Voting rights, immigrant rights and affirmative action are a few of the civil rights under assault by the Trump administration, said the chair of the U.S. Read more...
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November 8, 1:23 am
Injuries from electric scooter accidents surge while regulations are loosened
Emergency room doctors have seen an increase in scooter injuries as electric scooter use has increased in Westwood over the past few months. Mark Morocco, a faculty attending physician in the emergency department of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, said he has seen numerous patients with minor injuries, such as sprains or fractures, as well as more serious injuries caused by e-scooters since their arrival in Westwood in January. Read more...
Photo: Emergency room doctors have seen numerous patients with minor injuries, such as sprains or fractures, as well as more serious injuries caused by e-scooters since their arrival in Westwood. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
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November 7, 8:54 pm
Michael Kors, Kate Hudson feature in campus event to promote food philanthropy
Actress Kate Hudson said she taught women in Cambodia how to sustain crops for their families and local schools during a service trip with the United Nations World Food Programme. Read more...
Photo: Michael Kors and Kate Hudson said students have more influence on social media than they might think. They went on to say students can have an impact even without fame or wealth. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
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November 7, 1:38 am
Over half of all UCLA elevators have outdated permits, riders cite malfunctions
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)
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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)