Food trucks with gourmet hot dogs and experimental grilled cheeses will open for business in Westwood’s North Village Thursday night. The new event – Late Night Landfair – is set to run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m on Landfair and Roebling avenues. The vendors will include The Mighty Boba Truck, The Grilled Cheese Truck […]
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Graduate student balances jobs as engineer, professional magician
Raahul Srinivasan spreads a previously disordered deck of cards face up across a table to reveal all black cards on one side and all red cards on the other. The cards separate like oil and water, he tells his audience. Since his days in middle school, it was rare to catch Srinivasan without a deck […]
USAC works on new bylaw amendment on resolution process
Undergraduate student government officials are working on a bylaw amendment that would extend the time period between when resolutions are initially submitted and when the council votes for approval.
Bruin Alliance hosts workshop on rights for UCLA students
A representative from UCLA Student Legal Services will run a “Know Your Rights” workshop Friday to educate students about their legal rights in various situations. Elizabeth Kemper, the director of Student Legal Services, will run the workshop, which will be held in Ackerman Student Union. She said the topics will range from unwarranted police trespassing […]
Bernard Nefkens, UCLA physics professor, remembered as innovative, inspirational
Bernard M. K. Nefkens, a world-renowned experimental elementary particle physicist who worked in the UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department for nearly 50 years, died Jan. 10 after being diagnosed with a form of dementia. He was 79. Nefkens’ research had an international impact in the areas of particle and nuclear physics . Throughout his career, […]
UCLA Medical Center audit shows need for transparency
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The UCLA Medical Center’s financial position improved over the last five years, but it plans to be more transparent about transferring money to UCLA’s campus, according to a state audit report released Thursday. […]
CSU chancellor pitches plan to boost graduation rates
Worried about an expected shortage of bachelor’s degrees in the state, California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced a $50 million plan Wednesday to increase the number of graduates it produces every year. In his “State of the CSU” address – the first of its kind– White said the $50 million would go toward recruiting […]