One of the sexual harassment reports released by the University of California on Tuesday involved a rape allegation against a UCLA employee. An undergraduate student, whose name was redacted in the report, alleged Tarundeep Sandhu, a former UCLA School of Dentistry employee, raped the student while she was intoxicated after going out to a bar together. Read more...
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March 6, 1:08 am
UCLA dentistry employee involved in rape allegation in Title IX report
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March 6, 12:54 am
UC employees identified in 113 sexual harassment, assault reports
This post was updated Mar. 6 at 2 p.m. Title IX reports released by University of California campuses Tuesday revealed that mostly male UC employees used their positions of power to sexually harass students, coworkers and subordinates. Read more...
Photo: Many sexual harassment reports released by the UC on Tuesday involved men harassing female coworkers, students or subordinates. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 6, 12:26 am
UCLA study aims to improve interaction between LA residents, wildlife
This post was updated March 8 at 3:40 p.m. UCLA researchers are studying how wildlife mammals live in urban Los Angeles to improve the relationship between animals and humans. Read more...
Photo: Jessica Lynch Alfaro, an anthropology associate professor, said if an opossum gets hit by a car, sometimes the babies in the pouch survive and may be fostered by people. In Los Angeles, it is a more common practice to take them to the California Wildlife Center. (Courtesy of Jessica Lynch Alfaro)
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March 6, 12:24 am
LA Better Buildings Challenge awards UCLA for water efficiency
UCLA won an award Tuesday for its achievements in reducing drinking water consumption. The award, presented at the third annual Innovation Awards from the Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge, recognized UCLA for conserving more than 28 million gallons of water last year, according to a press release. Read more...
Photo: UCLA has connected 22 buildings to a system that collects water from runoff, laboratories and air conditioners for use in a central cooling facility. The system is part of the school’s efforts to save more than 28 million gallons of water annually. (Courtesy of Nurit Katz)
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March 5, 7:15 pm
Daily Bruin wins 29 California College Media Association awards
The Daily Bruin won 29 awards at the California College Media Association’s annual contest Saturday, including 11 first-place honors and nine for prime, a quarterly arts, culture and lifestyle magazine. Read more...
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March 5, 2:08 pm
Video: A look into the first UC-wide South Asian Conference
The first UC-wide South Asian Conference was hosted by UCLA on Feb 18. and 19. Delegates came from UC Merced, UC Irvine, UC Davis and more came to discuss the conference theme: “Organize. Read more...
Photo: (Aparna Balakumar/Daily Bruin)
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March 4, 11:42 pm
Firefighters put out fire at Levering Avenue apartment
Firefighters put out a small fire in a North Village apartment Saturday night. The Los Angeles Fire Department arrived at the apartment complex at 901 Levering Ave. Read more...
Photo: (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)