This post was updated Feb. 9 at 2:20 p.m. Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz introduced a motion Tuesday to prevent more than 100 senior residents from being evicted at the Vintage Westwood Horizons retirement community. Koretz’s motion calls on the city’s Housing and Community Investment Department to determine whether the building should be designated […]
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Rep. Ted Lieu holds teleconference to address recent political affairs
Congressman Ted Lieu, D-California, hosted a telephone town hall Monday night to address the current direction of the nation after a series of actions by President Donald Trump. Lieu, who represents California’s 33rd Congressional District, which includes Westwood, answered questions from his constituents, covering topics such as how citizens can better support immigrants affected by […]
USAC, Dashew Center discuss creation of international student committee
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 3:37 p.m. UCLA may soon have a campus-wide executive committee to address international student concerns. The Dashew Center and the undergraduate student government Committee of International Relations held the first-ever Dashew Community meeting Friday to discuss how to better identify and address issues foreign students face. The meeting, […]
Wacsmash ‘Fingers’ performances tell unique stories through dance
Electronic dance music, Mexican female warriors, neurological phenomena, the ocean and consumerism find common ground in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Undergraduates of the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance have been preparing since September for this year’s Wacsmash performance, titled “Fingers,” which will take place Friday and Saturday. The show consists of 10 […]
Wide receivers coach Eric Yarber leaves UCLA football for LA Rams
Fresh off a National Signing Day in which UCLA football didn’t add a single wide receiver, the Bruins are reportedly losing their coach at the position. Wide receivers coach Eric Yarber, who joined the team with head coach Jim Mora in 2012, will leave UCLA for the same position with the Los Angeles Rams, per Bruin […]
Muslim law students hold healing space post-refugee ban
Law students and UCLA community members stood together in a large circle with heads bowed and candles in hand Monday evening. About 60 people participated in the healing space on the UCLA School of Law courtyard hosted by the Muslim Law Students Association. The association said it wanted to help community members heal from recent […]
UCLA Graduate Division limits doctoral student travel funds
Some doctoral students are upset the Graduate Division is limiting the amount of travel funding they can obtain for research purposes. The UCLA Doctoral Student Travel Grants for Conferences, Professional Development and Off-Campus Research Program, which launched in July, allocates up to $1,000 to doctoral students participating in research, conferences or other professional networking opportunities. […]