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Crime, News, Westwood
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March 3, 2:19 pm
Crimewatch: February 2023
UCPD recorded 672 unique entries in its February daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Matthew Royer, city and crime editor. Interactive by Lindsey Parungo, Data editor. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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March 2, 3:37 pm
Jewish community members at UCLA voice concern over recent shootings
This post was updated March 5 at 11:04 p.m. Jewish UCLA community members expressed concern for their safety in light of recent hate crimes and reaffirmed the importance of secure religious and community programming on campus. Read more...
Photo: Hillel at UCLA is pictured. Jewish UCLA community members said some Jewish centers on campus implemented new safety measures following alleged antisemitic hate crimes in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California, Higher Education, News, UC
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February 28, 10:43 pm
Student Researchers United merges with United Auto Workers Local 2865
Student Researchers United and United Auto Workers Local 2865, unions representing graduate student researchers and academic student employees, respectively, merged to become known solely as UAW Local 2865, it announced Monday. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a United Auto Workers union strike. Student Researchers United and UAW Local 2865 announced via Twitter on Monday that they would merge to be known only as UAW Local 2865, representing a combined 36,000 graduate student employees at the UC. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
News, Science & Health
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February 28, 10:42 pm
James Webb Space Telescope data challenges previous knowledge of early galaxies
UCLA researchers collected data with the James Webb Space Telescope to characterize distant galaxies, revealing new information and challenging previously held ideas such as the age of the earliest galaxies. Read more...
Photo: The inside of the UCLA Planetarium is pictured. UCLA researchers used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study distant galaxies more closely than before. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)
National, News
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February 28, 10:42 pm
COVID-19 led to hardship for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, study shows
A recent UCLA study found that the COVID-19 pandemic led to economic hardship, negative health outcomes and rising incidents of hate and violence for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall (pictured). A study by UCLA, AAPI Data and UC Riverside researchers found that the Asian American and Pacific Islander community faced negative health and economic consequences, as well as an increase in incidents of hate, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Transportation, Westwood
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February 26, 11:23 pm
UCLA students raise complaints about BruinBus scheduling, overcrowding issues
Passengers of BruinBus have experienced frequent issues with the year-round shuttle service, including scheduling issues and roughness boarding buses. Students said the shuttle has been inconsistent in getting them to class on time and that there are not enough buses for the number of students who use the service, particularly at the U1 line’s Weyburn Terrace stop, where UCLA’s newest university apartments house thousands of students. Read more...
Photo: The BruinBus U1 line’s Weybrun Terrace stop is pictured. Passengers waiting for the bus at this stop have experienced pushing and shoving while trying to board the bus. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)