Tuesday, May 12

Q&A: UCLA doctor talks WHO report, health risks of red meat

The World Health Organization released a report Monday that concluded processed meats are carcinogenic, and found some evidence that red meats are carcinogenic to humans. The Daily Bruin’s Anastasia Lukianchikov spoke with Dr. Read more...

Photo: Dr. David Heber spoke about the credibility of the World Health Organiza- tion’s report on the carcinogenic quality of red meat. (Courtesy of David Heber)


Seasonal store brings Halloween spirit, crafty costume ideas

Twitching corpses, shaking ghouls and blow-up Star Wars characters appear on Westwood Boulevard every fall. They are housed within the doors of the Halloween Club, the seasonal pop-up shop and extension of the Aahs! Read more...

Photo: In 1986, Jack Bhasin bought out the previously owned Aahs! store in Westwood and ran the business with his wife, his cousin and his uncle. Nine years later, the owners brought a Halloween Club to Westwood. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UC lecturer union rally seeks to inform UCLA of contract negotiations

Lecturer union members and other supporters gathered on the steps of Powell Library on Thursday to inform students about the contract negotiations between the union and the University of California. Read more...

Photo: Lecturer union members and other supporters gathered on the steps of Powell Library on Thursday to inform students about contract negotiations between the union and the University of California. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)


Nursing students’ campus health video reaches out to Michelle Obama

Nursing students danced in classrooms to garner attention for their campaign to bring first lady Michelle Obama to UCLA for the School of Nursing’s commencement ceremony in June. Read more...

Photo: A group of nursing students made a YouTube video to promote their campaign to have Michelle Obama speak at their commencement ceremony in June. (Courtesy of UCLA School of Nursing)


Sur La Table to spice up Westwood with upscale kitchenware selection

Topa Management, a property management company, announced Tuesday a high-end kitchenware store will open in Westwood Village next spring. Sur La Table, which will open at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue, will sell kitchenware and offer on-site cooking classes, said Rick Chancellor, vice president of the McDevitt Company. Read more...

Photo: Topa Management announced Tuesday Sur La Table will open at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue next spring. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)



Westwood BID to ask property owners to increase term to 10 years

The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, will ask property owners to renew its funding for 10 years, instead of the usual three, before the BID’s current term ends in 2017. Read more...

Photo: The business improvement district for Westwood Village will ask property owners for a 10-year renewal, instead of a usual three. Andrew Thomas has been the executive director of the BID since it was created in 2011. (Daily Bruin file photo)