Tuesday, December 30

Latinos in Surgery offers representation, mentorship to address discrepancy

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 6:06 p.m. Only around 6% of active physicians across the country are Hispanic. Because of that disparity, Latinos in Surgery – a student organization founded at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine – encourages Latino medical students to not only pursue medicine but also enter its most competitive surgical specialties. Read more...

Photo: Jose Segura-Bermudez, Alejandra Lopez Macha and Victor Arechiga – the three co-founders of Latinos in Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine – are pictured from left to right. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Construction near Strathmore, Gayley spurs safety, accessibility concerns

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 9:32 p.m. Construction on the sidewalks of Strathmore Drive and Gayley Avenue has forced pedestrians to walk in the street and caused accessibility issues for over a year. Read more...

Photo: The intersection of Strathmore Drive and Gayley Avenue is pictured. Blocked sidewalks next to the intersection have made it common for pedestrians to walk in the street. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


Statue commemorates Powell Cat’s legacy, honors campus wildlife

This post was updated Oct. 3 at 12:26 a.m. Powell Cat – a beloved stray known for roaming UCLA’s campus – will live the remainder of their nine lives as a bronze cast statue in Kerckhoff Hall. Read more...

Photo: The Powell Cat Statue is pictured in Kerckhoff Hall. The bronze statue commemorates Powell Cat, UCLA’s “unofficial mascot,” after they died in March 2023. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Encampment counter-protester reaches agreement with LA County DA’s office

This post was updated Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office reached an agreement Aug. 20 with a person who had been accused of firing tear gas and assaulting a journalist at the Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo) The 2024 Palestine Solidarity Encampment is pictured. Counter-protesters used fireworks and tear gas to attempt to storm the encampment on the evening of April 30 and early morning of May 1, 2024.


Nurses rally for new contract with safer staffing, working conditions

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 1:41 a.m. Around 40 nurses and community members rallied in front of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday morning to demand that the UC agree to a new contract with safer staffing and working conditions. Read more...

Photo: Nurses protest outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday morning. Around 40 nurses gathered to demand better working conditions. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)



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