Thursday, February 5

James Heaps’ lawyers file motion to dismiss indictment for felony sexual assault

Lawyers representing former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps on sexual assault charges filed a court motion Thursday to dismiss Heaps’s indictment. Heaps is accused by hundreds of women of sexual misconduct and assault while working as a gynecologist at UCLA and was indicted in late May on 21 counts of felony sexual assault. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ lawyers filed a court motion Thursday to dismiss his indictment in late May. Heaps is accused by hundreds of women of sexual assault and misconduct, including 21 counts of felony sexual assault. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)


LA County will require face masks effective Saturday night in response to the rising COVID-19 cases, a month after California fully reopened. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

LA County to reinstate mask mandate, require face masks indoors

This post was updated July 18 at 6:29 p.m. LA County is requiring face masks indoors effective Saturday at 11:59 p.m. in response to rising COVID-19 case rates and increasingly widespread virus variants. Read more...

Photo: LA County is requiring face masks effective Saturday night in response to the rising COVID-19 cases, a month after California fully reopened. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

LA County will require face masks effective Saturday night in response to the rising COVID-19 cases, a month after California fully reopened. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


UCLA study reveals lack of cultural sensitivity in media’s portrayal of cancer

TV depictions of cancer lack representation of nonwhite actors playing both patients and health care providers, according to UCLA’s June 17 study. Shows analyzed in the study mainly dealt with treatment and coping rather than preventative strategies, said Grace Kim, the author of the study and research analyst at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: Depictions of patients and health care providers on prime-time TV lack racial diversity, according to a recent UCLA study. Changing that might help address health disparities. (Sabrina Wu/Daily Bruin)



Anti-Asian hate crimes and violence more than double within LA community

This post was updated July 11 at 7:03 p.m. Hate crimes reported against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in LA more than doubled between 2019 and 2020, according to an LAPD report from April. Read more...

Photo: Hate crime reports against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders more than doubled in LA from 2019 to 2020, according to the LAPD. The rise matched a similar trend statewide, according to the attorney general’s office. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


Fowler Museum reopens with two new exhibits despite prolonged virtual curation

This post was updated July 12 at 7:38 a.m. Matthew Robb is ready to enjoy the Fowler Museum’s reopening after being unable to see artifacts in person for more than a year. Read more...

Photo: On July 1, the Fowler Museum opened its doors and welcomed back visitors more than a year after its closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Museum staff expressed excitement for their return to work and the reopening, which includes two new exhibitions on display: “The Map and the Territory: 100 Years of Collecting at UCLA” and “Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970s-1990s.” (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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