Nothing describes Westwood better than its “Hunger Games” of a housing market. And nobody knows the fight for security better than UCLA’s resident assistant applicants, who are forced to fight for a place to live. Read more...
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Picture this: You’re walking through Westwood on a nice, sunny Saturday afternoon. You wander onto Broxton Avenue, seeing an array of storefronts and people. You decide to treat yourself to a warm, cinnamon-sugar cookie from Diddy Riese, and you step outside, eager to enjoy its sugary sweetness while feeling one with the community. Read more...
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Affordable housing is yet again a dashed hope in Westwood. The Agora, a proposed private 16-story apartment complex, came to town in November, claiming to offer affordable student housing in Westwood. Read more...
We’ve all been traumatized from a young age by the disturbing anti-smoking commercials showing images of diseased lungs and former smokers using a voice box. By the time we were old enough to buy cigarettes, we understood they were bad for us. Read more...
Photo: Smoking isn’t cool – and UCLA should take the appropriate steps to make sure its students know that. That means adding trainings through its online modules and educating students on nicotine’s harmful effects. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
One man’s success is another man’s failure – or in the University of California, San Diego’s case, potentially more than seven people’s threatened livelihoods. Oh, and that one man might just be the chancellor. Read more...
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One year ago, California stoners and casual marijuana users alike expected to have a bustling legal recreational weed market by now. Contrary to popular belief, though, the deal didn’t make the state into a forest of weed by 2019. Read more...
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You would hope managing a multimillion-dollar budget would teach you a thing or two about fiscal responsibility. It’s only made the Undergraduate Students Association Council spendthrift, though. Read more...
