Joan Nelson, retired associate dean of students and long-time adviser to numerous honors societies, died Sunday after battling cancer for several years. Read more...
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October 14, 11:52 pm
A woman’s angel in the UCLA Avon Cares for Life
Divorced and with no health insurance, Francesca Capasso felt hopeless. Read more...
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Francesca Capasso and her “angel” Lori Viveros, director of Avon Cares for Life.
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October 14, 3:40 am
UCLA opens child care facility in Westwood
Silhouetted against a cloudy blue sky and the backdrop of Westwood's high rise buildings, a child climbs onto a wooden play structure, smiles down at his mother, and goes down the slide. Read more...
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UCLA’s new child care center, located on Weyburn Avenue on top of the Westwood Marketplace center, celebrated its grand opening on Tuesday.
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October 14, 3:36 am
Academic Senate to vote on renaming ‘fees’ to ‘tuition’
The UCLA Academic Senate will vote this week on a UC-wide proposal to officially change the term "educational fees" to "tuition," which would clarify a confusing term for many students in the UC system. Read more...
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October 14, 3:30 am
An empty feeling inside
A family in Cameroon shares its experience of living through the tragic loss of its son and brother, Guy Alang-Ntang
October 11, 2010 "”mdash; The Daily Bruin reporting project, “An Outside Shot,” includes articles, photos and multimedia capturing the basketball community in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Two former UCLA forwards, Alfred Aboya and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, hail from the West African capital city, where basketball is gradually taking over as a top sport.
Six years ago, Yaoundé native Guy Alang-Ntang left Cameroon to play basketball at an American high school. Three years later, he suffered from a fatal heart attack on the court. Members of Alang-Ntang’s family share their memories of him, and their experiences in coping with his death. [3:08]
To view the entire package, please visit dailybruin.com/overandback.
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon "”mdash; Gabriel Meng keeps a box of old photos, programs and memorabilia tucked away in his room. Read more...
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Paul Homoie Ntang Mpie, Alang-Ntang’s father, reflects on the day that he discovered his son died.
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October 14, 3:30 am
Amnesty International Clubs’ contest fights maternal mortality
Erika Solanki was at Amnesty International's Annual General Meeting in September when a Berkeley student approached her with an innovative idea to combat maternal mortality. Read more...
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October 14, 3:18 am
Campus service hopes to unify WiFi coverage
As his assigned enrollment time approached, Kyle Nguyen pulled out his laptop to enroll in classes during a lab class in Young Hall. Read more...