Twelve-year-old Zachary Faulk made sure every word of his conversation with children's science fiction writer Frank Beddor was recorded. Read more...
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October 24, 12:44 pm
Alumna wins Nobel Memorial Prize
UCLA alumna Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday, becoming the first woman to receive the award. Read more...
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October 22, 10:52 pm
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research compiles health care fact sheet
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research recently released a fact sheet showing that if currently proposed health care reforms are passed, 93 percent of Californians will have health insurance. Read more...
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October 22, 10:42 pm
Zipcar rents vehicles by the hour
The experience of being a car owner in Westwood is generally accompanied by stories of hassles and parking tickets. Read more...
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October 21, 10:59 pm
District attorney’s plans to crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries still intact
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley plan to drastically reduce the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles. Read more...
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October 21, 10:56 pm
Auschwitz Memorial gets Facebook page, gains fans worldwide
Sixty-five years ago, in the midst of World War II, a baby girl was born to a female Polish prisoner in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, the largest of Nazi Germany's concentration camps. Read more...
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October 18, 10:54 pm
Commuters make it to class without a car
Soaring rents have kept Jose Hernandez from living in Westwood the entirety of his four years at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Brian Walker (left), a professor of political science, and Jose Hernandez, a fourth-year Latin American studies student, commute to UCLA everyday without a car. Walker bikes to campus, while Hernandez uses the Metro train and the Culvery City bus system.