Friday, May 8

BruinBus adds three new stops to routes, more access to Westwood

Students will be able to catch the BruinBus at three additional locations on campus and in Westwood. Students and staff taking the northbound Wilshire route through Westwood Village can now stop behind the Hammer Museum on Lindbrook Drive. Read more...

Photo: Students can now catch the BruinBus at the Hammer Museum, Westwood Boulevard and Murphy Hall. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



LA Metro launches new hotline to reduce harassment on trains, buses

Los Angeles Metro launched a 24/7 hotline Jan. 11 for passengers to report sexual harassment on its trains and buses. Counselors from Peace Over Violence, a community advocacy nonprofit, manage the confidential hotline. Read more...

Photo: Counselors from Peace Over Violence will advise callers to the sexual harassment hotline how to safely handle confrontations. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Graduate students raise funds to host conference on women in physics

This post was updated on Jan. 24 at 4:50 p.m. Alexandra Latshaw and Elizabeth Mills spend much of their time in physics laboratories, meticulously planning experiments and scribbling down equations that look like they belong on a “The Big Bang Theory” whiteboard. Read more...

Photo: About 250 students attended the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics last weekend at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. (Yixuan Gong/Daily Bruin)



UC President Janet Napolitano hospitalized

University of California President Janet Napolitano was hospitalized Monday morning due to cancer treatment complications. Doctors said she is doing well and expect her to be released in the coming days, according to a UC Office of the President statement. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano, who has undergone cancer treatment before, was hospitalized this week. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Student reflects on immigrant identity, anti-Muslim prejudice in US

Nadine El Fawal was apprehensive about moving to a new country at age 14, but her mother said that in America, her dreams would come true. Read more...

Photo: Nadine El Fawal, a first-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, immigrated to Virginia from Egypt four years ago and said she experiences discrimination because of her identity. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)