A UCLA research project that started out as a spreadsheet will receive more than $400,000 to continue collecting COVID-19 data on the United States incarcerated population. Read more...
Photo: Shruti Iyer/ Daily Bruin Staff
Los Angeles
Campus, Los Angeles, News
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November 5, 1:59 am
Student leaders revise Janss Steps rename plans, now advocate for ‘Kuruvungna Steps’
Student leaders have revised their plan to rename the Janss Steps and will instead propose a more inclusive name. Undergraduate Students Association Council leaders and students from the American Indian Student Association now plan to make a proposal to rename Janss Steps to “Kuruvungna Steps,” after previously having passed a resolution calling on UCLA to rename Janss Steps to “Tongva Steps.” Both the Kuruvungna name and the Tongva name were meant to honor Indigenous people who originally inhabited Los Angeles and the UCLA land, said AISA Vice Chair Desirae Barragan. Read more...
Photo: Student leaders are proposing a new and more inclusive name to replace the Janss Steps name. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, Los Angeles, Westwood
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November 4, 11:55 pm
UCPD investigates report of sexual battery incident on Levering Avenue
University police are investigating an off-campus incident of sexual battery Wednesday. A male suspect allegedly approached a female student and grabbed her breasts around 1:45 p.m. Read more...
Photo: University police arrested a 43-year-old man at UCLA Weyburn Terrace Apartments on Nov. 23 after he was found removing packages from two mailrooms.
Los Angeles, News
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November 4, 2:40 am
Protests emerge throughout Los Angeles County on Election Day
Multiple protests broke out across Los Angeles on Election Day, both for and against President Donald Trump. Protests included a pro-Trump rally in Beverly Hills and an anti-Trump protest in Downtown LA. Read more...
Photo: Protests broke out across Los Angeles on Election Day. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Crime, Los Angeles, National, News, Westwood
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November 3, 10:43 pm
Los Angeles cities enact precautionary safety measures ahead of Election Day
This post was updated Nov. 4 at 1:22 a.m. The LAPD declared a citywide tactical alert Tuesday in preparation for potential unrest after Election Day. The citywide alert was not made in response to a specific event, according to a tweet from the LAPD. Read more...
Photo: Beverly Hills boarded up storefronts this week in preparation of potential unrest following the election results. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
California, Los Angeles, National, News
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November 3, 9:59 pm
2020 Election Results in California and Los Angeles County
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:29 p.m. The 2020 election polls have closed in California. But because of the statewide shift to mail-in voting, election results may not be available for days or weeks after the Nov. Read more...
Photo: View results of four issues on the ballot in Los Angeles County for the 2020 election. Results are taken from the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and the California Secretary of State’s office. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
International, Los Angeles, News
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November 3, 8:17 pm
Hundreds of protesters march to Azerbaijani Consulate demanding justice for Armenia
A group of Armenian Americans marched to the Azerbaijani embassy after a week-long hunger strike to draw attention to the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. Members of the Armenian Youth Federation, a global Armenian organization, set up tents adorned with Armenian flags and banners on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue on Sunday in response to the escalating armed conflict. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Armenian Youth Federation hosted a week-long hunger strike and a march to draw attention to the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)