who were quarantined for possible exposure to measles last week have been released from quarantine as of Thursday. The students and faculty were cleared after they verified their vaccination history or after they were deemed no longer to be at risk […]

College admissions scandal unlikely to affect UCLA’s federal student financial aid

UCLA professors said a recent federal investigation into UCLA may not impact the university’s access to financial aid, but it may bring attention to the legal methods of exploiting the college admissions process. The Department of Education launched an investigation into UCLA and seven other universities in March following the recent college admissions scandal. Department […]

Sports bar Sepi’s to close after struggles over relocation, liquor license

Sports bar Sepi’s will close its doors at the end of the month after 50 years in Westwood Village. Kifishia Kawachi, owner of Sepi’s, released a statement Tuesday announcing the sports bar’s closure. The statement did not specify why Sepi’s was closing, but said it has spent the last few years attempting to relocate in […]

Several uncontested and unrepresented positions in USAC elections this year

This post was updated April 17 at 11:54 a.m. There are not enough candidates to fill all the undergraduate student government seats next year. The Undergraduate Students Association Council election board announced the candidates for the spring election of the 2018-2019 council last Tuesday. There are 17 candidates for 15 positions, with no one running […]