For years, Joy Kim couldn’t understand why her mother left her behind when she defected from North Korea. Until she found herself in the same position. Read more...
Photo: North Korean refugees, invited to campus by the UCLA chapter of Liberty in North Korea, spoke about their experiences escaping the country. They also discussed the differences between life in North Korea and South Korea. (Tess Horowitz/Daily Bruin)
Long wait times and lines prompted the Los Angeles International Airport to expand its new pickup area for ride-hailing services by 50% on Wednesday. LAX-it started Oct. Read more...
Photo: Instead of calling an Uber or Lyft to the terminals, travelers must now board an LAX-it shuttle or walk to a lot where they can be picked up by ride-hailing services. Some travelers reported wait times of up to 90 minutes during peak hours. (Amy Zhang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Nine UCLA graduate students will get to research abroad after being awarded a prestigious fellowship from the federal government. The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program funds dissertation research in geography, history, culture, economy, politics, international relations and languages of a society or societies. Read more...
Photo: Nine UCLA graduate students were selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships. They will research abroad for six to 12 months in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Columbia, Israel, Egypt, Japan, Korea, Ethiopia, Armenia, Hong Kong and China. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Some hospitals across developing nations violate patients’ human rights and detain them for failing to pay their bills, according to multiple researchers. Multiple news reports and research papers uncovered the extent of hospital detentions, referring to the practice of unlawfully detaining patients within the institution until the patients’ incurred costs are fully paid. Read more...
Photo: According to multiple researchers, some hospitals across developing nations violate patients’ human rights and detain them for failing to pay their bills. Several reports found the practice to be widespread across Africa, Europe and Asia. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 29 at 7:02 p.m. Students flying in to Los Angeles International Airport can no longer take Ubers or Lyfts directly from their terminals, starting Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles International Airport will require curbside pickups by ride-hailing and taxi drivers to take place at a nearby parking lot at 9160 Sky Way.(Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
A former UCLA student turned his video game expertise into profit after winning over $1 million at a gaming competition over the summer. Harrison “Psalm” Chang dropped out of UCLA in 2016 to pursue professional gaming when he qualified for a world championship competition. Read more...
Photo: Harrison “Psalm” Chang dropped out of UCLA in 2016 to pursue esports full-time. He won nearly $2 million in July after coming in second place in the Fortnite World Cup competition. (Courtesy of Harrison Chang)
Headline recommendation: Forbes once called her the most powerful 11-year-old in the world. Now she's at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Zuriel Oduwole, a first-year psychobiology student, has met more than 30 presidents and prime ministers during her work advocating for children’s access to education. She began her rise to prominence at 9 years old when she won a national history competition. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
