UCLA officials announced Louise Nelson as the new vice chancellor for legal affairs Friday morning. Nelson, who serves as senior vice president and assistant general counsel for the hotel company Hilton Worldwide, will start her term Nov. 14. She will report to both Chancellor Gene Block and the University of California Office of General Counsel. […]
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Westwood, LA roads to close for Vice President Joe Biden’s visit
Vice President Joe Biden will visit West Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday, causing road closures in the Westwood area. Biden is attending a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser Thursday evening, according to White House officials. The Los Angeles Police Department issued the following street closures for Thursday: Wilshire Boulevard between South Sepulveda Boulevard and […]
Students fight against throwing away of plastic bag ban
Students supporting a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags held a press conference Wednesday morning in Meyerhoff Park to make their case to the public. About 20 students from California Public Interest Research Group, and interns from the Monterey Bay Aquarium shared reasons they think people should support Proposition 67. If passed, the proposition would […]
Proposition HHH puts housing projects for homeless on November ballot
Los Angeles residents will be able to vote in November on a measure that would build 10,000 housing units over 10 years for homeless individuals. Proposition HHH would lend $1.2 billion to developers from general obligation bonds paid by property taxes. One third of the developers’ housing projects’ costs would be covered by the loan […]
Country artist Brad Paisley to perform free concert at UCLA
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 10:20 a.m. Tickets remain available for country artist Brad Paisley’s free show at UCLA. Paisley will perform at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Oct. 21 during Bruin Family Weekend. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Campus Events Commission announced Monday that students could pick up tickets to […]
UCPD releases annual Clery crime report for 2015
More robberies were reported on or around campus in 2015 than in 2014, according to an annual university police report released last week. The statistics come from Clery reports, which describe crime on and near the UCLA campus as required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Robbery […]
USAC proposes app integration for on-demand CSO van service
Undergraduate student government leaders are working to introduce an app that would allow students to request a ride home in the evening. USAC facilities commissioner Sandra Rhee proposed that Community Service Officer administrators restructure the service to allow students to order the vans through an app. Rhee said students would be able to log into […]