With all the lease signs posted on the windows of the stores lining Westwood Boulevard, the pall that hovers over the graveyard of failed ventures is reminiscent of the nearby cemetery on Veteran Avenue. Notorious lack of parking and high rents are some of the factors that have driven people away and left UCLA a perpetual ghost town. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 11:50 pm
Simple steps students, businesses can take to support Westwood
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 11:46 pm
Student groups face obstacles in facility usage fees
I like free stuff. I like free food, free T-shirts and most of all, free admission to Royce Hall. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 12:56 am
Counseling and Psychological Services can lend a hand
Most of the time, I am a very happy person. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 12:53 am
Fraternities should start recycling
Every week, thousands of beer cans are consumed by the 20 fraternity houses on Gayley and Landfair avenues. No matter how you look at it, that's too much aluminum being wasted, as most fraternities do not have formal recycling systems in place. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 27, 1:04 am
Over sensitive groups cause book bans
When I was young, carefree and in a Southern Baptist School, there was no finer pleasure than in stealing glimpses at the books banned by The Powers That Be. Read more...
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Once-banned books, such as “The Catcher in the Rye,” “Fahrenheit 451″ and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” are now celebrated as esteemed literary works. Many of these books were banned for sexuality, violence, profanity and racism, among other reasons.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 30, 1:38 am
Fear not: UCLA is as great as ever
There is one ranking which trumps the combined influence of every Top 25 poll: U.S. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 30, 1:34 am
Exam bank tests campus collaboration
There is a place on campus that many Bruins have never heard of, yet it gets busy enough to have a line of 40 students for its services during midterms and finals weeks.
A description of this place, the test bank in the Student Activities Center, almost sounds fictional. Read more...