Wednesday, August 5

Copeland’s Sports to close Village store today

Copeland’s Sports in Westwood will be closing today, to be replaced by CVS Pharmacy in the near future. Though there are no clearance sales as students may have hoped, a lot of merchandise has been discounted between 30 and 50 percent, said Sales Manager Javier Sanchez. Read more...




Bookzone seeing spell of decreasing sales

When the fifth Harry Potter book hits stores in June, it might work some needed magic for declining Bookzone sales. Bookzone, which sells non-textbooks in the UCLA Store, has experienced a drop in sales since 1999 ““ the year when the original Harry Potter made sales skyrocket. Read more...


Regent Moores to resign from bankrupt software firm

The chairman of the University of California Board of Regents plans to step down from his position as head of a troubled software firm. Regent John Moores will resign as chairman of San Diego-based Peregrine Systems on Saturday, pending court approval of an agreement reached with creditors toward the settlement of Peregrine’s bankruptcy case. Read more...


Thieves find Hill ripe for the picking

Missing: a large pineapple and two coconuts from last week’s themed dinner. (Five females from the residential halls needed piña coladas for their pre-party bash.) Gone: three distinctive, red dollies from the Covel front desk. Read more...


Sprinklers cause dorm damage

Students of the all-girls floor in Hedrick Hall awoke to the sound of sprinkler water being shot from the ceiling Wednesday morning, rather than their usual awakening by alarm clocks. Read more...