This post was updated on Jan. 25 at 1:10 p.m. Students will soon be able to request to be picked up from various parts of campus through a new mobile app. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government, Westwood
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January 23, 11:04 pm
Changes to CSO van service planned to address student concerns
Campus, News
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January 23, 10:56 pm
Upcoming Bruin Republicans event with Milo Yiannopoulos cancelled
Bruin Republicans will not host controversial conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos in February, announcing Monday night that Yiannopoulos cancelled because the group could not accommodate his requirements for the event. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 21, 1:39 pm
EVP office launches campaign to boost political engagement in youths
Undergraduate student leaders are encouraging UCLA students to be more involved in politics. The undergraduate student government external vice president’s office held Thursday the first event for its new campaign, 2017: Millennials Take Charge. Read more...
Photo: Political leaders spoke to students about political engagement at a panel hosted by the USAC external vice president’s office Thursday. (Esmerelda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Westwood
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January 20, 6:27 pm
Hundreds of students march in Westwood to protest Trump’s inauguration
About 250 protesters flooded the streets of Westwood after President Donald Trump took the oath of office Friday. The crowd gathered in front of Powell Library before marching down Westwood Boulevard to its intersection with Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...
Photo: A crowd of about 250 walked in the middle of Westwood Boulevard in protest of President Donald Trump. Protesters called on students to walkout of class on Inauguration Day. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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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)
Campus, News
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January 20, 1:35 am
Liberal student groups rally to strengthen Democratic leadership in US
Student groups supporting Democratic and progressive agendas were disappointed at the 2016 presidential election results, but said they will continue to work to elect liberal candidates at all levels of government. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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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)