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News, Science & Health
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November 24, 12:00 am
Student group works to connect individuals with health care resources
A line of parents wrapped around an Inglewood middle school Saturday while UCLA volunteers met with families one by one to go over health care insurance options. Read more...
Photo: UCLA medical students Caleb Wilson and Lisa Nicholson and USC student Emma de Montelongo talk to their client Natalie Mendez. (Courtesy of Venetia Lai)
Campus, News
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November 21, 8:04 am
Student organization, veterans address military discrimination at event
She rose from her crouched position to the sound of “Hallelujah” with sharp, erratic movements that flowed into one another. Using music to guide her dance, Tiffanie Chow shared her story of being raped when she was 13 years old. Read more...
Photo: Dwayne Carl and David Lyons spoke about their struggles serving in the military as gay men. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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November 21, 7:48 am
Board considers several proposals to improve business in Westwood Village
Westwood Village business and property owners are considering several proposals that they hope will improve business in the district, including dismantling multiple six-way crosswalks, adding a new crosswalk on Westwood Boulevard and revamping the Broxton Avenue parking structure. Read more...
Campus, News
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November 21, 7:47 am
Artsakh Awareness Week brings attention to regional conflict, Armenian history
A war waging thousands of miles away forced Julie Avetisyan’s parents to flee their home in Baku, Azerbaijan, when they were 17 years old. Avetisyan, now a first-year fine arts student and member of the Armenian Students’ Association, said her family was uprooted from their home during the Artsakh Liberation War, fought in the 1980s to the 1990s. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Natalie Kalbakian)
News, Science & Health
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November 21, 7:21 am
Ardunio Workshop at UCLA challenges students’ creativity
Teams of engineering and computer science students huddled together over their computers while trying to program Arduinos on Wednesday night. Organized and funded by Thales, an aerospace defense company, the Arduino Workshop challenge provided Arduinos for 24 students to program in teams and prepare for a larger international competition. Read more...
Photo: Second-year electrical engineering student Mignon Huang tests the Arduino board for defects by programming it to blink an LED light regularly. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
News, Video
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November 21, 1:26 am
Tuition hike protest overshadows Beat ‘SC Bonfire
A tuition hike protest overshadowed the bonfire in the annual Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally event. Watch lively footage of the raw emotions pouring out from both the protest and the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally. Read more...