Nearly 1,000 students have signed a petition to create a transfer student representative seat within the undergraduate student government, but the measure is still far from the number of signatures it needs to have to be voted on by students during spring elections. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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April 7, 2:36 am
USAC transfer representative petition seeking signatures
Campus, News
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April 7, 2:36 am
UCLA Burkle Center panel to discuss situation in Crimea
The last time Anya Ice visited her home in Crimea, she was a citizen of Ukraine. The next time she returns, she’ll be a member of the Russian Federation – and one of the minority of Crimeans who wishes she wasn’t. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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April 7, 2:33 am
UCLA patient celebrates 80th thanks to unlikely procedure
James Manzi was supposed to have an evening of celebration. He was out to dinner with family and friends for their daughter’s birthday, when his wife turned around and saw him slumped over and unconscious in his chair. Read more...
Photo: James Manzi is embraced by his wife Barbara. (Courtesy of James Manzi)
News, Science & Health
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April 7, 2:21 am
Teams of hackers to fill Pauley for LA Hacks competition
A hackathon will take place in Pauley Pavilion this weekend, bringing together coders from across the country to collaborate and compete in building apps, websites and hardware. Read more...
Campus, News
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April 7, 1:46 am
UCLA’s Taiwanese American Union hosts annual culture event
He left his family in Taiwan four years ago to attend boarding school in Connecticut and an American college. Though he is still far from home, first-year statistics student Darren Ho said he has found ways to stay connected to the culture by joining the Taiwanese American Union and performing in its annual culture show Saturday night. Read more...
Photo: Students preformed martial arts, sang and acted out skits during Saturday night’s Taiwanese culture show. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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April 7, 1:01 am
Bruins emotional as Dance Marathon 2014 comes to bittersweet end
The stadium echoed with a deep rumble as students in red T-shirts led a stampede around the dance floor to rally up last-minute morale among the exhausted dancers. Read more...
Photo: (Austin Yu / Daily Bruin)
Crime, News
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April 6, 2:02 pm
USAC councilmember facing sexual battery charges released on bond
Undergraduate student government officer Omar Arce, who is facing sexual battery and other charges, was released on bond Sunday morning. Arce was released from the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles about 3 a.m. Read more...