This post was updated April 9 at 9:19 p.m.
I am used to feeling like an audience member in my professors’ lectures.
Their passion for their research usually plays like a live YouTube video essay.

This post was updated March 4  at 12:16 p.m.
Flooding broke out in Saxon Suites on Tuesday afternoon, impacting 30 units. 
A water main break at Saxon caused units on the ground floor of houses E, F and G to flood, UCLA Housing said in a Tuesday emailed statement.

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 11:42 p.m.
Fast-food chain Jollibee will tentatively be coming to Westwood in 2026, according to the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s annual report.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:22 p.m.
UCLA Housing is discontinuing 10-person university apartments for the 2026-27 academic year.
UCLA released its housing application Jan.

This post was updated Dec. 16 at 8:32 p.m.
UCLA’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha is celebrating 100 years of community and belonging.
Alpha Kappa Alpha – a Black Greek-letter sorority – was founded at Howard University in 1908.

This post was updated Oct. 30 at 11:17 p.m.
Fat Sal’s in Westwood temporarily closed Wednesday because of health code violations.
A notice posted on the storefront window said the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health had shut the location down, citing the presence of vermin.

This post was updated Nov. 9 at 12:12 p.m.
UCLA’s Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life released its community report Sept. 24, which disclosed academic, philanthropic and conduct-related information about UCLA’s Greek life chapters.

This post was updated Oct. 9 at 11:08 p.m.
An ice cream chain opened its first Westwood location Sept. 22.
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream sells ice cream, ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches, including vegan options.

2nd Street, a Japanese thrift store chain focused on diverse and sustainable style, opened a location in Westwood last Friday.
The chain has over 700 locations in Japan and opened its first United States store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in January 2018.

Natalie Moore, the owner of Philly Jawnz – a food truck specializing in Philadelphia cheesesteaks and hoagies, said she needed to find a location to situate her food truck after moving from Philadelphia.