Wednesday, October 21




Jones retracts payment offer

A UCLA alumnus rescinded his offer to pay students up to $100 for information regarding professors’ political views on Sunday. Andrew Jones, the president and only employee of the Bruin Alumni Association, which operates a Web site with the goal of “exposing UCLA’s radical professors” said he decided to stop offering the cash after consulting with his attorney. Read more...


SCIENCE&HEALTH: Mental, emotional illness coupled with eating disorders

A growing area of importance in the medical and public health fields is how doctors approach making people “healthy.” The medical profession has long focused on treating the physical attributes of disease and injury in order to deem a person “healthy.” However, according to the World Health Organization, health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” This approach is important when handling eating disorders because the concern is not merely the physical toll on a person’s body, but other mental issues that can either lead to or prolong the disorder. Read more...


New Westwood business tees off

It’s not another pharmacy or coffee shop, but a new store coming to the Village will still have to convince students and residents that it is right for the community. Read more...