Monday, May 4

Alumnus startup whips up protein-packed pancake mix

Marcel Salapa was tired of eating egg whites to get the protein he needed to maintain muscle mass for bodybuilding. This is why Salapa, who graduated from UCLA in 2018, decided to make his own protein pancake mix during his time in college. Read more...

Photo: Marcel Salapa created Phoros Nutrition so that people could eat pancakes that had less carbohydrates and more protein than regular pancakes. (Courtesy of Phoros Nutrition)



California Assembly advances bill requiring 100 percent clean energy by 2045

This post was updated Sept. 12 at 12:49 p.m. California legislators passed a bill Aug. 28 that will require the state to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources by 2045. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students campaigned for Senate Bill 100, a bill mandating California reach 100 percent renewable energy generation by 2045 authored by state senator Kevin de León. (Courtesy of CALPIRG Students)


Board of Neighborhood Commissioners certifies bylaws and boundaries for NWWNC

The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the borders and bylaws for the North Westwood Neighborhood Council at a Monday hearing, thereby certifying it as the 98th neighborhood council in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the borders and bylaws for the North Westwood Neighborhood Council at a Monday hearing. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Alumnus presumed dead, commemorated for charisma and selflessness

Brian Lewinstein‘s closest friends said he had a blinding smile with huge dimples and would often go out of his way to check in with his friends if they were going through a rough time. Read more...

Photo: Brian Lewinstein, a UCLA alumnus who graduated in 2016, fell off a waterfall in Umpqua National Forest in southern Oregon on Aug. 12 and is presumed to be dead. (Courtesy of Kai Convery)


WWNC requests for LA council member’s veto of new neighborhood council’s borders

The Westwood Neighborhood Council wants a Los Angeles City council member to veto the decision on the official borders of a new neighborhood council. The WWNC created a motion Aug. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Neighborhood Council wants Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz to veto the decision on the official borders of a new neighborhood council. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)