Anneliese Fiegl, a senior student supervisor at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse, uses most of her earnings to pay for tuition and educational expenses. The rising third-year biochemistry student earns $20.75 per hour overseeing other employees for around 10 hours each week. Read more...
Photo: A photo illustration of a hand holding money. California’s minimum wage increased Jan. 1, and Los Angeles is set to increase its minimum wage to $18.42 July 1. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 19 at 12:08 a.m. A new endometriosis treatment developed by a UCLA alumnus will enter clinical trials after receiving Food and Drug Administration clearance in March. Read more...
Photo: Tanya Petrossian is featured. Petrossian used her UCLA education in biochemistry and molecular biology to develop a new treatment for endometriosis that targets the disease itself instead of only managing symptoms. (Courtesy of Tanya Petrossian)
This post was updated June 14 at 11:58 a.m. 3 Los Angeles ballot measures that will raise taxes passed in the June 2 primary election, according to NBC. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles is pictured. Three LA ballot measures that will raise taxes passed in the June 2 primary election. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 8 at 6:35 p.m. Incumbent Karen Bass and city councilmember Nithya Raman will advance to a November runoff for Los Angeles mayor, the Associated Press announced Monday. Fourteen candidates were on the ballot for the June 2 primary election. Read more...
Photo: City councilmember Nithya Raman and incumbent Karen Bass are pictured. Raman and Bass will advance to a November runoff for Los Angeles mayor. (Left to right: Courtesy of Los Angeles Council District 4 and Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Immigrant community members shared fears of detention, deportation and family separation with UCLA School of Law students at a “Know Your Rights” presentation last fall. But one interaction during the presentation – which students held in a South Central Los Angeles church – stood out to Katelyn Zou, who graduated from the School of Law this spring. Read more...
Photo: A “Know Your Rights” card is pictured. The Immigrant Rights Project is a student-run initiative under the UCLA School of Law’s El Centro Legal Projects that provides legal education to Los Angeles immigrants. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
A real-life nurse and UCLA alumnus is featured on the cast of HBO’s medical drama “The Pitt.” Ned Brower – a registered nurse and musician who plays nurse Jesse Van Horn on “The Pitt” – sat down with science and health editor Charlie Hamilton to discuss how his nursing education at UCLA shaped his acting and perspective on the show. Read more...
Photo: Ned Brower, a registered nurse and musician who plays nurse Jesse Van Horn on “The Pitt,” sits on a chair. Brower sat down with science and health editor Charlie Hamilton to discuss how his time at UCLA shaped his performance and perspective on the HBO medical drama. (Courtesy of Vincent Perini)
Students gathered at Diddy Riese on May 26 for a meet and greet with Los Angeles mayoral candidate and City Councilmember Nithya Raman. Bruin Democrats, who endorsed Raman earlier in May, hosted the event. Read more...
Photo: Diddy Riese’s storefront is pictured. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman met with students in front of the dessert shop May 26. (Daily Bruin file photo)
