Sunday, May 10

Despite new businesses, Westwood lacks men’s apparel store options

Dresses and lace tank tops peek from window displays around Westwood and advertisements picture smiling women welcoming customers into stores. Westwood Village, which advertises itself as having unique boutiques and popular brands, has recently filled some of its empty storefronts with new women’s apparel stores, including Heavenly Couture and My-Dressed. Read more...

Photo: Target is one of the few stores selling men’s apparel in Westwood Village. Other businesses that sell men’s apparel include the men’s sections of Urban Outfitters and American Apparel. (Daily Bruin file photo)


De Neve to introduce flexitarian bar, offer plant-based protein options

Students will soon have more plant-based food options at a new bar in De Neve dining hall. De Neve dining hall is opening a flexitarian bar in January to encourage healthy, sustainable eating, said UCLA Dining Services officials in a statement. Read more...

Photo: De Neve dining hall will feature a new flexitarian bar with vegetable-centered food options in January. UCLA Dining Services initiated this move to encourage healthy, sustainable eating. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)



ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Oct. 28

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...


Active Minds seeks to provide support in the midst of deaths on campus

About 15 students gathered around glowing candles in Royce Quad on Friday night to express their feelings about the recent deaths on campus. The undergraduate student government committee Active Minds held an event called Community Healing Space in response to the death of a 63-year-old man who fell from the Biomedical Library. Read more...

Photo: Active Minds held a Community Healing Space for students in Royce Quad on Friday evening to help them talk about and heal from recent tragedies on campus. (Courtesy of Brooke Houser)



Panel sheds light on Syrian refugee crisis and Yazidi persecution

This post was updated on Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m. A representative of a refugee aid organization projected a 15-year-old Syrian refugee’s drawing of his family’s beheading to illustrate how art helps children express trauma. Read more...

Photo: Leaders of several nongovernmental organizations talked to UCLA faculty and students about the Syrian refugee crisis Wednesday. (Theodora Ng/Daily Bruin)