Saturday, April 25



Q&A with UC Student Regent Cinthia Flores

The student regent represents all 230,000 students in the University of California system on the UC Board of Regents. The 26-person group governs the University, decides how to spend its money, sets tuition levels and makes other important decisions that affect the UC. Read more...


Nekter Juice Bar opens its doors in Westwood

Nekter Juice Bar opened in Westwood recently in hopes of attracting the business of health-conscious UCLA students. It opened its doors on Lindbrook Avenue on July 19, a block away from a similar store – Pressed Juicery on Kinross Avenue. Read more...

Photo: Nekter Juice Bar opened on Lindbrook Avenue on July 19.



Chess champ, 14, looks to revitalize game at UCLA

Luke Harmon-Vellotti is used to being the youngest person in the room. The 14-year-old mastered his times tables before he could see over the kitchen counter and was beating his dad in chess by the time he was 9 and a three-time national champion. Read more...

Photo: Luke Harmon-Vellotti is a 14-year-old chess champion who plans to study computer science and mathematics at UCLA in the fall.


Two Ackerman Union patio tables go solar

A green energy project that originated in a UCLA classroom has come to light on Ackerman patio. Two new tables equipped with solar-powered charging stations, LED lights, four outlets and USB sockets now sit on the patio outside the Ackerman first level back doors. Read more...

Photo: Two newly installed tables in the Ackerman Student Union patio outside the first-level fod court use solar energy to power a charging station. The tables are part of a student-run project.