Diplomats, professors and activists gave presentations on how various African countries are trying to develop their economies through promoting trade and investment, while other African countries are plagued by civil unrest, at an event on campus Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s African Activist Association and the Community Programs Office hosted the second annual Aluta Continua Symposium and African Liberation Day celebration Friday. (Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)
When he arrived in Nepal, Dr. Attila Uner first noticed the devastation to historic temples and world heritage sites. He said locals continued with their daily routines even as the smell of dead bodies permeated the air. Read more...
Photo: UCLA professor visits Nepal for a search and rescue mission after a 7.8 earthquake. (USAID)
Several restaurants in Westwood Village will donate money from food sales on certain days this week to fundraise for the Special Olympics World Games, which will be held in Los Angeles this summer. Read more...
A UCLA graduate student accused of falsifying data in a study released a response Friday refuting a report by three researchers who found irregularities in the study. Read more...
Photo: Michael LaCour, a UCLA graduate student accused of falsifying data, released a response Friday refuting a report by three researchers who found irregularities in the study he co-authored.
The congregation was standing up before he even stepped up to the podium, a hail of iPhone camera flashes and cries of “Based God” showering the stage in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: Rapper and motivational speaker Brandon McCartney, known as Lil B, gave a lecture in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom Thursday night. (Campus Events Commission)
Nicole Moreland lost two friends to suicide during her four years at UCLA. One was Sam Oliver, a fourth-year economics student who died from an apparent suicide in December. Read more...
Photo: Rachel Feldman, a fourth-year psychobiology student and one of the campaign managers for All of Us, led a vigil Thursday night to remember those who committed suicide as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. (Julie Song/Daily Bruin)
Two years ago, Andrea Letamendi became Batgirl’s psychologist. Letamendi appeared in two issues of the comic series as a clinical psychologist who helped Batgirl cope with the trauma of being paralyzed by the Joker. Read more...
Photo: Andrea Letamendi, a clinical psychologist and assistant director of the clinical training program at a nonprofit mental health agency, will speak about her contribution to the Batgirl comic series at TEDxUCLA on Saturday. (Courtesy of Andrea Letamendi)
