A California senate bill may lift height restrictions on residential buildings near transit lines if passed. Buildings in the Village are generally limited to 40 feet, according to the Westwood Village Specific Plan, the master document for Westwood Village. Read more...
Photo: Both Senate Bill 50 and the Transit Oriented Community program proposed by Los Angeles City Council seek to densify housing around major transit hubs, like LA Metro bus and train lines. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA will offer a professional writing minor for students to improve their practical writing skills. The minor offers an array of specialized writing courses in topics including web literacy, entertainment, business, science and technology, nonprofits and public engagement. Read more...
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The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA raised $330,037.79 at Dance Marathon, a $12,438.50 increase from last year’s event. PAC hosts Dance Marathon annually as a way to raise money to combat pediatric AIDS and HIV in youth. Read more...
Photo: The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA hosts Dance Marathon annually as a way to raise money to fight pediatric AIDS and HIV in youth. This year, the event featured performances by student groups, outside performers and speakers from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the UCLA AIDS Institute. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)
For Bob Woodward, everyone, especially the media, needs to take some Valium and calm down. Reporters have become too embroiled in the war between the president of the United States and the media, he said. Read more...
Photo: Bob Woodward, a Pulitzer prize winning journalist, spoke at UCLA during the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Series. Past speakers have included David Brooks and Larry King. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Los Angeles residents may be able to buy alcohol later at night if a California senate bill is passed. Senate Bill 58, which would extend alcohol serving hours for businesses to 4 a.m., received support and opposition from local governing bodies. Read more...
Photo: If Senate Bill 58 is approved, Los Angeles and other cities could extend alcohol serving hours by two hours. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science received $5 million to fund an engineering program for women, a university press release announced Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Stacey Nicholas donated $5 million to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to create a permanent fund for its Women in Engineering program. Nicholas is an alumna of the school of engineering, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Student government officials appointed a new election board chair mid-March amid student concerns about comments made by the appointee that some considered to be anti-Semitic. Kyana Shajari, a third-year psychology student, was appointed election chair by the Undergraduate Student Association Council at its March 12 meeting. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed Kyana Shajari as election board chair, a week after voting to remove its original chair, Richard White. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)
