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January 20, 11:58 am

Researcher fears Trump presidency will hurt HIV research, LGBTQ community

Justin Akin spent years watching his friends and colleagues die from HIV/AIDS, only to discover in 1990 that he also carried the disease. “I spent the ’80s deciding I wouldn’t get tested because I didn’t want to know … if I was going to die,” said Akin, the administrative director at the UCLA Center for HIV Prevention Research. Read more...

Photo: Justin Akin, administrative director at the UCLA Center for HIV Prevention Research, is an activist for the LGBTQ community and HIV-positive himself. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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January 20, 1:30 am

Student works to combat racism in wake of Trump presidency

Two white men in a passing car yelled racist insults at Michaelle Burbank and her friends as they were on their way to protest President-elect Trump’s election in November. Read more...

Photo: Michaelle Burbank said growing up in a predominantly white community complicated the role race played in her life. She added she faced racial discrimination growing up. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)

News, Student Government

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January 20, 1:28 am

Alum returns to UCLA to support Bruins through USAC offices

Jessica Alexander is moving forward to a new job this quarter that will allow her to look back. Alexander, a 2009 UCLA alumna, returned to campus to support the undergraduate student government. Read more...

Photo: Jessica Alexander, the new student government services manager, will work to support USAC and said she looks forward to giving back to the community that supported her. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in sociology in 2009. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)

News, Westwood

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January 20, 12:17 am

New crosswalk coming to Westwood between Weyburn and Kinross

Westwood residents and visitors will soon be able to use a new crosswalk on one of the longest blocks in Westwood Village. A new pedestrian crosswalk is under construction on Westwood Boulevard between Weyburn and Kinross avenues, after the Westwood Village Improvement Association approved it last year. Read more...

Photo: A new crosswalk will be available to pedestrians on Westwood Boulevard between Weyburn and Kinross avenues in mid-February. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

Campus, News, Westwood

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January 20, 12:16 am

Saturday BruinBus destination changes from Santa Monica to Hollywood

A UCLA shuttle will transport students from the Hill to the Hollywood area this quarter. UCLA Office of Residential Life changed the free Saturday BruinBus shuttle’s destination from Santa Monica to two different locations: Hollywood and Highland, and The Grove. Read more...

Photo: The Saturday BruinBus shuttle will take students to Hollywood and Highland, and The Grove this quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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