Sunday, April 5

UCLA research study finds possible effects of using e-cigarettes

UCLA researchers have found that e-cigarettes may not be as harmless as commonly believed. In a study published earlier this month, researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have found that e-cigarette users may also incur increased heart risk from smoking, similar to traditional cigarette users. Read more...

Photo: E-cigarettes are electronic devices that vaporize flavored liquids which usually contain nicotine. They do not produce tobacco smoke and are commonly used by young adults. (Creative Commons photo by Ecig Click via Wikimedia Commons)


Photo: Armenian Student Association hosts event protesting Armenian genocide

The UCLA Armenian Student Association hosted its annual “Stain of Denial” event Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Bruin Walk. The group said it hosted the event to inform others about the Armenian genocide, which took place in parts of the Ottoman Empire in 1915. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Armenian Student Association demonstrated on Bruin Walk Thursday to protest countries who deny the Armenian Genocide. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


Student leaders’ Fund the UC campaign aims to prevent tuition hike

Many students aren’t aware of a campaign that aims to increase funding for the University of California system, said some UC student leaders. Student volunteers for the UC Student Association’s Fund the UC campaign have increased their lobbying activities after the UC Regents increased tuition and fees by 2.7 percent, or $282, at a board meeting in January in San Francisco. Read more...

Photo: Emma Zawacki, a third-year anthropology student, Bailey Rechler, a first-year political science student and Annie Guilyard, a third-year political science student, handed out flyers about the Fund the UC campaign, which aims to reform state law in an attempt to provide more funding for the UC. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Westwood officials working to tighten food truck parking ticket laws

A Westwood committee is working to discourage food trucks from coming to the Village by making it difficult for them to park in one spot all day. Read more...

Photo: Members in the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s Parking, Access and Transportation Committee believe food trucks are competing unfairly with other businesses in Westwood by parking for more than 2 hours and accepting a daily parking citation to do business. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Immigration attorney talks Trump executive order on immigration

An immigration attorney explained President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on refugees and immigrants Wednesday, to about 50 students and faculty. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars hosted Bernard Wolfsdorf, who immigrated to the United States from South Africa because he opposed apartheid. Read more...

Photo: Bernard Wolfsdorf, an immigration attorney, explained the effects of President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees and immigration and how to avoid deportation. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


UC to reverify eligibility of employee, retiree dependents

University of California Human Resources will reverify the health and welfare eligibility of UC employee and retiree dependents in April. Certain employees and retirees will be asked to provide one example of legal documentation of dependents’ eligibility, and can appeal decisions to a UC Office of the President review board from June 15 to July 15, the UC Office of the President said in a statement Wednesday. Read more...