Saturday, July 25

Sister duo delivers beauty salon services on the go

Each morning, Liz Garcia rolls bins full of nail polish, hot wax and hair styling tools from her car on Veteran Avenue to the Hill. She and her sister will likely spend 12 hours on campus, a feat they’re happy to accomplish. Read more...

Photo: Jaqueline Garcia (left) and Liz Garcia (right) are sisters who started a mobile salon service last quarter for students living on the Hill and in Westwood Village. The service, called Beauty on Demand, provides nail, hair and waxing services. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


Chancellor Gene Block discusses Trump’s executive order, ongoing issues

Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and to explain administrative policies. At their meeting Monday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellors Jerry Kang and Monroe Gorden Jr. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block discussed the effect of President Donald Trump’s executive order on travel, housing for additional students and increasing resources for mental health services in his meeting with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board on Monday. (Frank To/Daily Bruin)



UCLA to participate in Medicare initiative to improve care, cut costs

UCLA Health is participating in a Medicare program that will reduce costs and improve patient care. Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program, UCLA Health will be able to improve patient care and therefore reduce the number of visits necessary for patients with chronic illnesses. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health started to collect patient and physician performance data in early January as part of of the Medicare Shared Savings Program under the Affordable Care Act. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Thousands gather at LAX to protest Trump’s executive order

Thousands of people crowded into Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday to protest a recent executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. The crowd surrounded the arrivals gate, demanding the reversal of President Donald Trump’s order. Read more...

Photo: Thousands of people at Los Angeles International Airport protested President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting the entry of refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Sigma C.H.A.I. aims to promote inclusivity among UCLA communities

Students can drink chai and chat about how to make UCLA a more inclusive campus in a new organization called Sigma C.H.A.I. Undergraduate Students Association Council’s General Representative 3 Inan Chowdhury launched Sigma C.H.A.I., or Coalition of Humans Against Inequality, on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Students discuss what builds the best relationships in the first meeting of Sigma C.H.A.I. (Yixuan Gong/Daily Bruin)


Muslim students concerned about Trump’s immigration restrictions

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 3:45 p.m. Muslim students said they are worried President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries will affect them and their families in the future. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students showed mixed feelings toward President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)