The cost of water and power will increase by a few dollars for students and Westwood residents over the next five years to fund infrastructure improvements in Los Angeles, city officials said. The Los Angeles City Council preliminarily approved the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to increase power rates by 4 percent and […]
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USAC office to offer students round-trip bus ride to UC Berkeley
Students can sign up to take a round-trip ride to UC Berkeley at the start of spring break for $100, through an undergraduate student government program. Ruhi Patil, Undergraduate Students Associated Council Financial Supports commissioner, said she has partnered with Sharethebus, a transportation provider, to allow UCLA students another way to return home or meet […]
Students call for professor involved in Title IX lawsuit to be fired
Students chanted “fire Piterberg” as they marched into the history department office in Bunche Hall on Wednesday afternoon, calling for UCLA officials to fire a professor who allegedly sexually harassed two graduate students. UC Student-Workers Union members organized a march throughout campus in protest of history professor Gabriel Piterberg’s return to teaching and the new […]
Professor emeritus narrows space between astronomy, environmentalism
As a child, Ben Zuckerman’s father routinely took him to visit a planetarium in New York to foster his early curiosity in the stars. The light pollution in New York City made it difficult for him to stargaze, igniting his concern for the environment. Zuckerman, now a professor emeritus in physics and astronomy, continues to […]
UCLA ranked 16th in US for most Peace Corps volunteers in 2016
UCLA students will help prevent HIV transmission, teach mathematics at schools and otherwise assist communities abroad by volunteering with the Peace Corps this summer. This year, 35 UCLA students were invited to become Peace Corps volunteers. In 2016, UCLA ranked 16th for most volunteers in the nation, according to the University of California Office of […]
No. 4 men’s tennis pulls through with close win over No. 29 Stanford
It wasn’t a pretty win, but the UCLA men’s tennis team will take it, especially over one of last year’s Pac-12 title champs. Saturday’s dual match between the No. 4 Bruins and the Stanford Cardinal in NorCal ended in a 4-3 victory for the visitors. “Bottom line is we were a little intimidated, and we […]
Westwood Boulevard extension of Expo Line to begin operation in May
The Expo Line will begin stopping on Westwood Boulevard on its way to Santa Monica starting May 20, Los Angeles County Metro officials announced Thursday. The train, which currently operates between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, will add seven new stations, including one on Westwood Boulevard a few blocks south of Pico Boulevard. The […]