The first UC-wide South Asian Conference was hosted by UCLA on Feb 18. and 19. Delegates came from UC Merced, UC Irvine, UC Davis and more came to discuss the conference theme: “Organize. Read more...
Photo: (Aparna Balakumar/Daily Bruin)
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March 2, 11:49 pm
Hijab Day helps people wrap heads around autonomy veiled by stereotypes
Muslim women wearing hijabs helped tie colorfully patterned headscarves around passersby on Bruin Walk on Thursday morning. Members of the Muslim Student Association at UCLA invited UCLA community members to experience a day in an Islamic headscarf for UCLA’s Hijab Day. Read more...
Photo: Salma Sudarmaji a first-year pre-human biology and society student, has her headscarf fastened as part of the Muslim Students Association’s Hijab Day on Thursday. (Manpreet Kaur Grewal/Daily Bruin)
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March 1, 11:57 pm
UCLA expands partnership with Horace Mann Middle School
UCLA will help expand a middle school in South Los Angeles under an agreement signed with the Los Angeles Unified School District last month. The Graduate School of Education and Information Studies will partner with Horace Mann Middle School to add grade levels nine through 12, develop a revised curriculum and improve after-school programs, UCLA officials said in a press release. Read more...
Photo: Principal Orlando Johnson, center, said he has already seen improvements in student performance since UCLA partnered with Horace Mann Middle School in 2014. (UCLA Newsroom)
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March 1, 11:57 pm
Students discuss experiences with eating disorders for awareness week
After getting into a fight with her father at 1 a.m., Kayla He went to her room and ate as many chicken fingers and pizza slices as she could. Read more...
Photo: Kayla He, a first-year pre-communication studies student, will speak about her experiences with a past eating disorder at an event Thursday for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. She said she hopes to see changes in the way people talk about eating disorders. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)
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February 28, 8:45 pm
Hacker sells access to databases at UCLA, other universities
A Russian-speaking hacker sold unauthorized access to databases for more than 60 universities and government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom, including UCLA. The hacker, called Rasputin, sold SQL injections which allow a hacker to access all the contents of an internet database, rather than only parts of it, for various databases according to a statement by Recorded Future, a technology company that specializes in real-time threat intelligence. Read more...
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February 28, 1:13 am
Candidates concerned that Mayor Garcetti will leave position mid-term
Candidates in Los Angeles’ mayoral race said they think incumbent Mayor Eric Garcetti will be too preoccupied with running for higher office in 2018 to tackle the city’s fundamental issues. Read more...
Photo: In his first term, Mayor Eric Garcetti raised the city’s minimum wage and lowered the business tax. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
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February 28, 1:10 am
Congress to review Trump’s military spending, budget proposals
President Donald Trump released a preliminary plan Monday in which he proposed increasing military spending by $54 billion, a 10 percent increase. The increase would be offset by spending cuts to other programs, departments and agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and foreign aid, according to The New York Times. Read more...
Photo: President Donald Trump proposed increasing military spending by $54 billion Monday and cutting funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, foreign aid and the State Department, among others. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via flickr)