Occidental Petroleum, the largest public company in Los Angeles, recently announced it will move its headquarters to Houston from its current location in Westwood Village, in the building adjacent to the UCLA Hammer Museum. Read more...
News, Westwood
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February 26, 1:33 am
Occidental Petroleum to split company, move to Houston
Crime, News
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February 26, 1:33 am
Former UCLA employee sues, alleges racial discrimination
A former UCLA employee recently filed a complaint against a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, allegingshe was fired because she is black. Read more...
News, Westwood
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February 26, 1:30 am
Westwood Sporting Goods a key player in Village’s history
It’s easy to tell when avid tennis fans enter Westwood Sporting Goods. They pass by the shiny rackets and bags displayed in front and instead veer toward the dusty animal heads, stained balls and broken rackets – memorabilia from the shop’s historical role in the tennis world. Read more...
Photo: Rick Hartman strings a tennis racket at Westood’s historic tennis supply store, Westwood Sporting Goods. The shop is a common stop for many professional tennis players. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
News
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February 25, 7:05 pm
WATCH LIVE: USAC discusses divestment resolution
Editor’s note: Because of the offensive nature of discussion around these videos, commenting has been closed. Watch Tuesday night’s USAC meeting, where the council will discuss a proposed resolution that asks the University of California to divest from specific companies that the resolution claims are complicit in the human rights abuses of Palestinians. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 25, 12:41 am
Students mobilize in response to divestment resolution
Students are mobilizing for and against a resolution that calls for divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is set to vote Tuesday on the resolution, which asks for the University of California to divest from specific companies that the resolution claims are complicit in the human rights abuses of Palestinians. Read more...
Campus, News
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February 25, 12:37 am
Interaxon inspires fifth-graders with science event
Fifth-grade student Robert Ibar stood at a table holding a steering wheel – a piece of a real race car. Ibar smiled widely as he talked about the color scheme he submitted for UCLA Racing’s 2014 competition car. Read more...
Photo: Interaxon, a UCLA student group, hosted an event on Monday to encourage elementary school students to be excited about science and pursuing a higher education. (Gaby Cabalza/Daily Bruin)
News
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February 25, 12:37 am
Video contest to tackle issues of mental health
The University of California is inviting students to participate in an ongoing video contest to tackle issues of suicide prevention and mental health stigma. The UC will partner with a video contest called Directing Change, which is organized and funded by the California Mental Health Services Authority’s Student Mental Health Initiative, said Jana Sczerputowski, a program leader for Directing Change. Read more...