For many medical school applicants, being a doctor means caring for the people who need help and fulfilling dreams of serving the community. But about 400 physicians die every year by suicide, and almost 50 percent of medical students reported feeling emotionally exhausted and less empathetic toward their patients. Read more...
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May 12, 3:08 am
TFT criticized for lack of transparency in admissions process
Several students said they think the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television misled applicants about its admissions process this year. John Caldwell, vice chair of undergraduate studies in the film, television and digital media department, said department officials decided they would no longer accept applications from internal transfer students for the Film, Television and Digital Media, or FTVDM, major beginning next academic year. Read more...
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May 12, 3:07 am
EU ambassador addresses UCLA community regarding refugee crisis
The European Union ambassador to the United States told UCLA community members Wednesday afternoon he thinks the EU’s member countries need to work together to address the refugee crisis. Read more...
Photo: David O’Sullivan, the European Union ambassador to the US, spoke at UCLA Wednesday afternoon about the EU response to the Syrian refugee crisis. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
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May 12, 3:04 am
Human Rights Night panelists address refugee crisis, human trafficking
Tania Rashid saw pieces of American-branded, blood-soaked clothing scattered among the rubble of fallen buildings after a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed in 2013 and killed more than 1,000 people. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnae Nagwa Ibrahim (left), criminal defense and immigration lawyer, and Tania Rashid, a freelance journalist, spoke as panelists at Human Rights Night. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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May 12, 3:02 am
City council to vote on placement of bike lanes in Westwood Village
The Los Angeles City Council will vote Friday whether to move a planned bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley and Midvale avenues. The council’s transportation committee met Wednesday to discuss possible amendments to the Mobility Plan 2035, which would add hundreds of bike lanes, bus-only lanes and pedestrian improvements throughout the city. Read more...
Photo: LA city council members, UCLA officials and Westwood community members disagree over whether to move a proposed bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley Avenue. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Student Government
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May 12, 3:01 am
Passage of #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum expands funding for CAPS
UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, plans to use funding from a student fee passed Friday to provide more counseling sessions and recruit more diverse clinicians. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services plans to use funding from the #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum, which passed Friday, to improve counseling services. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
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May 11, 7:08 pm
Student photo protests transgender identity, raises free speech debate
Members of the UCLA community launched into a debate about free speech after a UCLA student posted a photograph in which students denounced the validity of identifying as transgender. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Julia Nista)