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News, Westwood

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September 4, 4:36 pm

Survey finds most Westwood stakeholders favor easing Village Specific Plan restrictions

Westwood Village associations and a Los Angeles city official are fighting vacancies in the Village by collaborating to potentially amend its business regulations. A survey distributed in part by the Westwood Village Improvement Association found that of the 2,519 respondents, most of whom were from Westwood, around 60% supported some degree of changes to the Westwood Village Specific Plan, a document that regulates the entrance of new businesses into Westwood Village. Read more...

Photo: Local neighborhood councils distributed a survey that found the majority of respondents support changing city rules to combat the high commercial vacancy rate in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Crime, News, Westwood

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September 4, 12:51 pm

UCPD arrests 2 individuals in connection to recent Westwood burglaries

University police arrested two people Tuesday in connection with several Westwood burglaries. Cierra Marie Bartholomew, 28, and Adrian Givens, 46, were arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools and being felons in possession of firearms and ammunition, according to a Thursday press release from the UCPD. Read more...

Photo: UCPD police officers arrested two people in Westwood on Tuesday in connection with several Westwood burglaries.

Campus, News, Student Government

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September 1, 6:39 pm

No UCPD Coalition boycotts Public Safety Advisory Council, advocates for divestment

This post was updated Sept. 1 at 10:43 p.m. Undergraduate student leaders said Wednesday they will pull out of a UCLA-initiated advisory body which would oversee university police. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council will not appoint student representatives to the Public Safety Advisory Council, an oversight body created by UCLA to address campus safety concerns and to oversee the university police. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, UC

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September 1, 3:17 pm

Judge issues preliminary injunction to bar SAT, ACT scores in UC admissions

The University of California can no longer use standardized testing scores as criteria for admissions, a California judge ruled in a preliminary injunction Monday. The policy at many UC campuses that gives students an option to submit test scores puts the access of students with disabilities at a disadvantage and may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, wrote Judge Brad Seligman in a preliminary injunction ruling for the Smith v. Read more...

Photo: The University of California will no longer be able to use standardized testing scores as admissions criteria, a California judge ruled in a preliminary injunction Monday. UCLA currently has a test-optional policy. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)

News, Science & Health

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August 31, 7:57 pm

LA residents encouraged to avoid mosquito-borne threat of West Nile virus

Los Angeles County residents should take precautions against a disease spread by mosquitoes, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said. West Nile virus, a virus transmitted to humans by a mosquito bite from an infected mosquito, can invade the central nervous system and be deadly. Read more...

Photo: The West Nile virus is spread through mosquito bites from infected mosquitoes. The disease caused by the virus can affect the central nervous system. (Andrea Grigsby/Cartoons Director) Photo credit: Andrea Grigsby

Campus, News, UC

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August 31, 6:08 pm

Vickie Mays appointed as inaugural special advisor to chancellor on Black life

UCLA appointed public health professor Vickie Mays to a new position to advise the Chancellor on issues affecting the Black community. Chancellor Gene Block announced Monday that Mays, a professor in the School of Public Health, will serve as the special advisor to the chancellor on Black life. Read more...

Photo: Vickie Mays, a public health professor, will serve as advisor to the chancellor on issues related to the Black community at UCLA, effective immediately.(Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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August 31, 11:39 am

Pacific Islander students represent community on campus, in academic conversations

Melody Satele is normally the sole Pacific Islander student in her classes. Satele tries her best to include the perspective of her community in discussions whenever she is the lone Pacific Islander representative — especially in conversations about social justice, which she said often ignore Pacific Islander issues. Read more...

Photo: (Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)


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