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March 1, 9:58 pm

Q&A: Epidemiology professor Nina Harawa talks HIV prevention, care in Black communities

This post was updated March 2 at 11:45 p.m. Nina Harawa, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss HIV prevention and treatment in Black communities. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Nina Harawa serves professor of medicine and epidemiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss HIV prevention and care in Black communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, National, News

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February 28, 1:20 am

LA City Council introduces policies to protect immigrants without legal status

The Los Angeles City Council proposed new legislative policy Feb. 4 that would strengthen labor and immigration protections. The policy includes a citywide “Know Your Rights” campaign for immigrants without legal status, city notifications about United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence and nonprofit legal aid at LAX. Read more...

Photo: Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez speaks at a press conference announcing the immigration services policy. Hernandez supported the policy alongside Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Ysabel Jurado. (Gabrielle Gillette/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Los Angeles, News

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February 27, 10:45 am

Veterans criticize UCLA’s continued use of VA property for athletics

On Jan. 10, over 200 veterans residing on the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Campus were evacuated due to the Los Angeles fires. The West LA VA Campus, a 388-acre property located just west of the Interstate 405 freeway, was originally deeded by private landowners to create an Old Soldiers Home. Read more...

Photo: Jackie Robinson Stadium with yellow tape bordering the field is pictured. The stadium has seen controversy since a lawsuit claimed the land should be used to serve veterans. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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February 26, 11:45 pm

Missing meteorite samples from UCLA collection found on eBay listing

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 2:10 p.m. Jason Utas has long been in the craft of buying and selling meteorites. But Utas – a graduate student studying earth, planetary and space sciences – said that in 2022 he found something particularly unusual on eBay, an online marketplace and auction site. Read more...

Photo: Over 1,500 meteorites and celestial objects are housed in UCLA’s Meteorite Museum, the largest meteorite collection on the West Coast. One of UCLA’s meteorites was recently listed on eBay, causing controversy. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Academics, California, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health, UC

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February 26, 1:36 am

UAW Local 4811 leaders meet to fight National Institutes of Health funding cuts

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 4811 joined students across the UC on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s cuts in National Institutes of Health funding. Read more...

Photo: Sydney Campbell presents during a union-wide meeting focused on implementing strategies to fight the NIH funding cuts. (Courtesy of UAW Local 4811 Communications)

A Closer Look, Campus, Los Angeles, News

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February 26, 1:30 am

UCLA community commemorates legacy of 2 students in Black Panther Party

Editor’s note: This article includes mentions of gun violence that may be disturbing to some readers. UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union and Academic Advancement Program co-hosted a memorial Thursday for two students and Black Panthers killed in Campbell Hall. Read more...

Photo: A stone outside Campbell Hall recognizes the deaths of Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins Jr. – two UCLA students and members of the Black Panther Party who were shot inside Campbell Hall on Jan. 17, 1969. UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union and Academic Advancement Program co-hosted an annual memorial Thursday for the two students. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)

Campus, Crime, Los Angeles, News

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February 23, 11:17 pm

LASD fails to be transparent about role in police response to encampment

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it sent two squads to back up police who cleared last spring’s Palestine solidarity encampment – but only after an acting captain told the Daily Bruin it hadn’t participated at all. Read more...

Photo: A letter stating that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not send officers to the UCLA campus during last spring’s encampment is layered over a collage of photos showing LASD officers on campus. LASD did in fact send officers to campus to assist with protest policing, a senior officer said. (Photos by Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff and Zimo Li/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Lindsey Murto/Design director)


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