The Los Angeles Police Department fired two officers who visited the apartment of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco shortly after she was killed in September 2015. Read more...
Crime, News
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November 7, 10:54 pm
LAPD fires two officers following death of UCLA student
News, UC
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November 6, 10:26 pm
Sexual harassment by UC regent faces backlash from Bruin community
Several University of California students and officials condemned a UC regent for sexually harassing a former employee. UC Regent Norman Pattiz, who is also executive chairman of the radio company PodcastOne, made sexual comments about his former employee, Heather McDonald, while she was taping a commercial for memory foam bras. Read more...
Photo: University of California Regent Norman Pattiz (center) made sexually suggestive comments toward an employee, for which he apologized in an interview in the Los Angeles Times. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health
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November 6, 10:25 pm
UCLA disability studies minor to celebrate 10th anniversary
When faculty and administrators started the disability studies minor, they thought students with disabilities would be the most interested. But 10 years later, the minor has grown in size, and students from all backgrounds apply. Read more...
Photo: Claudine Ignacio, a third-year psychobiology student, runs an Instagram page that tells the stories of disabled individuals, inspired by a disability studies class. (Courtesy of Claudine Ignacio)
A Closer Look, News
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November 6, 4:50 pm
Q&A: UCLA professor discusses impacts of study on Trump-supporting areas
UCLA researchers conducted a study in October that suggested the majority of Trump supporters come from economically disadvantaged areas or areas that are unaffected by immigration and trade policies. Read more...
A Closer Look, News, Science & Health
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November 6, 4:29 pm
UCLA collaborates in programs to help improve Latin American health care
UCLA medical scholars and residents are collaborating with medical workers in Latin America to provide better health care. At a panel hosted by the UCLA Center for World Health on Thursday, three physicians from the David Geffen School of Medicine and a physician from Nicaragua discussed the health care projects they are leading in underserved Latin American areas. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Center for World Health hosted a panel discussing Latin American health care Thursday, as part of the newly launched Latin America Initiative. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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November 4, 4:41 pm
Dinesh D’Souza discusses Democratic faults at Bruin Republicans event
A conservative filmmaker and author compared a United States governed by Democratic lawmakers to an “urban plantation” at an event hosted by Bruin Republicans on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Conservative writer Dinesh D’Souza spoke at a Bruin Republicans event Thursday and described what he called the political left’s misrepresentation of history. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
News, Science & Health
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November 3, 11:31 pm
Lung cancer treatment receives FDA approval following UCLA trials
Four years ago, lung cancer patients began traveling to Westwood from as far away as Hawaii and Tennessee to test the latest potential treatment for their disease. Read more...