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January 20, 11:58 am

Researcher fears Trump presidency will hurt HIV research, LGBTQ community

Justin Akin spent years watching his friends and colleagues die from HIV/AIDS, only to discover in 1990 that he also carried the disease. “I spent the ’80s deciding I wouldn’t get tested because I didn’t want to know … if I was going to die,” said Akin, the administrative director at the UCLA Center for HIV Prevention Research. Read more...

Photo: Justin Akin, administrative director at the UCLA Center for HIV Prevention Research, is an activist for the LGBTQ community and HIV-positive himself. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)

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January 20, 1:30 am

Student works to combat racism in wake of Trump presidency

Two white men in a passing car yelled racist insults at Michaelle Burbank and her friends as they were on their way to protest President-elect Trump’s election in November. Read more...

Photo: Michaelle Burbank said growing up in a predominantly white community complicated the role race played in her life. She added she faced racial discrimination growing up. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)

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January 20, 12:13 am

Themed floor for first-generation students to open in Hedrick in fall

A themed floor for first-generation college students will open in Hedrick Hall in fall 2017. First to Go, a Living Learning Community, will give students who are the first in their families to attend college an environment where they can learn from one another, according to UCLA Residential Life. Read more...

Photo: A new Living Learning Community called First To Go, will open at Hedrick Hall in September 2017, giving first-generation college students a chance to spend time with each other. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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January 18, 11:37 pm

Cal-designed emergency alert app Wildfire spreads to UCLA

UCLA students can now download an emergency alert application created by University of California, Berkeley, alumni. Wildfire, an application created by UC Berkeley alumni Hriday Kemburu, Tim Hyon, Jay Patel and Vinay Ramesh, delivers real-time safety alerts about dangerous situations, such as a mugging or a shooting, through emails and phone notifications. Read more...

Photo: Wildfire is a real-time alert application that cautions users about nearby public emergencies through email or phone notifications. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

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January 18, 11:14 pm

Conservative students face discrimination, marginalization at UCLA

Haley Nieves was putting up posters for a Bruin Republicans event last spring when two female students confronted her, tearing down the posters and shouting in her face. Read more...

Photo: Haley Nieves (right), the outreach director for Bruin Republicans and a third-year political science and international development studies student, said she feels left out on campus. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

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January 18, 11:02 pm

UCLA student turns to activism in the face of Trump presidency

Jaya Loharuka stood in front of hundreds of protesters at the “Love Trumps Hate” rally in November and encouraged members of the crowd to stand in solidarity with each other. Read more...

Photo: Jaya Loharuka, a second-year American literature and culture student, is an activist who addressed a crowd of more than 500 students at the “Love Trumps Hate” rally in November. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


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