University police are searching for an individual who allegedly burglarized a residence hall early Friday morning. Three UCLA students were sleeping in their dorm at Delta Terrace when the individual entered the dorm between 2:17 a.m. Read more...
Crime, News
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May 1, 2:59 pm
Three students report to UCPD about property stolen from dorm room
News, Westwood
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May 1, 1:21 am
VA West LA campus designates 10 safe parking spots for homeless veterans
Homeless veterans who live in their cars now have access to 10 safe parking spaces at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs West Los Angeles campus. This is a first step in the VA’s larger initiative to address homelessness, which includes the construction of 110 housing units by 2020 and 1,200 total units to be built on the VA’s West LA campus. Read more...
Photo: Homeless veterans are able to park in 10 designated parking spots at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los Angeles campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Science & Health
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May 1, 12:02 am
UCLA student organization seeks to educate students on cybersecurity
A student organization is using an online game to teach students about cybersecurity. NetSec, a branch of UCLA’s Association of Computer Machinery, along with teams at UC Irvine and California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo held the club’s most recent capture the flag event Saturday. Read more...
Photo: NetSec, a branch of UCLA’s Association for Computing Machinery, along with teams at UC Irvine and California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo held the club’s most recent capture the flag event Saturday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
News, Student Government
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May 1, 12:00 am
USAC election sanction – April 30
The undergraduate student government election board issued 10 sanctions Monday. The board sanctioned 17 candidates for a number of election code violations, including ones relating to campaign finance and social media campaigning. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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April 30, 11:56 pm
Mentorship organization to build bridges between Bruins, professionals
A new student-run organization aims to provide professional mentorship for students. Bruin Bridges, which launched in April and held its first meeting Friday, connects students to leaders in various industries who will advise and mentor them. Read more...
Photo: Mindy Lin, Carolina Rubini, Giulia Sperandio and Jeremiah Barnett are board members of Bruin Bridges, a new student organization that connects students to leaders in various industries who will advise and mentor them. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
National, News
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April 30, 11:52 pm
Researchers suggest affirmative action could be beneficial to the economy
Researchers built an economic model showing that socioeconomic affirmative action at institutions of higher education could positively impact the economy. Bernard Herskovic, an assistant professor of finance at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Joao Ramos, a USC assistant professor of finance and business economics, showed in their report that affirmative action allows low-income students with high innate abilities to gain more income and social mobility than high-income students with low innate abilities. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA study found affirmative action could allow low-income students with high innate abilities to gain more income and social mobility than high-income students with low innate abilities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Westwood
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April 30, 12:00 am
VA looks to move forward on West LA plan for housing homeless veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to build more than 1,000 housing units at its West Los Angeles campus. The VA held a public hearing Thursday to gauge public opinion for its plans to provide permanent supportive housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Department of Veterans Affairs said at a public meeting Thursday it is seeking out a developer to build more than 1,200 housing units for homeless veterans at its West Los Angeles campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)