The van wasn’t rocking and the windows weren’t steamed, but its location in an empty corner of the parking lot and a haphazardly positioned blue sheet in a large side window alerted UCPD Officer Dan Jermansen that there might be some people inside the van who, as he called it, “needed some privacy.” Officer Tom Krueger quickly stopped the patrol car that had been cruising through Parking Lot 11, and both he and Jermansen jumped out, flashlights shining into the van. Read more...

As just about anyone living in Westwood knows, parking in the Village is a nightmare. A parking spot in an all-day zone is a coveted commodity ““ students can be seen spending up to an hour babysitting their cars to make sure they can get a spot after street cleaning is over. Read more...

UCLA must reach out to injured USC fan The joy I felt after UCLA’s victory over USC was diminished in the wake of reports of a USC fan who was allegedly beaten by hooligans in Bruin garb, suffering a deep cut to his eyeball in the attack. Read more...

The Los Angeles Police Department has begun an investigation into possible excessive use of force by officers in response to an impromptu street party early Sunday morning on the 600 block of Landfair Avenue. Read more...

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Members of the evangelical Christian group Open Air Outreach were physically attacked twice in as many days this week while preaching their beliefs on campus. The preachers specifically target college campuses, according to the group’s Web site. Read more...

After painting an Ugandan child’s face on a canvas in bright colors, Lydia Kim attempted to destroy the cloth with razor blade scratches and sandpaper to better represent the suppression of the child’s dreams. Read more...