UCLA medical centers are training physicians and developing patient advocacy groups to prepare for an aid-in-dying law, which will go into effect June 9. The End of Life Option Act will permit doctors in California to prescribe self-administered, life-ending medication to patients who are terminally diagnosed to live for six months or fewer. Read more...
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A Closer Look, Campus, News
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May 31, 12:33 am
Student groups to hold events discussing feminist ideals
Two student groups are hosting events this week to discuss different views on feminism. Bruin Republicans will host “Feminism is Cancer,” with conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos on Tuesday. Read more...
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May 26, 11:37 pm
UC subcommittee debates streamlining pension program
A state assembly subcommittee voted Tuesday to withhold $176 million from the University of California unless the UC eliminates one of its proposed retirement benefit plans. Read more...
Photo: The UC board of regents approved different retirement benefit options in March. A state legislature wants the UC to get rid of one of those options to receive funding to pay off its $7 billion pension debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 26, 11:30 pm
Center for Latino Arts preserves cultural heritage at UCLA
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music held an inauguration ceremony for the UCLA Center for Latino Arts on Sunday. The UCLA Center for Latino Arts will expose the UCLA community to Latino art, said professor Steven Loza, director of the UCLA Center for Latino Arts and chair of the department of ethnomusicology. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Center for Latino Arts was inaugurated at the Herb Alpert School of Music on Sunday. The museum is the first museum of its kind in the United States. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Student Government
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May 26, 11:26 pm
USAC continues search for tenured faculty adviser
The undergraduate student government is looking to hire a faculty adviser to assist the council. The USAC constitution allows the council to have a faculty representative, but USAC has not had one in more than 10 years, said Roy Champawat, director of the Associated Students UCLA Student Union. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council is looking for a faculty advisor, after going without one for 10 years. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 26, 1:38 pm
Professor involved in Title IX lawsuit resigns from fellowship position
UCLA history professor Gabriel Piterberg, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several graduate students, resigned Sunday from a visiting scholar appointment in Florence, Italy, according to an email from the European University Institute. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty called for professor Gabriel Piterberg’s removal in an April demonstration. Piterberg resigned from a European University Institute position after a petition asked for his removal. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 26, 10:38 am
Talk Emoji To Me
The rise of the internet and cell phones have transformed the way we interact and communicate with one another. Without physical interaction, however, expressing ourselves in a way that is true to how we feel is difficult. Read more...
Photo: (Sandra Carbonell-Kiamtia/Daily Bruin)