About 11 percent of Los Angeles County residents voted in municipal elections Tuesday, deciding the future of several ballot initiatives. Measure S failed. The measure would have put a two-year moratorium on development that increases housing density, banned projects from amending the city’s general plan, required city staff rather than developers to complete environmental impact reports and mandated a public review of the general plan every five years. Read more...
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March 8, 9:04 am
Los Angeles residents vote against Measure S, pass Measure M, H
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March 7, 11:12 pm
New engineering club takes strides toward furthering space technology
Bruin Space is one of the newest student groups to reach for the stars – literally. The engineering club has taken over a circuit room on the roof of Boelter Hall, which students can find by stepping out of an elevator beneath the open sky. Read more...
Photo: A member of Bruin Space works on the technical logistics of Project Reach, which is developing spacecraft technology for a rocket competition this summer. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
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March 7, 10:15 pm
Trump’s proposed funding cuts have potential impact on student volunteers
A proposal to cut funding for national volunteer programs could affect recruitment of students for such programs at UCLA. President Donald Trump proposed allocating less funding for Corporation for National and Community Service, which provides funding for programs such as Americorps, Teach for America and City Year, according to The New York Times. Read more...
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March 7, 10:11 pm
UCLA Anderson to offer new business analytics program in fall
The UCLA Anderson School of Management will offer a degree in business analytics beginning in the fall. The new 13-month program is designed to create expertise in extracting useful analytics from troves of data available in business, said Judy Olian, Anderson School of Management dean. Read more...
Photo: The Anderson School of Management will begin offering a Masters of Science in Business Analytics in the fall to help meet the needs of businesses that have large quantities of data to process but lack employees with the proper skill set. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
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March 7, 10:08 pm
Student government launches text service for UCLA-related questions
Students can now text a number to get instant answers about campus food, study and rental facilities. A new text service with information on topics such as dining hall hours, study location hours, library rentals and John Wooden Center hours launched Monday. Read more...
Photo: Sandra Rhee, undergraduate student government facilities commissioner, introduced a new text service Monday where students can ask questions about campus services. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 7, 12:14 am
California, UC affirm stance to protect transgender students’ rights
The rights of transgender students in California are still protected despite a directive administered by the Trump administration. The Trump administration rescinded guidelines put in place by former President Barack Obama, which protected transgender students’ access to restrooms corresponding with their gender identity or gender expression. Read more...
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March 7, 12:11 am
UCLA research links head injuries to genes related to mental disorders
Head injuries could cause serious mental illnesses by changing genes in the brain, UCLA researchers found in a recent study. The study found that people who have serious head injuries may develop the same genes associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson’s disease and other mental disorders. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla published a study on genes altered in head injuries that could help predict some brain disorders. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)