Figure of speech: ‘Slangman’ breaks down common English phrases

As a teenager studying in France, David Burke scribbled down French slang on any surface he could find. He covered stacks of napkins, paper towels and even his arms with the terms he thought would help him bridge the language gap in the foreign country. At the time, the napkins and notes acted as a […]

LA’s Westwood Village sees influx of new businesses

Three generations of UCLA alumnus Dean Abell’s family members have managed Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers on Westwood Boulevard over the last six decades. They’ve watched the surrounding businesses come and go in a seemingly endless cycle. “People still fall in love, people still want to get married, and our loyal customers are why we’ve stayed […]

Student hones creativity with leather crafting

On a balmy Saturday afternoon, the third-year mechanical engineering student is hard at work – back hunched, gaze focused and callused hands tense. With a toolbox of hand-worn precision knives and fork-shaped hole punchers sprawled in front of him, he seems to be in his natural engineering habitat. He then takes the knife and digs […]

Despite win, coaches and quarterback critical of performance

PASADENA, Calif. — On the night the Rose Bowl’s press box was officially named after former football coach Terry Donahue, the 20-year head of UCLA football reflected back on his playing and coaching days. He recalled his feelings of awe playing in and winning the 1966 Rose Bowl over then No. 1 Michigan State.

UCLA Transportation report evaluates progress made on 2006 bike plan

Surrounded by wheel spokes and winding gears, Asher Toback spends his work hours fixing up students’ tattered bicycles in a small space tucked in the back of the John Wooden Center. The fourth-year mathematics student and a studentsupervisor at the UCLA Bike Shop has seen firsthand the expanding bike culture at UCLA in recent years. […]