A UCLA professor accused of sexual harassment reported receiving a threatening telephone call last week. According to a university police log, history professor Gabriel Piterberg reported receiving an annoying, obscene or threatening phone call to police on Jan. Read more...
Crime, News
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January 17, 5:25 pm
History professor Piterberg reports receiving threatening phone call
News, UC
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January 17, 2:16 pm
UC President Janet Napolitano hospitalized
University of California President Janet Napolitano was hospitalized Monday morning due to cancer treatment complications. Doctors said she is doing well and expect her to be released in the coming days, according to a UC Office of the President statement. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano, who has undergone cancer treatment before, was hospitalized this week. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 17, 12:55 am
Student reflects on immigrant identity, anti-Muslim prejudice in US
Nadine El Fawal was apprehensive about moving to a new country at age 14, but her mother said that in America, her dreams would come true. Read more...
Photo: Nadine El Fawal, a first-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, immigrated to Virginia from Egypt four years ago and said she experiences discrimination because of her identity. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 16, 11:43 pm
USAC looks for ways to bring entrepreneurship education into curricula
Undergraduate Students Association Council members want to find ways to improve the entrepreneurship curriculum at UCLA. Members of the office of USAC General Representative 2 and groups in the entrepreneurship community attended the Entrepreneurship Council’s conference Friday, which discussed how to improve UCLA’s entrepreneurship culture and education. Read more...
Photo: The Entrepreneurship Council discussed about ways to improve entrepreneurship culture on campus at a conference on Friday. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 16, 10:38 pm
UCLA alum offers solution to parking struggles near campus via website
A UCLA alumnus took his frustration at the lack of available parking spots near campus and developed it into a website. Ryusei Shimizu, who graduated in 2015, founded Poasis, a website that aims to connect people who have extra parking spaces to drivers who need parking. Read more...
Photo: (April Ding/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 16, 8:48 pm
Consent Week aims for survivor support with safe space, interactive panel
Students organizing UCLA’s fourth annual Consent Week will focus this year’s program on encouraging dialogue between administrators and students and providing safe spaces for sexual assault survivors. Read more...
Campus, News
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January 16, 7:59 pm
Photo: Third annual IDEA Hacks held at Ackerman Grand Ballroom
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at UCLA and Theta Tau, a professional engineering fraternity, hosted the third annual IDEA Hacks this weekend. IDEA Hacks is UCLA’s first 36-hour hardware hackathon held in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students spent 36 hours in Ackerman Grand Ballroom to create a product related to exercise and sports technology this weekend. The hackathon was free for all participants. (Tianyi Ruan/Daily Bruin)