This post was updated on June 4 at 5:52 p.m. Students for Justice in Palestine released a statement Monday criticizing a Los Angeles City Council resolution that calls for action against a recent pledge asking undergraduate student government leaders to refrain from taking free or sponsored trips with external lobbying groups. The City Council resolution […]
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State primary sees intense competition with extensive list of candidates
Westwood residents will see a long list of candidates with several front-runners when they head into polling stations to vote in the primary election Tuesday. The ballot features a list of candidates for 11 statewide offices, one U.S. House of Representatives seat, three countywide offices and 15 judge positions at the Los Angeles County Superior […]
University sexual assault policy bill passes Calif. senate
A bill that would require all state universities to adopt sexual assault policies that outline a distinct standard for consent passed the state Senate on Thursday. Under Senate Bill 967, postsecondary institutions that receive state funds for financial aid would have to create prevention programs to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. […]
Parking structure on Broxton may eliminate monthly passes
Westwood’s only public parking structure, on Broxton Avenue, may soon eliminate monthly parking passes depending on the results of a possible study by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. A recent motion by Los Angeles city councilmember Paul Koretz aims to commission a study about the Broxton parking garage to review how eliminating the monthly […]
Calif. senate passes bill on four-year degrees at CCCs
A bill that would allow certain California community colleges to grant four-year degrees passed unanimously in the California State Senate Tuesday. Community colleges are currently allowed to grant two-year associate degrees, but existing California law does not allow community colleges to instruct students beyond the second-year college curriculum. California is one of 29 states that […]
Five Bruins head to national women’s soccer training camp
This post was updated at 10:20 p.m. Five UCLA women’s soccer players were named to the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team’s second training camp roster on Tuesday. “It’s an honor every time I get called, and it never gets old,” said junior defender Abby Dahlkemper, who is a veteran of the U23 squad after receiving multiple […]
Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night honors family, origins
Growing up, Shawn Semana’s grandmother told him Filipino folk tales about a pineapple, a magical chicken and a terrible, vampire-like creature that eats children. These three seemingly unrelated symbols came together Saturday night in a retelling of these old stories with a modern spin, penned by Semana, the script writer for this year’s Samahang Pilipino […]