A California senate bill will provide housing options and services to help homeless students transition into stable housing if passed. Senate Bill 568 will create the College-Focused Rapid Rehousing Program, which will link California’s homeless college students to housing resources in their community. The bill will require colleges and universities that receive state funding to […]
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Previously missing student reported to be located and safe
This post was updated June 2 at 3:52 p.m. A student was found after previously being reported missing. Marc Kalis, a fourth-year statistics student, was reported to be located and safe by his mother, Christina Kalis, on May 31 after being reported missing for almost three weeks. Marc Kalis, 22, had last been seen moving […]
NWWNC to sponsor chamber orchestra performance for Westwood residents, students
Students and Westwood residents can attend a free chamber orchestra concert next year. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council awarded Kaleidoscope, a conductorless chamber orchestra, a $5,000 neighborhood purpose grant at a meeting May 8 to hold a free concert in Westwood in the coming year. Kaleidoscope has performed in Westwood locations before, including in Powell […]
New policy aims to prevent misrepresentation, disruption of service animals
UCLA updated its animal access policy to clarify which animals are allowed in campus buildings after several students attempted to pass off their dogs as service dogs. UCLA announced April 16 it had updated its Animals on Campus policy to specify distinct definitions for service animals, assistance animals and pets. While service animals are allowed […]
Palisociety hotel opens for UCLA students, families in Westwood Village
A new hotel opened in Westwood this month. Palisociety, a real estate development and hospitality operating company, opened the Palihotel in Westwood Village on May 8. The Palihotel occupies the same building as the former Claremont Hotel, which was established in 1939 and was the first hotel in Westwood before it was sold in 2017. […]
New UCLA policy requires gender-inclusive amenities on campus
UCLA announced a new policy which would require gender-inclusive facilities in every building on campus. Assistant vice chancellor of Facilities Management Kelly Schmader said in an email announcement Tuesday that Policy 890 would convert all existing one-person, gender-specific restrooms on campus to one-person, gender-inclusive restrooms. If a building does not already have a one-person restroom […]
Students say they are left in the dark about how university allocates their fees
Students said they are often unaware how the university spends their student fees. Students pay two types of fees: UCLA-specific referendum fees, which are proposed by students and voted on during spring elections, and University of California systemwide fees, which are set by the UC Board of Regents. Ten out of 11 student fee charges […]