This post was updated Aug. 15 at 7:26 p.m. Brick by brick, a UCLA alumnus is building his way to the top on Fox’s “LEGO Masters,” a Lego-building reality competition show. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Tom Griscom/FOX)
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News, Science & Health
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August 12, 4:53 pm
Researchers find link between meat consumption, conformity to gender roles
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 7:14 p.m. UCLA researchers found in a recent study that men who exhibited greater conformity to traditional gender roles tend to consume more meat and are less willing to adopt a vegetarian diet, whereas women did not demonstrate the same pattern. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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August 11, 2:27 pm
New businesses continue to open in Westwood following pandemic-related challenges
This post was updated Aug. 14 at 2:16 p.m. New businesses are opening their doors in Westwood Village following a year of pandemic-related business closures and hardships. Read more...
Photo: New businesses are coming to Westwood with at least five new ones since April. The recent openings followed a year of pandemic-related hardships and closures for operators. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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August 11, 1:34 pm
University police investigates report of strong-arm robbery on Tiverton Drive
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 7:21 p.m. University police are looking for a suspect who reportedly attempted to rob and attack an individual Tuesday afternoon. Read more...
Homelessness, Los Angeles, News
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August 7, 3:46 pm
LA City Council candidates address homelessness ordinance at NWWNC forum
This post was updated Aug. 10 at 3:50 p.m. Los Angeles City Council candidates discussed their platforms on addressing homelessness and housing insecurity at a public forum Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Candidates for LA City Council District 5 discussed homelessness and housing insecurity over Zoom on Thursday. The public forum was hosted by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council. (Courtesy of Furkan Yalcin)
California, News
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August 6, 6:47 pm
UCLA community members express concerns about access to rent relief programs
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 9:51 p.m. Applications for California’s COVID-19 rent relief program remain closed for Westwood and some parts of the greater Los Angeles area despite an increase in financial assistance to the program. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom increased assistance to California’s $5.2 billion rent relief program. Despite being the largest rent relief program in the nation, applications are still closed for Westwood residents. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, International, News
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August 6, 5:12 pm
Students discuss benefits, drawbacks of Tokyo’s hosting Olympics during pandemic
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:07 p.m. When Kakeru Iwabuchi learned the 2020 Summer Olympics would be held in Tokyo, he was ecstatic. Iwabuchi, a fourth-year sociology student from Japan, said he even applied to be an Olympic volunteer, hoping to support the Games. Read more...
Photo: Japanese international students have mixed feelings about Tokyo’s decision to proceed with hosting the Olympic Games in July despite an ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and record numbers of daily infections. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)