This post was edited March 31 at 11:24 p.m. What many dismiss as harmless hemorrhoids – or just too much time on the toilet – can sometimes be an early warning sign of something more serious. Read more...
Photo: (Quake Quintana / Daily Bruin)
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Crime, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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March 24, 4:11 pm
Santa Monica man arrested twice by UCPD for alleged kidnapping, rape
This post was updated March 24 at 4:22 p.m. UCPD arrested a Santa Monica man Friday after he allegedly trapped two UCLA students in his vehicle and threatened them earlier this month. The man allegedly drove half a mile through Westwood while refusing to let the students leave his vehicle, according to a Tuesday UCPD press release. Read more...
Photo: A UCPD car drives down a street on campus. UCPD detectives arrested a Santa Monica man twice this month – once for allegedly trapping two students inside his vehicle and again for an October sexual assault. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Los Angeles, News, Regents, Science & Health, UC
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March 18, 2:25 pm
UC approves $298.2 million budget to convert LA building into UCLA Health complex
The UC Board of Regents approved a $298.2 million budget Wednesday to convert a Los Angeles building into a UCLA Health complex. The project will convert an office building in El Segundo into UCLA Health South Bay, which will house a Sports Medicine Institute and create community fill and specialty pharmacies. Read more...
Photo: Michael Cohen, the chair of the UC Board of Regent’s finance and capital strategies committee, is pictured. The UC Board of Regents approved a $298.2 million budget to convert a Los Angeles building into a UCLA Health complex during the committee’s Wednesday meeting. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Academics, California, Los Angeles, National, News, Science & Health
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March 14, 12:32 am
UCLA Faculty Association, science advocates host Stand Up for Science protest
Science advocates and UCLA Faculty Association members called on Californians to support a bill that would put scientific research funding on the 2026 ballot at a Saturday protest in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Dave Farina, a science educator with 4.2 million YouTube subscribers and known for his channel “Professor Dave Explains,” gives a speech criticizing what he called a growing anti-science sentiment from the federal government. (Nicholas Mouchawar/Daily Bruin)
Campus, Crime, Los Angeles, News
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March 10, 5:23 pm
ECE parents say UCLA isn’t updating them on ex-teacher convicted of sexual abuse
This post was updated March 11 at 9:45 p.m. When a UCLA Early Care and Education teacher was arrested for child sexual abuse in 2024, the families of his former students expected the university to keep them informed about the case. Read more...
Photo: A sign is posted in the parking lot of the Krieger Center. A bench warrant for a former employee at the center was issued after he failed to appear in court. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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March 10, 5:19 pm
Bike lane project aims to prevent accidents, make roads safer for cyclists
This post was updated March 11 at 10:24 p.m. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved an updated design for a bike lane project intended to reduce cycling accidents for cyclists in West Los Angeles, including in Westwood and Santa Monica. Read more...
Photo: A bike lane sign is posted on the street outside of a UCLA building. Multiple projects in the Westside of Los Angeles aim to improve cycling infrastructure and safety. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Academics, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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March 7, 10:00 pm
Professor Alex Wang discusses China, climate action at UCLA Law event
Law professor Alex Wang credited China for its advancements in green technology but criticized its shortcomings in ecological protection at a book talk Wednesday. The talk was divided between Wang’s explanation of his book titled “Chinese Global Environmentalism” and a conversation between him and Mary Nichols, the former chair of the California Air Resources Board. Read more...
Photo: The event was organized by the UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment and took place at the UCLA School of Law, which is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)