Gail Abarbanel was the Santa Monica hospital’s only social worker when a patient changed her outlook on rape treatment and prevention. The patient had been walking on the beach when a stranger attacked and raped her multiple times. Read more...
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November 19, 3:03 am
UCLA alumna honored for pioneering work on rape treatment, prevention
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November 19, 2:57 am
Pro-Israel students host alternative event to strengthen community
Pro-Israel students gathered Tuesday night to examine how they think divestment affects pro-Israel and Jewish students and discuss ways to promote and strengthen their communities. Read more...
Photo: Natalie Charney, a fourth-year global studies student, and Brian Hertz, a third-year molecular cell, development and biology student, address supporters of the Students First! campaign, which aims to strengthen the Jewish community on campus. (Emily Cao/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Student Government
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November 18, 11:46 pm
USAC passes divestment resolution with 8-2-2 vote
This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 5:22 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted 8-2-2 at its meeting Tuesday night to pass a resolution that calls for the University of California to divest from American companies that some say profit from human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Read more...
Photo: More than 250 students attended the USAC meeting Tuesday night to voice their opinions to council regarding the divestment resolution. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)
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November 18, 1:38 pm
Students protest UC tuition hike proposal
This post was updated on Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. More than 150 students marched through campus and held a sit-in at the chancellor’s office Tuesday to protest a recent University proposal that could raise tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years. Read more...
Photo: Students protest proposed tuition hikes in front of Powell Library. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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November 18, 1:20 am
New BruinCard readers allow residents to tap instead of swipe cards
UCLA is finishing up installing new access card readers in residence halls, causing mixed reactions among students. Students with new BruinCards can tap them on the new card readers to enter the residence halls, instead of swiping. Read more...
Photo: Shirley Lin, a second-year nursing student, swipes her card at one of the access stations on the Hill. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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November 18, 1:19 am
UCLA ranks sixth in nation for international student enrollment
UCLA has the sixth largest population of international students enrolled at its campus, according to a report published Monday by an independent nonprofit organization. The Open Doors Report showed that UCLA has admitted about 9,580 international students for the 2013-2014 academic year, an increase of 13.7 percent from last year. Read more...
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November 18, 1:18 am
Ex-Marine student combats injury, hopes to make impact through business
Derek Herrera was in combat when a sniper’s bullet struck him on a Special Operations mission in Afghanistan in June 2012. “It’s inherently risky what we do (in the military),” Herrera said. Read more...
Photo: Derek Herrera, a second-year student in the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s executive business program, planned to be a career Marine until it was no longer possible because of an injury. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)