Twitter is abuzz with infuriated UCLA basketball fans. Bruin Walk? Not so much. As mobile billboards calling for the firing of coach Steve Alford made appearances around campus Wednesday – continuing a string of actions demanding his release – the Daily Bruin set up shop at the newspaper stand outside of Ackerman Union to gauge […]
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Planned Metro stop in Westwood could drive up rent prices
Apartments near planned Metro stations have seen an increase in rent of up to 45 percent, according to a study released in March by an apartment search service. RadPad, a site that allows users to search and pay rent for apartments, analyzed median rental prices for one-bedroom apartments within half-mile radii of Los Angeles Metro […]
UCLA student died in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during spring break
A UCLA student died in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, during spring break. He was 22. Andrew Jacks, a fourth-year mathematics and economics student, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and grew up in Newport Beach, California. Jake Ksendzov, SAE president and a third-year mathematics and economics student, said the fraternity will not […]
Writing center opens new branch catering to social science students
Students can now receive writing help for social science classes through a new writing center, social science officials said in an email Monday. The Social Science Undergraduate Writing Center will provide students with one-on-one tutoring for any social science writing assignment, said Christine Holten, director of the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center. The tutors are social […]
UCLA equestrian team overcomes hurdles inside and outside arena
Members of the UCLA equestrian team have leapt over hurdles inside and outside the horse riding arena to re-establish themselves as a club sport on campus. The UCLA equestrian team was reinstated in 2014 after a two-year hiatus, and now consists of seven students who compete with the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, the national platform […]
UC Regents approve Napolitano’s recommended pension plan
The University of California Board of Regents approved President Janet Napolitano’s recommended retirement program for new employees Thursday. Regents Rodney Davis and John Perez and Student Regent Avid Oved voted against the program. The pension plan gives UC employees two options for retirement benefits. The first option allows employees a pension capped at the California […]
Water main break to cause temporary water reduction in North Village
Water service to apartments in the North Village and some buildings on campus will be reduced following a water main break Tuesday afternoon. A crew is currently fixing a 12-inch pipe that burst underneath Veteran Avenue and Strathmore Drive, said Kim Hughes, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. She said she […]