Editor’s note: Priyanka Nanayakkara is a student in Ananya Roy’s class Inequality and Democracy: The Analysis and Praxis of Public Problems. Scholars, artists and activists gathered Feb. Read more...
Photo: Photo courtesy of Namrata Ramani
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Crime, News, Westwood
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February 5, 2:03 pm
LAPD searches for man responsible for multiple robberies
Police are searching for a man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September. The man hides a cellphone in his jacket pocket and presses it against people’s backs, pretending it’s a handgun, said Alexander Schlegel, a West Los Angeles robbery detective. Read more...
Photo: Police are searching for a man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September. (LAPD)
Campus, News
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February 5, 8:29 am
‘Stain of Denial’ event protests Turkey’s denial of Armenian genocide
The Armenian Students’ Association held a “Stain of Denial” silent protest Thursday in response to the Turkish government’s denial of the Armenian genocide. The protest was held from 10 a.m. Read more...
Photo: (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin) Photo credit: Jennifer Hu
News, UC
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February 5, 8:16 am
UC cybersecurity issue met with mixed responses from faculty
Several University of California professors expressed varied viewpoints about the lack of transparency surrounding the data monitoring hardware the UC Office of the President installed across UC campuses last summer. Read more...
Campus, News
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February 5, 8:11 am
Phi Kappa Psi reinstated after petition, house construction
The Phi Kappa Psi national organization rechartered its UCLA chapter last Saturday, after the chapter’s alumni and members built a new house and petitioned to be reinstated. Read more...
Photo: The Phi Kappa Psi national organization rechartered its UCLA chapter last Saturday, after the chapter’s alumni and members built a new house and petitioned to be reinstated. (Alejandra Reyes/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News
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February 5, 8:00 am
UCLA partners with UNESCO to host conference promoting education
UCLA will host an international conference and reception on Monday to celebrate the inaugural partnership between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the University of California. Read more...
Photo: Carlos Torres, the first UCLA Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, will focus on facilitating research and teaching. (UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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February 5, 7:57 am
UCLA Ashe Center takes steps to improve LGBT health care
An Ashe Center physician recently completed a training in transgender health education, in an attempt to improve medical services for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Read more...
Photo: Jay Espejo began training to specialize in transgender care last May and has focused his studies on hormone replacement. He is the first physician from the Ashe Center to be trained in transgender health care. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)