By Melody Hanatani Daily bruin contributor [email protected] Shoppers in Westwood may have noticed a change coming over the atmosphere of the Village. The lack of sales experienced by businesses in the past few months has resulted in a decrease in overall Village activity. Read more...

Thank you Sutton for your column I am relieved to finally see a Daily Bruin columnist make an eloquent argument (“Patriotic war fever unjustly bars criticism,” April 18) against the current air of McCarthyism that seems to be invading our country. Read more...

Every April 24, Armenians around the world take a day to remember the genocide committed against approximately 1.5 million of their ancestors by Ottoman Turks between 1915 and 1922. Read more...

Every spring, many Jews celebrate Passover to remember their struggle for freedom from enslavement by the Egyptians. But around Passover, Jews also remember a more recent struggle for freedom, which occurred during World War II ““ the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Read more...

“4:20 Louis.” It was 1972 ““ what followed those words became the stuff of legends. The boys of San Rafael High School didn’t know it then, but their code, 4/20, spread throughout Marin County and is now the widespread code for the day or time to smoke marijuana. Read more...

About 1,200 parents, students and faculty members gathered in Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Saturday for the Academic Advancement Program’s Annual Freshman Scholars Day to discuss the benefits of joining the UCLA academic community. Read more...

With or without students, life goes on in Westwood Village. The 10900 west block of Lindbrook Avenue, for example, comes to life early in the morning, as bagel lovers choose from a variety of shmears at Noah’s Bagels. Read more...