Monday, June 30

Alum supports website helping Chinese students at UCLA pay tuition

Hundreds of Chinese UCLA students make their tuition payments through a website each quarter instead of directly to the school. Easy Transfer, the first tuition payment service in China, converts tuition payments from Chinese yuan to United States dollars and transfers them directly to the school’s accounting department, said Yuxing Liu, the company’s vice president of business development and a UCLA alumnus. Read more...

Photo: Easy Transfer, the first tuition payment service in China, converts tuition payments from Chinese yuan to U.S. dollars and transfers them directly to the school’s accounting department. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


Faculty advisor shares experience of having pet alpacas

Erik Schweitzer drove his two pet alpacas, Sage and Rosemary, to a cathedral to get them blessed and to celebrate the day of the patron saint of animals, St. Read more...

Photo: Erik Schweitzer, a faculty advisor at the UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, brought his alpacas to campus last quarter to help his students de-stress before taking their pathophysiology final. (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruin Plate looks to nurture salad bar greens in aeroponic towers

Bruin Plate’s salad bar may soon use produce that’s grown in a soilless garden. UCLA officials hope to add a garden to Sproul Landing’s deck to teach students about soil-free technology. Read more...

Photo: UCLA officials plan to replace the plant beds on the Sproul Landing deck with a tower garden to grow fresh greens for Bruin Plate’s salad bar. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Sister duo delivers beauty salon services on the go

Each morning, Liz Garcia rolls bins full of nail polish, hot wax and hair styling tools from her car on Veteran Avenue to the Hill. She and her sister will likely spend 12 hours on campus, a feat they’re happy to accomplish. Read more...

Photo: Jaqueline Garcia (left) and Liz Garcia (right) are sisters who started a mobile salon service last quarter for students living on the Hill and in Westwood Village. The service, called Beauty on Demand, provides nail, hair and waxing services. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


UCLA to participate in Medicare initiative to improve care, cut costs

UCLA Health is participating in a Medicare program that will reduce costs and improve patient care. Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program, UCLA Health will be able to improve patient care and therefore reduce the number of visits necessary for patients with chronic illnesses. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health started to collect patient and physician performance data in early January as part of of the Medicare Shared Savings Program under the Affordable Care Act. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Thousands gather at LAX to protest Trump’s executive order

Thousands of people crowded into Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday to protest a recent executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. The crowd surrounded the arrivals gate, demanding the reversal of President Donald Trump’s order. Read more...

Photo: Thousands of people at Los Angeles International Airport protested President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting the entry of refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Muslim students concerned about Trump’s immigration restrictions

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 3:45 p.m. Muslim students said they are worried President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries will affect them and their families in the future. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students showed mixed feelings toward President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)



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