Angelenos protest across the city in support of Black Lives Matter Read more...
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Los Angeles, News
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June 10, 7:41 pm
LAPD opens 56 officer misconduct investigations, reassigns 7 officers after protests
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating 56 cases of officer misconduct and will assign seven officers to nonfield duties following recent protests, according to an LAPD press release Wednesday. Twenty-eight cases involve alleged uses of force, and the LAPD assigned 40 investigators to the cases, the press release states. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Police Department is launching 56 investigations for officer misconduct, including 28 cases involving alleged use of force. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, News
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June 10, 7:10 pm
Administrators to defund Project SPELL, citing budget shortfalls from COVID-19
This post was updated June 12 at 2:55 p.m. to reflect statements from the office of the Administrative Vice Chancellor and information from the University of California Employee Pay report. UCLA administrators will defund a tutoring program for UCLA employees because of budget shortfalls from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will discontinue funding Project Students for Progress in Employee Language Learning as of June 30. The project paired students with UCLA workers, aiming to help improve the employee’s English speaking and writing skills. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Academics, Campus, News
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June 10, 6:54 pm
Transfer students work to find funding to keep doors of resource center open
On top of their already pressing challenges, transfer students now face the task of funding over $135,000 to sustain their own resource center. The Cultivating Unity for Bruins Referendum, which would have paid rent for the Transfer Student Center, failed in the 2020 spring Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Read more...
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News, Science & Health
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June 10, 6:53 pm
Campus Queries: How can we improve our memories?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What are some techniques that can help improve my memory? Read more...
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News, Science & Health
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June 10, 6:53 pm
Students face mental health challenges in wake of pandemic, protests
For Mercy Eme, balancing schoolwork and life at home during the coronavirus pandemic has been overwhelming. At home, Eme attends her online classes while acting as a caretaker for her family, feeling lonely and worrying about her grandmother’s health, all of which exacerbated her generalized anxiety disorder, said the second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student. Read more...
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