LAPD received a report of two masked people breaking into a home on Westholme Avenue shortly after midnight Tuesday. Multiple police vehicles responded to the break-in, which occurred less than three blocks from campus at 12:09 a.m. Read more...
Photo: A LAPD car drives down a Westwood street. LAPD responded to a break-in on Westholme Avenue in the early hours of Tuesday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 23 at 10:52 a.m. More than 150 demonstrators protested an event with the United States Department of Homeland Security’s head lawyer at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators hold posters as they listen to law student Maahum Shahab in Shapiro Courtyard. Shahab condemned the DHS and the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee from Myanmar who died of hypothermia and dehydration in upstate New York after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents left him outside, during her speech. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 21 at 11:03 p.m. Health-centered UCLA student organizations hosted a fair promoting health literacy at Ackerman Union on Thursday. The California Health Professional Student Alliance at UCLA – which advocates for healthcare equity – hosted the event in collaboration with the Student Wellness Commission’s Student Health Network, a coalition of health-related campus clubs. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Vision Project, Club Wellbeing and Latinx Pre-Dental society are pictured from left to right at the health fair promoting various parts of health literacy from eye health to mental health to representation. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 21 at 8:26 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board’s election website listed erroneous candidate platforms for at least four candidates ahead of the spring USAC election. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which houses the office of the USA Elections Board, is pictured. The board’s election website listed erroneous candidate platforms for at least four candidates ahead of the spring USAC election.(William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)
Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw, a distinguished law professor at UCLA, shared anecdotes from her upcoming book “Backtalker” at the event. Read more...
Photo: Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw speaks at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)
James Womack was looking forward to auditioning to become a speaker at the School of Law graduation ceremony in May. But this spring, Womack learned he was barred from doing – or auditioning for – the commencement speech. Read more...
Photo: The School of Law is pictured. The Student Bar Association – the School of Law’s student body government – announced in a March 13 email that only SBA officeholders will provide the commencement remarks in May. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Dr. Scott Eggener, a urologic oncologist specializing in testicular cancer, sat down with science and health editor Shaun Thomas during April’s Testicular Cancer Awareness Month to discuss detecting the disease early, reducing stigma and educating young patients about cancer risk. Read more...
Photo: (Ella Han/Daily Bruin)
