Thursday, April 30



James Barragan appointed as 2012-2013 editor in chief

James Barragan, a current assistant news editor for the Daily Bruin, has been appointed editor in chief of the Daily Bruin for the 2012-2013 academic year. Read more...

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Third-year history student James Barragan was elected as the Daily Bruin’s editor in chief for the 2012-2013 school year.




UCLA's Billie Weiss named 'local hero' for her work in communities affected by violence

Gilbert Salinas was an ex-gang member who had just been released from jail. Gun wounds to his spinal cord had left him a paraplegic, and he wasn't sure what to do with his new freedom. Read more...

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Billie Weiss, an associate director of the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Program at the UCLA School of Public Health, was recently awarded for her research and work with people affected by violence.

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