Nyambi Maecely Ford had been rejected by two college mentorship programs before she found JANRAH. At View Park High School, she wasn’t receiving the college guidance she thought she needed, she said. Read more...
Photo: (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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February 26, 2:10 am
Walkout day highlights struggles of adjunct faculty
Alejandro Covarrubias was told by his department chair in 2013 that he would soon be let go from his lecturer position in the UCLA César E. Read more...
Photo: National Adjunct Walkout Day took place Wednesday on college campuses to inform people about the struggles of adjunct faculty. (Mary Kate Turner/Daily Bruin)
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February 26, 2:08 am
Themed community floor celebrates annual Black History Extravaganza
Delanie Hamilton-William rarely sees any other black students when she ventures onto campus. “It makes me feel kind of displaced, like I don’t belong,” said Hamilton-William, a first-year biology student. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Nigerian Student Association performed at the eighth annual Black History Extravaganza Wednesday night. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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February 26, 2:07 am
UCLA community members gauge interest in new late-night ride service
Two UCLA community members are looking for student feedback as part of a potential project to start a new late-night ride service for students. Nihal Satyadev, a Westwood resident and former UCLA student, and Ian Cocroft, a third-year political science student, recently released an online survey to gauge the need for an additional ride-service program that would shuttle students to different areas in Westwood. Read more...
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February 26, 2:06 am
Lecturer’s educational enthusiasm stems from upbringing in war zone
Nushin Arbabzadah didn’t know she was looking at dead bodies the first time she saw them. She and her 7-year-old classmates lined up in front of the classroom and stared as men carried teenage girls on stretchers to the hospital next door. Read more...
Photo: Nushin Arbabzadah, a communication studies lecturer, worked for three years at BBC Monitoring before beginning her career at the university. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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February 26, 1:57 am
UCLA’s Coaching Corp invites children onto campus to guide, inspire
Buses full of fourth-and-fifth-grade students from the local Boys and Girls Club made their way onto the UCLA campus on Tuesday. When the buses unloaded, a group of about 50 wide-eyed students filed out. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s chapter of Coaching Corps hosted fourth- and fifth-grade students from the Boys and Girls Club for a tour around the campus. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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February 25, 9:19 pm
Family files wrongful death lawsuit against medical scope manufacturer
The family of a patient who died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a health care device manufacturer for wrongful death, alleged negligence and fraud. Read more...
Photo: The family of Antonia Cerda, one of two patients who have died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the manufacturer of scopes known to have transmitted the bacterial infections. (Daily Bruin file photo)