UCPD recorded 652 unique entries in its March daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maanas Hemanth Oruganti, city and crime editor. Interactive by Laurel Woods, Data editor. Read more...
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A Closer Look, News
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April 6, 10:13 pm
New mural integrates Native perspectives in representation of UCLA’s land history
This post was updated April 7 at 9:24 a.m. UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca’s original mural was unveiled in Ackerman Union on Friday. Located at the Wescom Student Terrace on level one of Ackerman Union, the mural is titled “La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA” and consists of three 26-foot-long panels. Read more...
Photo: “La Memoria de La Tierra: UCLA” by UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca was unveiled at the Wescom Student Terrace at Ackerman Union on Friday. The mural portrays scenes from the history of UCLA’s land, including Native peoples and influential figures from the UCLA community. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/ASUCLA Photography)
News, Science & Health
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April 6, 10:10 pm
Study finds health trackers have no clear effect on students’ physical activity
This post was updated April 7 at 3:17 p.m. Researchers found that distributing wearable health trackers to students did not appear to have an effect on college students’ exercise and sleep behavior. Read more...
Photo: (Anna Richardson/Daily Bruin)
Campus, Los Angeles, News, UC, Westwood
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April 6, 10:03 pm
AFSCME Local 3299 demonstrates against unfair working conditions, outsourcing
This post was updated April 6 at 11:59 p.m. Many dining staff protested outside Bruin Plate on Wednesday holding signs that read “Union Jobs Now,” “Safe Staffing Now” and “No Contracting Out.” The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 is one of the University of California’s largest employee unions, representing more than 27,000 workers including custodians, dining hall staff, patient care technical workers, skilled craft workers and other service positions. Read more...
Photo: Dining staff from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union protested outside of Bruin Plate on Wednesday against staffing shortages, poor working conditions and outsourcing of jobs to contractors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, News
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April 6, 12:12 am
Court denies writ to overturn former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ indictment
This post was updated April 6 at 10:05 p.m. An appeals court denied a writ to overturn former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ sexual assault indictment on March 18. Read more...
Photo: A writ to overturn a grand jury indictment of former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps on multiple felony counts of sexual assault was denied by an appeals court on March 18. (Courtesy of Al Seib/LA Times)
Higher Education, Los Angeles, News
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April 3, 9:51 pm
Report finds Latino, Black students in LA experience higher education inequities
This post was updated April 4 at 7:50 p.m. Latino and Black students in Los Angeles continue to face disparities in enrollment and resource allocation within institutions of higher education, according to a February report. Read more...
Photo: Students walk around UCLA’s campus. A February report found that Latino and Black students in Los Angeles experienced disparities in higher education, including a lower transfer rate compared to peers. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
News, UC
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April 3, 9:44 pm
UC extends Experian subscription for those affected by 2020 data breach
This post was updated April 3 at 10:32 p.m. The University of California recently extended the identity protection service subscription for an additional two years for victims of last year’s data breach as part of a broader effort to improve cybersecurity measures. Read more...
Photo: (Kimi Jung/Daily Bruin)