University police are searching for a man accused of inappropriately exposing himself to a UCLA student at the Charles E. Young Research Library. The man allegedly exposed himself to the student on the fourth floor of YRL at 2:23 p.m. Read more...
Crime, News
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January 9, 4:21 pm
UCPD searches for man who allegedly exposed himself at YRL
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 8, 11:29 pm
USAC recap – fall 2017
Arielle Mokhtarzadeh, president: Platforms: Mokhtarzadeh promised to work with alumni associations and the UCLA Career Center to secure internships for current Bruins. She promised to help reform University of California policies on sexual violence and sexual harassment. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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January 8, 11:28 pm
UCLA researchers study moral decision-making through mirror neurons
UCLA researchers found a way to study an individual’s neural activity to predict how they would act in a moral dilemma. In a study published last month, researchers at the Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center observed that a person’s neural activity in response to witnessing another person in pain may indicate whether they would inflict harm if it led to a greater good, according to a press release. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers found mirror neuron activity, which plays a vital role in feeling empathy, also predicts how individuals would act when facing a moral dilemma. (Daily Bruin file photo)
National, News, UC
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January 8, 11:28 pm
UC Berkeley, campus group work to release detained undocumented student
UC Berkeley is working for the release of an undocumented student who was detained by border patrol agents, the campus’ chancellor announced Monday. Immigration authorities took Luis Mora, a third-year student at UC Berkeley, into custody in San Diego on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Luis Mora, a third-year student at UC Berkeley, was detained by immigration authorities while visiting family with his girlfriend last month. (Creative Commons Photo by Jay Cross via Flickr)
Campus, National, News
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January 8, 4:29 pm
Al Gore discusses climate change at screening of his documentary at Hammer
Former Vice President Al Gore said he thinks recent natural disasters should be a wake-up call for Americans to focus more on conservation efforts at an event at the Hammer Museum on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the importance of environmental conservation at an event at the Hammer Museum. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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January 7, 10:04 pm
Two Westwood Neighborhood Council members resign from board positions
Two Westwood Neighborhood Council members announced Wednesday they are resigning from their positions on the council. Stephen Resnick, council secretary, and Connie Boukidis, council land use committee chair, announced their resignations in the agenda for the council’s Jan. Read more...
Photo: Stephen Resnick and Connie Boukidis resigned from their positions as board secretary and land use committee chair on the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Resnick and Boukidis will continue serving on the council, but the council will need to select members of its board to each position. (Daily Bruin file photo)
National, News, Student Government
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January 7, 10:03 pm
Federal tax bill may not impact students as negatively after update
Student leaders and experts said they think a new federal tax law that goes into effect this month does not impact students as negatively as previously proposed tax bills. Read more...
Photo: Graduate students protested against a previous version of the tax bill for treating graduate studetns’ tuition waivers as taxable income, which is not included in the final version of the bill. (Anthony Ismail/Daily Bruin)