Some Westwood smoke shop owners and UCLA students disagreed on the effectiveness of a new law that will increase the smoking age in California to 21 on June 9. Read more...
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May 10, 9:33 pm
Records reveal Pi Kappa Phi members made racist statements in 2013
This post was updated July 28, 2020 at 4:25 p.m. An undergraduate student government official released records Tuesday that revealed members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity in 2013 made racist and misogynistic statements during its chapter meetings. Read more...
Photo: A USAC official released records Tuesday that revealed members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity in 2013 made racist and misogynistic statements during their meetings. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
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May 10, 5:01 pm
UC Regents recap — May 10
The University of California Board of Regents discussed various construction projects on UCLA and UC San Diego campuses as well as UC President Janet Napolitano’s student housing initiative at its meeting Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed various construction projects and UC President Janet Napolitano’s student housing initiative. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 10, 12:36 am
Teaming up to beat heart disease
At the age of 15, Sameer Jafri accidentally became the poster child for sudden cardiac death awareness. Jafri said he was approached by a photographer with the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation while waiting in line to get a screening for heart abnormalities after baseball practice. Read more...
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May 10, 12:34 am
UCLA professor studies real-time effect of presidential campaign ads
Political science professor Lynn Vavreck said she enjoys the challenge that comes with studying political advertising and campaigns. “I really like taking my time, digging into a puzzle and trying to sort through the data to find patterns, so we can understand how people make political choices,” Vavreck said. Read more...
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May 10, 12:32 am
Westwood’s Broxton Avenue parking garage to upgrade facilities
The post was updated on May 11 at 2:20 p.m. A private management company will begin operating an existing city-managed parking garage on Broxton Avenue starting July 1. Read more...
Photo: The city of Los Angeles hired an external management company to manage the parking garage on Broxton Avenue. With the change in management, the parking garage will upgrade to accept card payments and build signs that show how many spaces are available. (Diana Celeste Luna/Daily Bruin)
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May 10, 12:30 am
Longtime physics and astronomy professor Maha Ashour-Abdalla dies at 72
Maha Ashour-Abdalla worked hard for every presentation she gave, whether it was to top scientists or her undergraduate physics class, said David Schriver, a physics professor and one of Ashour-Abdalla’s first graduate students. Read more...
Photo: Maha Ashour-Abdalla taught physics at UCLA for 31 years and made several contributions in the field of space plasma physics through her research. (Courtesy of Mostafa El Alaoui)