Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood to run through November

A new Westwood is coming, and the UCLA Hammer Museum, as well as more than a dozen artisans, is at the forefront. Last spring, the Hammer Museum entered and won the Arts and Cultural Vitality category for the Goldhirsh Foundation’s My LA2050 challenge, a program committed to revamping Los Angeles. The Hammer Museum was awarded […]

Offense regains footing as Bruins run down Buffs, 45-23

PASADENA — The Rose Bowl crowd had had enough. In its 22 games, the Jim Mora era has largely escaped the boo birds, but for bits and pieces of the Bruins’ second and third drives Saturday, they swarmed, swooped and chirped for all to hear. In their first seven offensive plays of what became a 45-23 […]

Undocumented student motivated by legal inadequacies

Vlad Stoicescu-Ghica crams his schedule with jobs and internships on his quest to become an attorney like his mother used to be in his home country of Romania. The third-year political science student’s aspirations are also motivated by experiencing the legal system’s inadequacies firsthand as an undocumented individual. “I want to be there to watch […]

Smoking ban ignites uncertainty about e-cigarettes

Even though UCLA’s tobacco-free policy prohibits electronic cigarettes, fourth-year history student Jeremy Reynolds continues to use them on campus. Reynolds, a former tobacco smoker, said they help him curb his addiction to regular tobacco cigarettes. “I smoke them to quit what really was a much worse habit,” Reynolds said. Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have doubled […]

UCLA graduates bring new boba truck to Westwood Village

Bins of boba balls and boxes of tea ingredients litter nearly every surface inside the apartment of recent UCLA graduates David Mangold and Vince Ho. In the comfort of their kitchen, the pair has spent the past several months perfecting the boba tea recipes for their latest business venture – Koala Tea. This Saturday, Mangold […]

Family-owned Westwood jewelry business spans generations

Plush maroon carpets and gleaming glass cases filled with necklaces and earrings of silver and gold fill the intimate front room of Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers on Westwood Boulevard. Sarah “Sunny” Friedman and her husband Leonard, or “Lenny,” smile side by side in a photograph that looks over the family business from the top of […]

UC admissions policy sees scrutiny from student veterans

A last-minute deployment to Iraq and a three-month extension in Hawaii shook up Angel Fulgencio’s plans for college. He was unable to leave active duty until February 2008. Eager to get back to school, Fulgencio completed the community college credits needed to transfer by the end of 2010. But he had to wait several months […]