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UCLA psychology study finds adolescents prefer social media for authenticity

Adolescents find social media to be the most authentic media form, according to a new Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA study. CSS, an adolescent-centered research group within the psychology department, published its annual “Teens and Screens” report to gain a better understanding of American teenagers’ perspectives about the media. Read more...

Photo: A person scrolls through Instagram. Adolescents find social media to be the most authentic media form, according to a new Center for Scholars and Storytellers at UCLA study. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Saudi student named as UCLA’s 1st international, 13th-ever Rhodes Scholar

When the Rhodes Scholarship selection committee congratulated a “Mohammed” as the first of two winners from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alharthi’s first reaction was, “Who is that Mohammed? Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Mohammed Alharthi, who was named UCLA’s 13th-ever and first international student Rhodes Scholar. (Courtesy of Misk Foundation)


UCLA students create website to keep community informed during LA wildfires

As multiple wildfires burned in Los Angeles County, Kyle Jeong came back to his dorm to find his roommate switching between computer tabs. As he left UCLA to return home, Jeong had an idea – a single website for the Bruin community to stay updated. Read more...

Photo: A computer displaying the Westwood Wildfire Watch site is pictured. Kyle Jeong, a third-year mathematics of computation student, spearheaded the development of the site. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Lawsuit filed against the UC alleging illegal use of affirmative action

This post was updated Feb. 4 at 10:30 p.m. A group opposing affirmative action filed a lawsuit Monday against the UC alleging that the University gave preference in admissions to Hispanic and Black applicants. Read more...

Photo: Students walk down Bruin Walk. An anti-affirmative action advocacy group sued the UC on Monday, alleging that the University considers race in its admissions process. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at UCLA School of Law panel

This post was updated Feb. 4 at 10:38 p.m. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions praised the second-term agenda of President Donald Trump – his former boss – at a Jan. Read more...

Photo: Former United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions (right) and former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer (left) speak at the UCLA School of Law on Jan. 28. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Experts discuss fentanyl’s role in overdose deaths, share prevention plans

California had over 7,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022. Nearly 87% of them were linked to fentanyl. Overdose deaths among young people have been rising for years, said Joseph Friedman, a resident physician and substance abuse researcher at UC San Diego. Read more...

Photo: An emergency entrance to a hospital is pictured. Overdose deaths among young people have been rising for years, specifically those related to fentanyl. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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