This post was updated on April 22 at 6:18 p.m. Westwood is a tale of two cities: The west side boasts a picturesque campus with rolling hills and glowing bricks, all of which create a place for the world’s sharpest minds to flourish. The east side, on the other hand, has little more than ramshackle, […]
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Risk of alcohol-related incidents outweighs potential benefits of proposed bill
This post was updated April 22 at 4:31 p.m. Another round of drinks and a few more hours of partying can’t hurt anybody, right? But as little as two hours can make a big difference. State Senate Bill 58 aims to push last call at bars and stores from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. Citing […]
UCLA’s skewed hiring process leads to lack of political, intellectual diversity
A popular talking point in conservative circles is that universities are left-leaning ivory towers. They might be right – but not for the reasons they think. Contrary to what fiery conservative pundits would have you believe, it’s not because of a vast left-wing conspiracy to brainwash the youth. Instead, it’s probably a product of issues […]
Westwood must face the music, simplify permit process to revitalize Village
When I moved to Los Angeles from a tiny town in Northern California, I was eager to explore the music scene that supposedly surrounded my new home. I should have set my expectations lower. As it turns out, live music in Westwood often translates to a $20 round trip to Culver City. Our section of […]
UCLA’s Zero Waste initiative may be too poorly executed to realize its goal on time
UCLA is determined not to waste anything – especially time. The university has set the ambitious goal of having zero waste to landfills by 2020, and is banking on its students and faculty to help contribute. The effort is part of a broader campaign by the University of California for each campus to generate less […]
UCLA could capitalize on academic potential to provide mental health instruction
This post was updated April 16 at 10:18 p.m. They say numbers tell the story. Here are a couple: About 45% of Bruins screened since January 2017 fall on some spectrum of depression or anxiety. One hundred thousand people are being studied by the university to identify the genetic and biologic factors associated with depression. […]
High rainfall levels have distracted city officials from preventing future drought
Los Angeles isn’t holding its water. In the past, the City of Angels has been known as the land of palm trees and clear skies, hardly a place where it rains for what feels like every day for a month. So when this rainfall season came around, people took note. The city received a total […]