Thursday, April 16




Road to recovery for Westwood still rough despite measures undertaken

Businesses in Westwood don’t often stay for long. Since February 2010, at least 111 fast-food shops, restaurants, retail stores and service businesses in the Village have shut their doors, while 100 new ones opened. Read more...

Photo: Businesses have come and gone through Westwood at a relatively high rate. Westwood officials have been working on revitalizing the area for several years. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)



SAT redesigned to better reflect high school coursework

The College Board recently announced an extensive redesign of the SAT, but it remains unclear how the changes could affect University of California admissions. Among the most significant changes that will go into effect in spring 2016, the test’s essay will become optional and the exam will return to its former 1,600 point grading scale from the current 2,400 point scale. Read more...


New fitness center to open on the Hill in fall 2015

A fitness center about as large as the training facility at the John Wooden Center will open on the Hill during fall quarter of 2015. The 14,000 square-foot fitness center, which will be located on the ground floor of Carnesale Commons, will have an industrial look and will only be open to undergraduate students, said Mick Deluca, executive director of recreation and campus life at UCLA Recreation. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of UCLA Housing)