This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:08 a.m. Jaredd Franco said she was trapped in an elevator in Rieber Hall for two hours with 11 other students during the 2018 Transfer Summer Program. Read more...
Photo: (Jennifer Lin/Daily Bruin contributor)
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November 7, 1:35 am
Alum wins lawsuit against Monsanto for hiding side effects of pesticides
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 10:14 a.m. A UCLA alumnus helped win a lawsuit against agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto, whose herbicide Roundup has been linked to cancer cases throughout the United States. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Brent Wisner said Dewayne Johnson regularly used Roundup while working as a groundskeeper for Benicia Unified School District. He received a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma after two years of regular exposure. (Courtesy of Todd Cheney)
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Westwood
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November 7, 1:28 am
New purchase of historic Crest Theater latest in trend of UCLA property purchases
UCLA’s recent purchase of a historic theater is the newest in a long string of local property acquisitions by the university in Westwood. The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture announced its acquisition of the Crest Theater in Westwood in late October. Read more...
Photo: Kristy Edmunds, executive and artistic director of CAP at UCLA said ownership of the Crest Theater allows CAP to host more small productions than a rental space or Royce Hall. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
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November 7, 1:20 am
Long lines for midterm voting in Ackerman Union frustrate students
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:11 a.m. Students said they nearly gave up on voting in Tuesday’s election due to long lines. Students waited as long as two hours to vote in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Several students said a single polling place caused a long line that made voting more difficult than it should have been. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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November 6, 12:05 am
Hugs in a Blanket weaves comfort for disadvantaged children and veterans
Camille Ng volunteered at orphanages as a teenager, where she witnessed drastic conditions that left children shivering and neglected. The issue of neglected foster children resonated with Ng, a second-year biology student, because she was an orphan herself. Read more...
Photo: Camille Ng, left, found Hugs in a Blanket in 2016 to help underprivileged communities. Melissa Palacios, right, is one of the initial signatories who helped Ng found the club. (Jocelyn Dao/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Campus, National, News, Student Government
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November 5, 11:41 pm
BruinsVOTE! campaigns to register as many students as possible for midterms
A voter registration campaign made up of student activists, student government members and a dog named Zeus has registered roughly 3,000 students to vote for the midterm election. Read more...
Photo: Arden Levy, a co-director of BruinsVOTE!, said alumni brought their dog, Zeus, to a volunteer training. Zeus was given a BruinsVOTE! T-shirt and helped students register voters for the day. (Courtesy of Louise Weiss-Reitz)
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November 5, 2:19 am
Changing political climate could fuel increased voter turnout among students
UCLA students and faculty said they think the United States’ heated political climate has encouraged students on campus to be more civically engaged. They’re just hoping that this will also translate into greater voter turnout. Read more...
Photo: (Qirui Wu/Daily Bruin)