Five students have said they found bugs in their food at dining locations at UCLA in recent weeks, posting photos of the incidents to the UCLA Class of 2018 Facebook page. Read more...
Photo: Michael Nazareno said he found an insect in his cheeseburger while biting into it at the Covel Commons dining hall. (Courtesy of Michael Nazareno)
Hillel at UCLA will host a gene-screening event Wednesday to help UCLA community members identify their risk of passing down certain genetic diseases. The Los Angeles Jewish Genetic Disease Prevention Project and Progenity lab are sponsoring the event with Hillel at UCLA. Read more...
A professor of finance from the UCLA Anderson School of Management discussed the economic effects of divestment Tuesday, arguing that divestment movements don’t have much fiscal impact and activists should seek alternative means to achieve their goals. Read more...
Gail Abarbanel was the Santa Monica hospital’s only social worker when a patient changed her outlook on rape treatment and prevention. The patient had been walking on the beach when a stranger attacked and raped her multiple times. Read more...
Pro-Israel students gathered Tuesday night to examine how they think divestment affects pro-Israel and Jewish students and discuss ways to promote and strengthen their communities. Read more...
Photo: Natalie Charney, a fourth-year global studies student, and Brian Hertz, a third-year molecular cell, development and biology student, address supporters of the Students First! campaign, which aims to strengthen the Jewish community on campus. (Emily Cao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 5:22 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted 8-2-2 at its meeting Tuesday night to pass a resolution that calls for the University of California to divest from American companies that some say profit from human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Read more...
Photo: More than 250 students attended the USAC meeting Tuesday night to voice their opinions to council regarding the divestment resolution. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated on Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. More than 150 students marched through campus and held a sit-in at the chancellor’s office Tuesday to protest a recent University proposal that could raise tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years. Read more...
Photo: Students protest proposed tuition hikes in front of Powell Library. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
