This post was updated Aug. 18 at 3:13 p.m. UCPD recorded 268 unique entries in its Aug. 1 to Aug. 15 daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Read more...
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Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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August 15, 11:46 am
LA Metro progresses with extension project through Westwood
The Los Angeles Metro is making its way to Westwood through the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. Expanding from the existing Wilshire/Western stop in Koreatown, the project is adding seven new stations along Wilshire Boulevard, leading into West LA to improve the traveling experiences between downtown and the Westside, according to the Metro website. Read more...
Photo: Construction for the Westwood/UCLA metro station continues on Wilshire Boulevard. The two stations in Westwood make up the final stops on the extension and are slated for completion in 2027.(Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin staff)
News, UC
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August 15, 11:45 am
California state budget to include $13M for UC labor centers
The 2022-2023 California state budget will allocate $13 million to the University of California labor centers, allowing scholars to increase the extent of their research on working conditions and inequitable labor policies. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Labor Center is housed in the Peter V. Ueberroth building (pictured). The revised California state budget proposal allocates more funding for the UC labor centers and their research on worker justice. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin staff)
A Closer Look, International, News
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August 14, 4:30 pm
UCLA alumni call for awareness, aid for Tigrayans in Ethiopia
This post was updated August 19 at 10:34 p.m. Feven Girmay has not heard from her grandmother in over 10 months. Girmay, a political science alumnus of UCLA, has family living in Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia. Read more...
Photo: Tigray (pictured) on a map. UCLA alumni are calling for aid and relief in Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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August 14, 4:08 pm
USAC resolution aims to promote voter turnout with asynchronous instruction
This post was updated Aug. 14 at 8:13 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Tuesday calling on UCLA to implement asynchronous instruction on Election Day to improve student voter turnout. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
News, Science & Health
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August 13, 7:13 pm
Campus Queries: What is monkeypox, and what preventative measures exist?
This post was updated 8/14/2022 at 8:12 p.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...
News, Westwood
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August 13, 4:01 pm
Westwood Village Rewards program ends, points to individual business programs
This post was last updated on 8/14/2022 at 8:18 p.m. The Westwood Village Improvement Association ended its Westwood Village Rewards program on July 30. The WVIA announced in an emailed newsletter in July that it would be discontinuing the program, which offered discounts for purchases at Westwood Village businesses. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association ended its Westwood Village Rewards Program on July 30. The WVIA developed the program to offer discounts for purchases in the Village to promote local businesses. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)