On the shelves in a Westwood vintage shop, a cowboy boot-shaped pillow is propped up next to a light brown, miniature piano set on spindly legs.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said it has not improved its infrastructure because it is still researching new technologies since a water main burst on Sunset Boulevard a year ago and flooded Bruin Plaza and UCLA parking lots.

The Westwood Gardens Park south of Wilshire Avenue is planned to undergo renovations by the end of this summer, adding exercise equipment, a playground, picnic tables and other enhancements.

Neil Reichline, a first-year student in 1965 and Daily Bruin staffer, sat at the top of the Janss Steps, overlooking the crowd in Wilson Plaza. He said he remembers how unique Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at UCLA was compared to his other addresses.

Martin Luther King’s speech came at a time when Westwood may not have been as friendly to the Civil Rights Movement as activists on campus were.

T-cells clamped down onto individual breast cancer cells, invading them as a triumphant Star Wars score played over the speakers. The T-cells emerged victorious from the battle, causing audience members to chuckle.

Rawan Naji’s uncle was waiting with his family in Damascus, the capital of Syria, for their American visas when the Syrian government bombed a civilian area that included his two children’s clothing factories, which burned to the ground in 2014.

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta criticized Congress on Monday for what he sees as a refusal to govern and collaborate across the aisle.

Candidates who plan to run in the spring undergraduate student government election have until March 13 to register with slates.
Slates are groups of two or more students running together for Undergraduate Students Association Council seats.

The graduate student government voted unanimously Wednesday night to not rejoin the University of California Student Association because of concerns over membership fees.
To rejoin UCSA, which advocates for UC students, the Graduate Students Association would have to pay about $16,000 annually for membership.