As a child, Christina Springer stayed up late to watch TV newscasts on election night with her parents, writing the number of electoral votes in her pink Minnie Mouse notebook as they increased one by one, using them to make her own predictions. Read more...
Photo: Christina Springer, a fourth-year political science student, has a knack for analyzing political data. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In March, Arami Walker took the stage to perform with a popular Argentinian band at a crowded Buenos Aires club. She spoke to the audience of locals in Spanish, a language she only learned a couple months before. Read more...
Photo: Armi Walker, a fifth-year world arts and cultures student, worked to create a bilingual poetry and song album driven by her experiences. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
University of California researchers will present a report recommending officials to regulate carbon emissions and reduce short-lived pollutant concentrations at a United Nations conference on climate change later this month. Read more...
Fifteen years ago, Adi Jaffe woke up handcuffed to a hospital bed after being caught in possession of half a pound of cocaine following a motorcycle accident. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Adi Jaffe will speak to students at a TEDxUCLA event about his experiences with drug addiction and how he became involved in research to help victims who are still struggling. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
The fight on Bruin Walk is against no less than eternal damnation. This is how the many loosely connected contingents of preachers who make the journey to the UCLA campus say they feel when they come out to preach. Read more...
Photo: Lucas Macias, an open-air preacher, spoke about the gospel in Long Beach at the Toyota Grand Prix. He said he started coming to UCLA to preach at the end of last year. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center’s patient safety scores severely lag behind those of comparable institutions, particularly because of preventable incidents such as post-surgery infections and dangerous objects left in patients, according to a hospital safety group. Read more...
Photo: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center’s patient safety scores severely lag behind those of comparable institutions, particularly because of preventable incidents like foreign objects left inside patients, according to a hospital safety group. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Dozens of emails show that several members of the Bruins United slate have quietly solicited money from pro-Israel donors for at least the past two undergraduate student government elections, despite concerns about external influences having an unacknowledged voice in council decisions. Read more...
Photo: Several leaked emails to the Daily Bruin showed Bruins United candidates, including current USAC President Avinoam Baral, soliciting donations from pro-Israel donors. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)
