Westwood residents and commuters are now able to buy tickets for the Commuter Express bus system on California’s first mobile ticketing app for public transportation. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation launched the LA Mobile app, which allows bus riders to check schedules and purchase tickets for the Commuter Express and DASH bus systems, at a public event Tuesday. Read more...
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February 18, 1:13 am
New LA Mobile app incorporates technology with public transportation
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February 17, 2:26 am
Moot court debates sex, LGBT discrimination
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. A moot court justice interrupted a law student mid-sentence Saturday to ask if derogatory comments about a nurse’s physical appearance – short hair, lack of lipstick and jewelry – were gender or sexual orientation discrimination. Read more...
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February 17, 2:09 am
Friends, family celebrate life of Sam Oliver at memorial service
Friends and family gathered at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center picnic area Sunday to celebrate the life and spirit of Sam Burton Oliver, a fourth-year economics student who died from an apparent suicide Dec. Read more...
Photo: Friends and family of UCLA student Sam Oliver celebrated his life at a memorial service Sunday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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February 17, 1:18 am
‘Hackathon on Police Brutality Data’ shows inconsistency in reports
Kim McGill thought analyzing data on police violence was more important than celebrating romance on Valentine’s Day. McGill, co-founder of Youth Justice Coalition and activist in grassroots movements to battle inequities in the police system, worked to do this along with 50 other UCLA students and community members. Read more...
Photo: Participants of the Hackathon on Police Brutality Data in Los Angeles County hosted by the UCLA information studies departments discuss strategies on how to begin mining data. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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February 17, 1:16 am
BruinCards to transition from swipes to taps
Students will soon be able to enter dining halls or purchase drinks from vending machines with just a tap – and not a swipe – of their BruinCards. Read more...
Photo: Shirley Lin, a second-year nursing student, swipes her card at one of the access stations on the Hill. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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February 17, 1:08 am
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award to recognize students, faculty
An Academic Senate committee is offering two grants of $2,000 each for a student and a faculty member committed to promoting diversity on campus. To win the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award, students and faculty must be nominated by a faculty member, student, staff or administrator by Friday. Read more...
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February 13, 1:42 am
Orthopedic research at UCLA to send rodents to space
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Dr. Chia Soo turns on a video filled with the faces of injured war veterans. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers and graduate students Dr. Eric Chen (back left), Greg Asatrian (back right), Dr. Benjamin Wu, Dr. Chia Soo, Dr. Jin Hee Kwak and Dr. Kang Ting (front left to right), are studying the effects of osteoporosis in rodents to find a new way to help people suffering from the disease. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)