Three rare instruments were reported stolen from a display case in the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology over winter break. The instruments, a Saraswati vina from South India, a kora from West Africa and a prima balalaika from Russia, were reported stolen Dec. 26, according to an email from university police spokesperson Nancy Greenstein and an […]
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Westwood sees changes in restaurant, business locations
In recent months, business owners have spent millions of dollars making changes to their stores in Westwood, from renovating California Pizza Kitchen to building a new UPS Store to moving the apparel store 901Westwood.com to a larger space.
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus to introduce TAP cards for instant fare payment
Instead of showing IDs or digging through pockets for quarters, students and commuters will soon be able to board the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus by using Transit Access Pass, or TAP, cards. Starting March, Big Blue Bus officials will install mobile validators in some bus lines so commuters can pay their fares when boarding […]
New appointee to UC Board of Regents raises concerns
The recent appointment of Eloy Ortiz Oakley to the University of California Board of Regents has sparked concerns from some students and faculty about the UC’s priorities in higher education. Oakley, who has served as the superintendent-president of Long Beach City College since 2007, has implemented several controversial policies at the community college in recent […]
Presidential resignations rare in history of USAC
In the 95-year existence of UCLA’s undergraduate student government, just six presidents have stepped down or been ousted from their seats. Undergraduate Students Association Council presidents have resigned for personal reasons, been caught in campaign violation controversies or been drafted into the military, according to Steven Halpern in “A View from Kerckhoff: A History of […]
Gov. Brown appoints Gareth Elliott to UC Board of Regents
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed his legislative affairs secretary to the University of California Board of Regents Friday. Gareth Elliott has served as Brown’s legislative affairs secretary since 2011. Elliott worked as a policy director for state Sen. Alex Padilla from 2008 to 2011 and for former state Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata. The regents […]
Friends, family raise money for UCLA alumnus stabbed on Christmas Eve
Friends and family of a UCLA alumnus are raising money to cover his medical expenses after a man stabbed him on the walk home to his L.A. apartment on Christmas Eve. John DeMartini was walking with groceries at about 5:45 p.m. outside an animal hospital 4 miles south of UCLA when a man attacked him, […]