Sunday, November 8

Bruin organizes campus’ first Diabetes Day

At 14 years old, Megan Cory was eating much more than her age would suggest, but losing an alarming amount of weight. She remembers always being thirsty and being fatigued. Read more...

Photo: Megan Cory, a third-year biochemistry student, launched UCLA’s first Diabetes Day, inspired by her own experiences with the disease. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA student ‘Rocks out for a Cure’ after cancer recovery

Julianna Corrao stood on a cross country course, her hands on her knees, panting. Her junior year fall season was over, and she had finished three spots away from going to the state finals. Read more...

Photo: Julianna Corrao, a first-year psychobiology student, spoke about her battle with cancer at the third annual Rock Out for a Cure event Monday night. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)


Bruins pledge to ‘Do It in the Dark’ and conserve energy

The sixth annual “Do It in the Dark” competition on the Hill ended Friday, saving over 230,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity. “Do It in the Dark,” which ran through February, is an annual contest in which Hill residents compete to reduce the amount of energy and water they use. Read more...

Photo: Hill residents danced in the dark to save electricity as part of Housing Service’s annual “Do It In The Dark” campaign. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)




Former UCLA water polo player faces sexual assault charges

Former UCLA water polo player Hakop Kaplanyan pled not guilty Monday to forcible rape and seven other charges, according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office release. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA student Hakop Kaplanyan pled not guilty to forcible rape and other charges. At a monday bail hearing, his lawyer asked the judge to lower Kaplanyan’s bail from $590,000 to $200,000. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)