Slightly lost in the exotic land of Beverly Hills, I turned to the first person I spotted and asked directions to Da PasqualeTrattoria Italiana. This woman did not hesitate to steer metheright way before declaring that I would find the best Italian food I would ever have in that direction. Originally from Naples, Italy, Pasquale […]
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UCLA engineering department implements 3-D printers
Justin Young, a fourth-year electrical engineering student, makes his selection to print, and the device starts humming loudly as the extruders dance back and forth across the plate, adding layers of hot plastic in a calculated design. The 3-D printer, which Young and his fellow students have been using for a little more than a […]
Submission: USAC councilmembers must represent student voices
Editor’s Note: The following submission contains strong language. We feel its inclusion is necessary to accurately depict the author’s experience. For a period of five months earlier this year, I received death threats. On Feb. 25, I ignored my normally silent position as a minute-taker for student government and spoke my mind. I was standing […]
Flavors of Westwood: Garlo’s Aussie Pie Shop brings new dining experience to Westwood
Upon entering Garlo’s Aussie Pie Shop, everything – from the decor to the scents – seems to lift you out of Westwood. As the friendly voice of shop owner Sean Garlick welcomes you in, a short flight of stairs downward and the sign next to it guides the customer “to your table down under,” an […]
Men’s, women’s tennis share goal of national title for upcoming year
Venture out to the Los Angeles Tennis Center and you’ll find one team that has solved the championship formula and one that is still trying to find the correct equation. Last year, UCLA women’s tennis went 27-2 on its way to winning its second national title in the last seven years, defeating North Carolina 4-3 […]
Dangers of concussions in women’s soccer become hot issue
The play was a routine in-game situation. A goal kick soared through the air toward the head of junior forward Kodi Lavrusky, who was ready to knock the ball into play during a game against UC Irvine. Instead of ricocheting off her forehead, the ball deflected off the crown of Lavrusky’s head. The impact temporarily […]
Students, faculty continue to push for diversity requirement
A new diversity requirement proposal has been in the works over the past year at UCLA. Though three other proposals have failed to go into effect at the university since 1987, students and faculty have organized again to push for the initiative by holding town halls, forming committees and drafting language on the new requirement. […]