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Campus, News, Student Government
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March 12, 1:55 pm
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – March 11
Crime, News, Westwood
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March 11, 10:39 pm
Witnesses testify about UCLA student’s death at preliminary hearing
Alberto Medina kept glancing over his shoulder at the parents of the UCLA student he is accused of murdering while listening to the student’s friends testify what happened the morning she died. Read more...
Photo: Dmitry Gorin, Alberto Medina’s attorney, questioned a witness’ account of what happened the day Andrea DelVesco was killed last September. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Crime, News, Westwood
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March 11, 6:48 pm
UCPD looking for two men responsible for robbing student
Police are searching for two men who threatened a UCLA student with a gun and stole from him in Westwood on Tuesday night. The student reported he was walking near Weyburn and Selby avenues east of Westwood Village about 10 p.m. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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March 10, 9:15 pm
Preliminary hearing begins for suspects charged with murder of student
Two men accused of murdering a UCLA student looked on silently at a preliminary hearing Thursday as witnesses testified seeing them outside the apartment complex where Andrea “Andy” DelVesco was found dead Sept. Read more...
Photo: Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila, the prosecutor for the case, questioned witnesses on the charges of murder and burglary. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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March 10, 3:26 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – March 9
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Chris Ragsdale, the Los Angeles Police Department’s senior lead officer for Westwood, said there has been some criminal activity in Westwood recently, but the incidents have not been connected. Read more...
News
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March 9, 11:07 pm
Fukushima disaster prompts history professor to investigate Japan
Katsuya Hirano grew up in Hitachinaka, Japan, where he said the government led citizens to believe nuclear energy was harmless. Now, after several nuclear accidents, the public is less willing to believe what Hirano calls the “safety myth.” The 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted Hirano, a history professor, to investigate what he thinks is purposeful coordination between the government, major media outlets and energy companies to profit from nuclear energy despite the risks. Read more...
Photo: History professor Katsuya Hirano grew up in Hitachinaka, Japan and investigates what he thinks is purposeful coordination between the government, major media outlets and energy companies to profit from nuclear energy despite the risks. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Student Government
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March 9, 4:18 pm
USAC recap – March 8
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...