Saturday, May 17

Success of independent candidates in USAC election marks shift from slate-dominated council

Victories gained by independents in last week's undergraduate student government election marked a nominal shift from previous years, when candidates not affiliated with a slate rarely won council seats. Read more...

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Independent candidate Lana Habib El-Farra celebrates winning the position of external vice president in the undergraduate student elections on Thursday night.



Relay for Life at UCLA promotes cancer awareness and raises funds for research, treatments

The word "hope," spelled out by 200 white bags with electric candles inside them, illuminated Drake Stadium on Saturday night. Read more...

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Relay for Life participants gather around the stage during the luminaria ceremony, which featured stories and a slideshow honoring loved ones who are victims or survivors of cancer. During the ceremony, volunteers used candles to spell out the word “hope” in the bleachers of Drake Stadium.


Independents claim two of three contested seats in USAC elections

Independent candidates Lana Habib El-Farra and Taylor Mason took two of three contested positions in this year's undergraduate student government elections, but the Bruins United slate will still hold a large majority on next year's council. Read more...

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Current Bruins United member and General Representative David Bocarsly reacts after being announced as the uncontested USAC president for 2012-2013.



Case study: _Internet game aims to improve malaria diagnostic process_

The midterm crunch had arrived "“ so of course, I was playing games online at midnight in the Powell Library Reading Room. But at least I could feel good about my procrastination: I was also diagnosing malaria in red blood cells by playing a new Internet game introduced last week by a UCLA engineering research group. Read more...

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UCLA NEWSROOM

A new Internet game introduced last week by a UCLA engineering research group allows users to diagnose malaria in red blood cells.




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