This post was updated Jan. 21 at 5:32 p.m. A power outage affected parts of Westwood Village and the North Village around 1 a.m. on Friday. Read more...
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Crime, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 20, 6:25 pm
UCPD searches for suspect reportedly involved in hot-prowl burglaries off campus
University police are looking for a suspect reportedly involved in two off-campus attempted hot prowl residential burglaries Thursday morning. Both incidents occurred in the same building at the 11000 block of Venice Boulevard, according to a UCPD crime alert sent Thursday. Read more...
California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Science & Health
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January 20, 5:12 pm
Los Angeles City Council to implement organic waste reduction program
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 12:35 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Dec. 7 that would direct the city to reduce disposal of organic waste by 75% by 2025. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion to take steps to comply with a statewide requirement to reduce organic waste disposal to landfills by 75% by 2025. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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January 20, 2:04 pm
UCLA testing requirements raise concerns about lack of monitoring, false positives
After returning to UCLA following winter break, some students faced issues with the monitoring of mandatory rapid antigen tests and false-positive results. UCLA requires students living in on-campus dorms and university-owned apartments to self-administer rapid antigen COVID-19 tests and provide proof of a negative result before moving into their housing, according to a Dec. Read more...
Photo: A rapid antigen test sits on a table at a UCLA COVID-19 testing site. Rapid tests – though not as sensitive as the university’s saliva-based PCR tests – are practical for quickly gauging one’s risk of spreading the virus, experts said. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, International, News
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January 19, 7:55 pm
Zuriel Oduwole advocates for girls’ education via employment, entrepreneurship
Zuriel Oduwole woke up at 3 a.m. last quarter to take her final exams. The third-year cognitive science student was finishing her classes in Qatar – 11 hours ahead of Los Angeles – while speaking at the 2021 WISE Summit. Read more...
Photo: Zuriel Oduwole, a third-year cognitive science student, has been involved in fillmmaking and activism since the age of 9. Her activism has taken her around the world, as she most recently spoke at the 2021 WISE Summit in Qatar. (Courtesy of Qatar Foundation)
Campus, News
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January 19, 6:27 pm
UCLA community members reflect on new sustainability plan policies, initiatives
The 2022 UCLA Sustainability Plan emphasizes equity, diversity and inclusion, but some UCLA community members argue the policies are not concrete enough. The university is combining its climate initiatives – formalized over the last decade – into a comprehensive draft plan for the first time. Read more...
Photo: (Maleeha Zaman/Daily Bruin)
Crime, Graphics, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 19, 2:30 pm
Crimewatch: December 2021
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 10:26 a.m. UCPD recorded 536 unique entries in its December daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Justin Jung, city and crime editor. Read more...