Suzanne Bianchi, a sociology professor who published several landmark studies on working mothers’ relationships with their children, died on Nov. 4 from pancreatic cancer at her Santa Monica home. Read more...
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November 25, 12:49 am
UCLA sociology professor leaves legacy as mother, researcher
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November 21, 1:30 am
UCLA professor creates database to curb discrimination
A UCLA professor is creating the first national database to document incidents of racial profiling in an effort to decrease racial discrimination in law enforcement. Psychology Professor Phillip Goff, co-founder and president of the Center for Policing Equity, is currently spearheading the new project that will provide police with a way to record racial profiling incidents under a standardized national system. Read more...
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November 21, 1:25 am
USAC members to draft amendment to prevent immediate stipend increases
Members of the undergraduate student government are preparing an amendment to their bylaws that would prevent future councilmembers from raising their own stipends. Read more...
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November 21, 1:25 am
USAC left with smaller surplus than previous years
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The undergraduate student government will have to work with a smaller amount of funds left over from previous councils than it has in recent years after the 2012-2013 council spent much of its surplus fund. Read more...
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November 20, 2:42 pm
UCLA Dining closes four Hill restaurants due to union strike
UCLA Dining Services officials closed Bruin Plate, Feast at Rieber, Hedrick Test Kitchen and Cafe 1919 Wednesday because of anticipated low staffing levels resulting from a union strike. Read more...
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November 20, 1:17 am
Union strikes may affect UCLA classes, health services
Discussion sections for some classes and certain patient services at UCLA’s hospitals will be cancelled or limited today because of strikes by two major unions. Up to about 3,800 unionized employees may not show up for their work shifts today at UCLA’s hospitals and patient care facilities. Read more...
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November 20, 1:04 am
Bruin Origami Society co-founders teach UCLA students art
The slow, stretched jazz notes of Miles Davis’ “Blue in Green” harmonized with the rhythm of focused fingers smoothing little, bright blue squares of paper. The last of the students settled into their desks, ready to get to work on their origami – the chalkboard was already covered in a disarray of diagrams. Read more...
Photo: Harsh Karthik, a second-year applied mathematics student, showed members of the Bruin Origami Society how to create origami art at one of the club’s Monday night meetings.