In two-and-a-half months, a light-rail line is coming to Westwood, but some extraordinarily small barriers might still keep many students from using the resource. The closest stop on the new Expo Line will open on May 20 near Westside Pavilion, less than a 10-minute drive from UCLA. Read more...
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March 3, 3:26 pm
Editorial: UCLA must offer free shuttle to nearest Expo Line stop
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February 28, 11:19 pm
Editorial: UCLA must earn back trust with union following Luskin Center conflict
The editorial has been updated on Monday, Feb. 29 at 3 p.m. Protesters Thursday demanded the University of California employ union members at the almost-completed UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, claiming UCLA promised to unionize the jobs, but have yet to formally agree. Read more...
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February 24, 11:29 pm
Editorial: Mandatory reporting of sexual assault from employees harms survivors
In an email sent out to students Monday, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block announced an update to the systemwide policy that governs the UC’s response to incidents and allegations of sexual violence and sexual harassment. Read more...
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February 22, 12:25 am
Editorial: Bloc voting solution brings greater threat of lower voter turnout
Reforms to the undergraduate student government elections seem to be headed in the wrong direction more than two months before they’re set to begin. Some members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council and its Election Board discussed bloc voting, among other things, at their meeting Wednesday and tried to come up with ways to combat it. Read more...
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February 18, 12:00 am
Editorial: LED streetlights will lighten safety concerns in North Village
After years of allowing Westwood residents’ safety to be compromised, it seems the city of Los Angeles has finally seen the light. At the Feb. 10 meeting of the Westwood Neighborhood Council, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services said it has agreed to fund a program that will bring new LED streetlights to the North Village, the student residential area roughly bordered by Gayley Avenue, Strathmore Drive and Veteran Avenue, before the end of the year. Read more...
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February 15, 11:45 pm
Editorial: UCLA failed to properly punish professor involved in Title IX lawsuit
Gabriel Piterberg, a graduate student adviser and professor in the history department, was accused in a lawsuit last June of sexually assaulting two students, including forcibly sticking his tongue into their mouths. Read more...
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February 11, 2:32 am
Editorial: Recruiters must explain health risks to prospective college athletes
The festivities of National Signing Day have become iconic. A teenage high school football player sits at a table with a collection of hats in front of him, each representing a possible college choice. Read more...