This weekend, dancing comes with a price. Besides the physical and emotional strength it takes to dance 26 hours straight, students must also raise $10 per every hour they dance, which equals to $260. Read more...
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Campus, News
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April 8, 4:37 pm
Dance Marathon speakers to discuss experiences with, research for AIDS
The first speaker at this year’s Dance Marathon was infected with HIV at birth and adopted as an infant, even though she wasn’t expected to live for more than a few months. Read more...
Photo: Dancers at the event follow the movements of onstage performers following a speech delivered by Ashley Rose Murphy, an ambassador for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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April 8, 4:27 pm
UCLA student dies in Westwood Palm apartment
A UCLA student died in his Gayley Avenue apartment Friday following an illness. Justin Sanchez, 22, was a third-year philosophy student, said campus spokesperson Rebecca Kendall. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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April 7, 12:39 am
UCLA neurosurgeons utilize virtual reality in treating patients
Pediatric neurosurgeon Aria Fallah donned virtual reality goggles and exchanged his surgical tools for two remotes to practice a brain surgery. Fallah carefully maneuvered around bundles of neon green brain matter and bright red blood vessels in a three-dimensional scan to reach his target: a tumor nestled deep in the brain. Read more...
Photo: Pediatric neurosurgeon Aria Fallah practices a brain surgery using virtual reality, one of the newest techniques in the field. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, News
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April 6, 8:58 pm
City of Los Angeles reviews divestment of funds from Wells Fargo
The city of Los Angeles is reviewing a motion to terminate its investment in Wells Fargo bank. Councilmembers Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood and other communities in Los Angeles District 5, and Mitch O’Farrell presented the motion to divest from Wells Fargo in March because the bank financially supports the Dakota Access Pipeline and was found responsible for account fraud. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz said he thinks banks should not financially support the Dakota Access Pipeline because it would damage Native American tribal lands. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, News, Student Government
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April 6, 8:57 pm
2017 Graduate Students Association platforms
This year’s Graduate Students Association elections will have four uncontested candidates running with the Moving Forward slate. Elections will take place from April 11-18. Graduate students can vote on MyUCLA, and results will be announced at the April 19 GSA forum meeting. Read more...
Photo: (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
News, Science & Health
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April 6, 8:56 pm
NASA leader visits UCLA to share findings of Kepler mission
The UCLA community learned about the possibility of life among 100 billion planets from a NASA mission leader Wednesday evening. William Borucki, the principal investigator of NASA’s Kepler mission, spoke to about 300 people in an event hosted by the earth, planetary and space sciences department. Read more...
Photo: William Borucki, the principal investigator of NASA’s Kepler Mission, spoke about the mission’s findings and significance Wednesday evening. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)