Several roads around Westwood will be closed Thursday night and Friday morning while President Barack Obama visits West Los Angeles, police said. He will stay in the W Hotel – West Beverly Hills on Hilgard Avenue, one block southeast of UCLA, for one night. Read more...
Photo: (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
A UCLA history professor involved in an ongoing Title IX lawsuit reached an agreement with UCLA that will allow him to return to teach. Gabriel Piterberg was suspended last spring quarter without pay and resigned from his position as director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies last May, after two graduate students filed sexual assault complaints against him. Read more...
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government approves a five-day election calendar. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
As a child, Christina Springer stayed up late to watch TV newscasts on election night with her parents, writing the number of electoral votes in her pink Minnie Mouse notebook as they increased one by one, using them to make her own predictions. Read more...
Photo: Christina Springer, a fourth-year political science student, has a knack for analyzing political data. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Several experts said they think hosting the Olympics could bring long-term rewards to Westwood and Los Angeles, if city officials use the opportunity to spur development. Read more...
Photo: Local experts and business believe if Los Angeles hosts the 2024 Olympics it will bring growth to Westwood. (Courtesy of Gordon Henderson)
University of California campuses received $1.32 million Monday to bring together centers that aim to facilitate health and poverty research. The UC Office of the President funded the Blum Federation. Read more...
The undergraduate student government approved Tuesday night a five-day election calendar for the council’s election this spring, and discussed increased security presence at election events. This year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election will take place May 2 to May 6. Read more...
