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Campus, News, Student Government

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November 19, 11:51 pm

Remaining 2 USAC representatives sworn in following campaign violation investigation

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 12:07 a.m. The final two Undergraduate Students Association Council seats were filled Tuesday, despite a ruling that one newly elected official violated election campaign rules. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Judicial Board Chief Justice Jamail Gibbs swore in general representatives 2 and 3, Orion Smedley and Brandon Broukhim, respectively, at a council meeting Tuesday. The swearing in was delayed after it was found that Smedley committed an election code violation. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Campus, International, News

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November 19, 1:02 am

Exhibition to encourage international students to celebrate their given names

For many international students, the name they introduce themselves as is not the name they were born with. Because of how common this practice is at UCLA, several international students said they felt they are losing part of their identity. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council International Student Representative Office will host an exhibit Nov. 26 in Bruin Plaza that will display the given names of international students. International students can submit their names to the office’s Facebook and Instagram pages. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood

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November 19, 12:55 am

Westwood stakeholders call on Metro to compensate businesses for expansion impacts

Westwood stakeholders are pushing for the Los Angeles Metro to expand compensation funds for businesses impacted by a planned subway line expansion. The third section of the Purple Line Extension project will bring significant construction to Westwood’s segment of Wilshire Boulevard starting mid-2020. Read more...

Photo: A planned Metro subway expansion is making its way to Westwood along Wilshire Boulevard. Local stakeholders expressed concern that the construction for the Purple Line Extension will obstruct customers from driving into Westwood Village, and are calling for Metro to extend a business compensation fund to the Village. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Science & Health

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November 19, 12:51 am

UCLA Health launches $20M fundraising campaign to start lung disease research center

UCLA Health has begun a $20 million fundraising campaign for researching lung disease. The initiative, which has collected $4.37 million for the Lung Health Research Accelerator Fund so far, will be used to create a new center for advanced lung disease at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, according to a press release published Thursday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health has begun a $20 million fundraising campaign for lung disease research. The initiative’s funds will be used to create a center for advanced lung disease at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Science & Health, UC

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November 19, 12:48 am

Co-creator of CRISPR lectures about future applications of genome editing technology

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 7:47 p.m. A University of California professor and co-originator of genome editing technology Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats said researchers plan to expand the technology in order to increase human applications at a campus lecture series Thursday. Read more...

Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations director)

Los Angeles, National, News

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November 18, 9:53 am

Bernie Sanders presents progressive platform to 5,200 supporters at East LA rally

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he would cancel student debt and make college free at a rally in East Los Angeles on Saturday. Sanders held the rally in the predominantly Latino Eastside to mobilize voters in the area. Read more...

Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke at a rally in East Los Angeles Saturday. Over 5,200 people came to support the Vermont senator, despite a last-minute venue change. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, News, Westwood

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November 18, 1:45 am

Graduate student hopes to advocate for underrepresented while serving on NWWNC

Noreen Ahmed spent five years counseling unemployed young adults and those who dropped out of high school. She said she realized many didn’t have access to the resources they needed, and that the best way to help underprivileged communities would be through local government. Read more...

Photo: Noreen Ahmed, a public policy graduate student, joined the North Westwood Neighborhood Council on Nov. 6 following a unanimous vote by the council. Friends, family and colleagues described Ahmed as a humble person that puts the needs of others before her own. She will serve on the committees on homelessness and the budget. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)


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