A November 2022 survey by Kaplan found nearly half of current pre-med students may decide where to apply to medical school based on states’ abortion laws. Read more...
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News, Westwood
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January 22, 11:31 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Jan. 18
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council gathered Wednesday for their monthly public general meeting held over Zoom. The NWWNC is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 18, 10:21 pm
USAC to select new transfer student representative after position vacancy
Undergraduate Student Association Council Transfer Student Representative Teddy Moreno resigned Jan. 5, leaving an opening for the spot to be filled by Jan. 26. In an emailed statement to the USAC Office of the President, Moreno, a former fourth-year anthropology transfer student, said he resigned due to his decision to withdraw from UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where Undergraduate Student Association Council offices are housed, is pictured. USAC Transfer Student Representative Teddy Moreno resigned on Jan. 5. USAC President Carl King Jr. will serve as the appointing officer to fill the now-vacant position by Jan. 26. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, News, Science & Health
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January 18, 10:08 pm
Student group Medical Aid Initiative promotes sustainability in health care
Students are working to reduce medical supply waste and improve sustainability in partnership with UCLA Health. Medical Aid Initiative is a student organization that works to collect, organize, store and donate surplus medical supplies across organizations associated with the UCLA Health system. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are members of the Medical Aid Initiative, a student organization helping to reduce medical waste by redistributing surplus medical supplies from across the UCLA Health system. (Courtesy of Lisa Yan)
Higher Education, News, UC
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January 18, 10:06 pm
Students call on UC to increase opportunities for students without legal status
Students and faculty gathered outside the University of California Board of Regents meetings Wednesday to call for the Board to increase employment opportunities for students without legal resident status. Read more...
Photo: Students, faculty and union members gathered outside the Luskin Conference Center to call for the UC to allow the hiring of students without legal resident status on Wednesday. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 18, 10:04 pm
UCLA community honors legacy of killed Black Panther students
Around 60 UCLA community members gathered Tuesday evening to honor the 54th anniversary of the death of two former students and Black Panthers who were killed in Campbell Hall. Read more...
Photo: A vigil was held Tuesday evening for Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins Jr. The two were students and Black Panthers shot and killed in Campbell Hall on Jan. 17, 1969. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
Academics, Campus, Fire, News
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January 18, 7:08 pm
Backpack fire in Boelter Hall causes evacuations, no injuries reported
A backpack caught on fire in a Boelter Hall classroom Wednesday, causing hundreds of students throughout the building to evacuate. Around 12:30 p.m., a backpack began to catch fire in Boelter Hall room 5249, where a bioengineering class was taking place, said Jeeth Pawar, a third-year bioengineering student in the class. Read more...
Photo: Boelter Hall, pictured. Hundreds of students evacuated the building after a backpack caught on fire in a bioengineering class. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)