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UCLA alum, students open Chinese restaurant Top Leaf in Westwood

Chun Lin Tang decided to open a Chinese restaurant in Westwood Village after three years at UCLA with unfulfilled cravings for authentic Chinese food. The new restaurant, Top Leaf, opened Monday at 952 Gayley Ave., a few doors down from In-N-Out Burger. Tang, a UCLA alumnus, is one of the restaurant’s four owners, two of […]

Grupo Folklórico de UCLA to perform annual cultural showcase

Swirling skirts in shades of green, purple, pink and yellow ripple in wavelike patterns as folklórico dancers spin in tight circles. Representing the coastal region of Veracruz, Mexico, some of the dancers practice dizzying spins and tap their heeled boots in time to the upbeat music on McClure Stage in Bruin Plaza, only pausing to […]

The Facing Project gives students a chance to share their stories

After Robyn Barrios learned his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, he dropped out of high school and worked a job at McDonald’s to support his family. When Barrios was accepted to UCLA, he wanted to tell his story, but was not sure how. Students like Barrios had the opportunity to share their stories in […]

Student-organized vigil commemorates Bosnian Genocide

Merima Tricic’s family was forced to leave Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993. The mass funeral she attended a few years ago was a reminder of what her relatives faced during the Bosnian War. Like many Bosnian students at UCLA, Tricic, a third-year world arts and cultures, political science and study of religion student, is a […]

800 Degrees limits pizza of the day special to weekdays

Westwood’s 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria offered a 50 percent-off daily special until last week, when it began selling the 11-inch Neapolitan pizzas for about $4 only on weekdays. Richard Farinas, the Westwood location’s manager who has worked there for three years, said the change was implemented to increase sales Monday through Wednesday, which were low […]