Tim Yu and Susie Kim spent $70 to buy tickets to a nightclub party hosted by Kim Kardashian in Las Vegas. They ended up arriving late and missing the party. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Tim Yu)
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October 20, 1:27 am
Panelists discuss potential Westwood improvements at UCLA event
Los Angeles experts and city officials said students should continue advocating for Westwood issues at a panel Thursday evening. The undergraduate student government office of the external vice president, the Graduate Students Association and Abundant Housing LA, a group that advocates for more housing, held “How Westwood got trapped in time (and what to do about it)” at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Read more...
Photo: Donald Shoup, a distinguished research professor of urban planning, said Westwood could benefit from the policies of other cities, like looser parking restrictions for new businesses. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin)
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October 19, 1:45 am
Alum works in Sen. Kamala Harris’ office as director of constituent services
Daniel Chen once helped a Vietnamese woman provide a life-saving stem cell transplant for her sister. Chen helped the woman obtain humanitarian parole so she could travel to the United States and complete the transplant for her 61-year-old sister. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Daniel Chen works as Sen. Kamala Harris’ director of constituent services. He joined her team after she was elected senator last year. (Courtesy of Daniel Chen)
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October 15, 10:55 pm
Newly opened Geffen Academy promotes mental, physical wellness
This post was updated Oct. 17 at 4:35 p.m. Students at the recently opened Geffen Academy at UCLA may conduct independent research projects or learn how to manage their mental health before they graduate middle school. Read more...
Photo: The Geffen Academy, located on Kinross Avenue, opened in September and teaches grades six to nine this year. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
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October 13, 12:22 am
Alumna creates company to develop nonhormonal endometriosis treatment
Tanya Petrossian is fighting against an overlooked epidemic that affects more than 10 percent of girls and women worldwide. Petrossian, who received her bachelor’s and doctorate degrees at UCLA, founded EndoCyclic Therapeutics in 2017 to develop the world’s first nonhormone therapeutic treatment for endometriosis, a chronic disease that Petrossian was diagnosed with in February. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Tanya Petrossian created her own company to create nonhormonal treatments for endometriosis, a disease which affects about 10 percent of women worldwide. (Frank To/Daily Bruin)
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October 11, 10:19 pm
Students shocked by Orange County fire, worried about their families
The regional park that Mark Nguyen and his family would hike in Tustin, California, is now burnt and covered in ash. “It’s unfortunate it’s so close to home — it’s definitely more surreal than usual,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Mark Nguyen, a UCLA student from Tustin, California, often hiked at the Peters Canyon Regional Park. (Courtesy of Mark Nguyen)
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October 11, 10:18 pm
UCLA law school assistant professor appointed to UN Human Rights Council
A UCLA School of Law professor will continue researching contemporary forms of racial discrimination at a broader scale at the United Nations while continuing to teach at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: E. Tendayi Achiume, an assistant professor of law at UCLA, will join the United Nations to research racial discrimination. (E. Courtesy of Tendayi Achiume)