It seems Westwood residents care more about their view of the Santa Monica Mountains than whether students can afford housing near UCLA. Last week, UCLA held a public hearing, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act, for its planned undergraduate housing projects that would add about 6,900 beds to five sites throughout Westwood by 2021. Read more...
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September 24, 4:29 pm
Editorial: CAC and CEC show lack of transparency by impeding free press
If President Donald Trump’s treatment of the media as “fake news” horrifies UCLA students, they needn’t look further than their own student government to see the same disregard for the free press. Read more...
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September 21, 7:55 pm
Editorial : Westwood Neighborhood Council needs better student outreach
Westwood boasts an impressive student population of about 45,000. But you wouldn’t know that from looking at the Westwood Neighborhood Council. The WWNC is a board of community members who advise Los Angeles City Council members about matters such as construction laws, business regulation and transportation in Westwood Village. Read more...
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September 21, 7:54 pm
Editorial: UCLA Transportation can improve by studying student transit needs
Take the Rapid 12 bus to the Expo Line station. Catch the Metro Red Line. And hopefully reach Union Station in under an hour and a half. Read more...
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September 17, 11:38 pm
Editorial: CEC, CAC mishandle Bruin Bash, insult students with cavalier attitude
UCLA’s Campus Events Commission boasted on Facebook on Wednesday morning about how this year’s Bruin Bash ticket sales system would be an improvement from previous years’. Read more...
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September 4, 11:13 pm
Editorial Board: Drones in LAPD’s possession would increase likelihood of power misuse
Law enforcement accountability may once again soar over Los Angeles residents. And it will have happened at the hands of a commission meant to serve civilians. Read more...
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August 27, 10:51 pm
Editorial: UCLA must push more departments toward accessible textbooks, supplies
A UCLA department has finally implemented policies to lower textbook costs for students. And the change came about relatively easily: All it needed was an angry email from a parent to Chancellor Gene Block. Read more...