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May 31, 10:15 am

Physics and astronomy professor Andrea Ghez shares story, advice in ‘last lecture’

Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez gave her Last Lecture on May 14 to an auditorium filled with Bruins, her former students and fellow faculty. Thousands of Bruins voted for Ghez – who was one of 260 faculty nominees – to be honored with the Marty Sklar My Last Lecture award, said Jamie Cheung, vice president of the Alumni Scholars Club, which hosted the event. Read more...

Photo: Andrea Ghez, professor of physics and astronomy and recipient of the “My Last Lecture Award,” is pictured left. Jamie Cheung, vice president of the Alumni Scholars Club, which hosted the event, is pictured right. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)

Academics, Campus, Higher Education, News, UC

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May 30, 9:52 pm

Bruins voice support for UAW Local 4811 strike, concern over UCLA admin’s response

Students expressed support for the United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike at UCLA but said there has been a lack of communication surrounding the strike’s effects on classes. Read more...

Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza. UCLA members of the union began striking Tuesday. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Los Angeles City Council, News

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May 30, 8:56 pm

Marqueece Harris-Dawson confirmed as LA City Council’s next president

The Los Angeles City Council confirmed President Pro Tempore Marqueece Harris-Dawson as the council’s next president Tuesday. Last week, Councilmembers Katy Yaroslavsky – who represents Westwood – and Heather Hutt nominated Harris-Dawson, who represents District 8 and chairs the city’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Read more...

Photo: Marqueece Harris-Dawson and former Mayor Eric Garcetti are pictured. Harris-Dawson was confirmed as Los Angeles City Council’s next president Tuesday. (Creative Commons photo by Eric Garcetti via Wikimedia Commons)

A Closer Look, Campus, Crime, News

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May 30, 8:49 pm

Law enforcement leadership structure at UCLA faces scrutiny in wake of encampment

This post was updated June 2 at 9:27 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage on the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment, see here. Read more...

Photo: Police officers near Janss Steps on May 2 are pictured. Municipal leaders, policing experts and documents acquired by the Daily Bruin outlined and discussed the law enforcement leadership structure on campus. (Joseph Crosby/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A Closer Look, Campus, Crime, News

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May 30, 8:04 pm

UCLA’s contracts with CHP, LAPD reveal costs associated with police on campus

For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage on the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment, see here. Contracts obtained by the Daily Bruin outlined costs associated with policing on campus. Read more...

Photo: Police officers in front of Kaplan Hall on May 2 are pictured. Contracts obtained by the Daily Bruin outlined costs associated with policing on campus. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Campus, Crime, News

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May 30, 7:15 pm

UCPD arrests, charges student with battery

This post was updated May 31 at 5:20 p.m. Editor’s note: This post was updated to remove the arrested student’s name due to safety concerns. UCPD arrested and charged a student with battery near Perloff Hall on Wednesday afternoon.  The arrested student struck an on-duty security officer’s hand while the officer was holding his phone near Murphy Hall and was then arrested near Perloff Hall, according to a Thursday UCPD news release. Read more...

Crime, National, News

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May 30, 4:22 pm

Jury finds Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts

This post was updated June 2 at 9:20 p.m. A Manhattan jury found former United States president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Thursday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a rally. A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Thursday. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons)


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