Monday, May 11

Westwood BID recap – April 21

The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...



Westwood restaurant chef succeeds through, finds value in mentorship

Adrian Vela lost his chance to play for the UCLA football team and attend his dream college after an injury. With college no longer an option, Vela took a job washing dishes. Read more...

Photo: Adrian Vela, who recently arrived at Napa Valley Grille in Westwood Village s executive chef, lost his chance to play for the UCLA football team about a decade ago due to an injury. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)


Boots on the Ground: The Long March Ahead

For the entire project including stories and photos, visit the Boots on the Ground web page.  ROTC cadets from schools across Southern California, including UCLA, completed a four-day Leadership Development Exercise at the Marine Corps Base in Camp Pendleton earlier this April. Read more...

Photo: Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin



Boots on the Ground

A slide depicting a map of an arid desert region illuminates sleepy faces on a Thursday morning. At the front of the classroom, a lecturer gives a lesson about politics, history and geography while the students scribble notes with one hand and sip coffee with the other. Read more...

Photo: (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Arianna Huffington discusses dangers of sleep deprivation

Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor in chief of the Huffington Post, is visiting UCLA on Wednesday to discuss the consequences of sleep deprivation. Huffington, author of “The Sleep Revolution,” is touring college campuses across the country to speak with students about the importance of sleep. Read more...

Photo: Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, will visit UCLA Wednesday as part of a nationwide college tour to speak to students about sleep deprivation and the importance of sleep. (Courtesy of The Huffington Post)