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May 4, 8:20 pm

Gov. Brown signs bills to raise smoking age to 21, expand tobacco bans

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a set of smoking-related bills Wednesday, including a bill that raises the legal smoking age for tobacco from 18 to 21. The bills also expand no-smoking areas to cover all areas of public schools and places restrictions on electronic cigarette use. Read more...

Photo: In September, the Westwood Village Improvement Association installed 13 cigarette recycling receptacles. On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a set of bills that would raise the legal smoking age for tobacco from 18 to 21, among other measures. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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May 4, 1:09 am

UC regent to remain board member despite ethical violations

A University of California doctor remained on the UC Board of Regents despite several ethical violations, in his attempts to negotiate a deal between his eye clinics and UCLA, according to a ProPublica article. Read more...

Photo: A University of California doctor remained on the UC Board of Regents despite ethical violations, according to a ProPublica article. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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May 4, 1:06 am

Retiring UCPD Chief James Herren reflects on 40 years of service

In 1997, the Torrance Police Department police chief was fired after officers under his leadership stole from the property room, where the station keeps radios, drugs and other confiscated items. Read more...

Photo: Under his tenure as police chief, Herren said UCPD was able to monitor individuals who may be threats to students by working with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)

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May 4, 1:01 am

Patient accuses UCLA medical center of malpractice

Russel Farnsworth went to work every morning with his head pounding. He sat at his desk and tried to push through the pain, only to stand and feel as though he had pinched nerves along his spine. Read more...

Photo: Russel Farnsworth said he struggled for eight years with back pains, which he attributes to a surgery he had in 2009 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)

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May 4, 12:00 am

Students explore creativity through YouTube channels

Being a college student is hard enough, with stress coming from midterms, essays, finals and those coveted jobs and internships. Add running a social media empire to the equation, and you’ve got yourself on a whole new level. Read more...

Photo: Amanda Magana runs a UCLA-focused YouTube channel. (Kelly Ma/Daily Bruin)


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