This year’s Westwood Neighborhood Council election will feature 24 candidates, including 14 council members up for re-election, according to the list of candidates released Thursday. Westwood residents, business owners and UCLA students can vote in the election, which takes place every two years in June. Read more...
News
Campus, News, Podcasts, Science & Health
|
April 22, 2:12 pm
Protesters march against animal testing in campus research labs
This post was updated on April 22 at 4:45 p.m. Animal rights activists marched to Chancellor Gene Block’s office Friday with signs depicting bleeding monkeys and other animals to protest animal testing in campus research labs. Read more...
Photo: Julia Orr, an organizer for the Animal Justice Project, has protested UCLA’s animal testing practices for the last 10 years. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
|
April 22, 12:32 am
Cadets carry military values from family life to ROTC experience
When he was 2 years old, Robert Burns played with his green army soldiers and lined them up for war. Now, as Bruin Battalion commander, he does exactly what his sister said he was born to do: lead troops. Read more...
Photo: Nicole Tom, a fourth-year Russian studies and political science student, is carried by her fellow cadets. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
|
April 22, 12:31 am
ROTC cadets take training to heart, apply skills in real world
During his first year at UCLA, Antonio Henry spent one weekend every month stringing IVs into dummy arms and leading physical training at the 349th Combat Support Hospital in Bell, California. Read more...
Photo: Daisy Lomeli, a fourth-year criminal justice student at California State University, Los Angeles, said it was hard to adjust to the loneliness of boot camp but describes it as a rewarding experience. (Kevin Truong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, Student Government
|
April 22, 12:30 am
Graduate Students Association elects new president, officers
Candidates from Moving Forward, a student-run political group, won all officer seats in this year’s Graduate Students Association election. This year four of five positions were contested, up from last year’s election, which had only one contested position. Read more...
Photo: Michael Skiles was elected as president of the graduate student government. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
News, Science & Health
|
April 22, 12:28 am
Student-run clinic gives homeless individuals access to free health care
Alexander Sones, a second-year medical student, treated his first patient at a Santa Monica homeless shelter after spending the morning asking the man questions about his throat and abdomen pain to diagnose his condition. Read more...
Photo: The Student Run Homeless Clinic provides free medical services to homeless individuals in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Viviana Huang Chen)
Campus, News, Podcasts
|
April 22, 12:01 am
Professional women’s clubs on campus
It can feel at times isolating for women studying and working in male-dominated environments. However, a host of clubs at UCLA are dedicated to talking about such issues, and creating communities for women in these fields. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin