When UCLA librarian Michelle Jacobs receives a text message, she hits the books before she hits the reply button. Read more...
Campus, News
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March 7, 10:52 pm
Your questions answered: text a librarian
News, Westwood
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March 7, 10:50 pm
EAP students in Chile have different reactions to quake
Five hours after the Chilean earthquake hits and hundreds of miles away from the epicenter, Heather Dennis finally finds out about the 8.8-magnitude quake, a disaster she entirely missed. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News, Westwood
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March 5, 3:54 pm
Victim escapes attempted sexual assault on Hilgard Avenue
An attempted sexual assault occurred around 1:30 a.m. today on the 800 block of Hilgard Avenue. A woman, who police said is affiliated with UCLA, was grabbed by a man from behind while she was walking. Read more...
Campus, Westwood
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March 4, 10:50 pm
Protesters swarm UCLA campus in National Day of Action
Hundreds of feet stamped on the ground in unison, as chants of "Education should be free "“ no cuts, no fees" rose in the air and people flooded into the hallway. Read more...
Campus, News
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March 4, 10:49 pm
National Lawyers Guild members attend protests to observe and record police action
Lincoln Ellis was arrested in the fall of 2002 at a protest on the buildup to the Iraq war. He received help from a National Lawyers Guild attorney and was not charged. Read more...
Photo: Jocelyn Thomas, a first-year graduate student in women’s studies, participates in Thursday’s rally at Bruin Plaza. “I believe that the UC system should be a public system, that students and the community have a right to education,” Thomas said.
Science & Health
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March 4, 10:43 pm
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine performs autopsy on 115-year-old woman to aid research
UCLA's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine recently autopsied 115-year-old Gertrude Baines, formerly the oldest person in the world. Read more...
Photo: Gertrude Baines, a 115-year-old woman who was recently autopsied, was one of 77 living supercentenarians in the world ““ people aged 110 or older.
News, Westwood
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March 4, 10:39 pm
UCLA alumna’s study shows small dogs descend from Middle Eastern gray wolf
Shih tzus, malteses, chihuahuas and other small dogs all have a common ancestor: the Middle Eastern gray wolf. Read more...