Alumna seeks social justice through film, owns charitable wine company

This post was updated Feb. 7 at 2:18 p.m. Francis Ford Coppola’s career as a notable filmmaker and winemaker inspired Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein. Like Coppola, Goldstein is a UCLA alumna, actor, screenwriter, director and producer. As of November, she is also the first African-American female owner of a winery in Oregon. The eponymous Eunice Chiweshe […]

Panel discusses Jackie Robinson’s legacy, role of social justice in sports today

A panel of Bruins, past and present, assembled in Schoenberg Hall to celebrate Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday and discuss his dual legacy as an athlete and champion of social justice and activism. The discussion was moderated by SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion. The panel was comprised of LGBTQ rights activist and former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris […]

Award-winning authors to speak about unique experiences’ influence on their work

Young people think they must have everything figured out right after college to achieve success, said Jesmyn Ward. But the author hopes that by sharing the stories of her experience with fellow writer Mitchell Jackson, they can help dispel the myth of what is possible for students’ futures, she said. Ward and Mitchell will speak […]

Ross bounces back from early season vault stumble to achieve all-around success

Kyla Ross wasn’t going to let a stumble on vault define her season. When No. 3 UCLA (4-0, 3-0 Pac-12) took on No. 24 Stanford (0-3, 0-3) on Jan. 17, the junior under-rotated in her vault routine, causing her to stagger backward and risk hitting her head on the table upon landing. She scored the […]

Monarch butterfly population suffers major decline, seasonal count reveals

Monarch butterflies, long a part of California’s winter landscape, may soon be on their way to extinction. The 2018 Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count found an all-time low of 28,429 monarch butterflies in California – down 86 percent from 192,668 in 2017. The Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count is a yearly count of monarch butterflies organized by […]

3-point shot struggles, turnover troubles doom men’s basketball against Washington

The Bruins had no answer to the Husky offense. UCLA men’s basketball (12-10, 5-4 Pac-12) fell 69-55 to Washington (18-4, 9-0) on Saturday in Seattle. Both teams shot 42.6 percent from the field but the Bruins hit only 26.7 percent from 3 – nearly 20 percent behind the Huskies’ 45.8 percent from deep. Coming off its […]

Crazy Falafel debuts low prices, authentic flavors in Westwood

A new falafel restaurant is now open in Westwood Village. Crazy Falafel opened on the corner of Lindbrook Drive and Westwood Boulevard on Jan. 20 after replacing Mesa Brazilian Eatery. The restaurant serves Mediterranean-style food options and Middle Eastern fusion cuisine. The restaurant offers a range of food options including falafel burgers, shawarma paninis and […]