Tuesday, February 24

Dining Services to reintroduce romaine lettuce winter quarter due to CDC’s recall

UCLA Dining Services will reintroduce products containing romaine lettuce next quarter to ensure student safety, in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent recall of certain romaine lettuce. Read more...

Photo: Due to a recent E. coli breakout and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s subsequent recall of romaine lettuce, UCLA Dining Services will not use the ingredient until winter quarter. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)




Pro-LGBTQ display removed from Bruin Walk in accordance with SOLE regulations

UCLA administrators instructed a student government officer Tuesday to remove a pro-LGBTQ display following a dispute over display guidelines. Jamie Kennerk, Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, said she set up the display this week, which featured photographs of LGBT and queer elected officials with a pride flag wrapped around a tree across from a religious activist on Bruin Walk shouting remarks about the LGBTQ community with a bullhorn. Read more...

Photo: Jamie Kennerk, USAC external vice president, said she set up the display this week across from a religious activist shouting anti-LGBTQ remarks.(Courtesy of Jamie Kennerk)


Rain causes flooding in Murphy Hall, disrupts services temporarily

Students and administration officials found Murphy Hall flooded Thursday morning due to heavy rainfall. The flood at Murphy Hall started around 8 a.m., according to UCLA Facilities Management. Read more...

Photo: The financial aid office and other campus services were disrupted as a result of flooding inside Murphy Hall. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


’10 Questions’ inquires into individual and group knowledge in art and science

The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...

Photo: Victoria Marks, a dance professor, said she thinks knowledge comes from both the mind and the body, because people constantly learn from their sensory experiences. (Courtesy of Hannah Burnett/UCLA: Arts)


UCLA Labor Center report uncovers unfair work practices in nail salon industry

A UCLA report found that full-time nail salon workers earn less than half the median income of other U.S. workers. Researchers from the UCLA Labor Center released a report Tuesday showing that the majority of nail salon workers in the United States are low-wage workers, and that while many work long hours, 89 percent are not paid for overtime work. Read more...

Photo: Preeti Sharma, the report’s main author, said nail salon workers often face exploitative working conditions, especially since the workforce is 81 percent female and 79 percent foreign-born, groups that she says are particularly susceptible to labor and wage exploitation. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)



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