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March 4, 11:41 pm

Julián Castro visits UCLA to speak with students about his 2020 presidential run

A candidate for the 2020 presidential election explained his position on various policies, including health care, education and foreign affairs on campus Monday. Julián Castro, former mayor of San Antonio and former United States secretary of housing and urban development under former President Barack Obama, spoke to a Chicana and Chicano studies class about his positions on specific policies, his family background and his qualifications. Read more...

Photo: Julián Castro, a 2020 presidential candidate, spoke to a Chicana and Chicano studies class Monday about his positions on specific policies, his family background and his qualifications. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Campus, News, Student Government

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March 4, 12:42 am

Right-wing media outlet releases misleading video of students signing petition

A self-described libertarian media outlet released a video Feb. 23 claiming UCLA students believe in putting supporters of President Donald Trump in concentration camps. Liberty Hangout, which has a right-leaning political bias and mixed factual reporting, according to Media Bias/Fact Check, filmed UCLA students without their consent and concluded from featured responses that UCLA students support mandatory re-education of conservatives. Read more...

Photo: “Gun Girl” Kaitlin Bennett and a right-wing media outlet filmed a video at UCLA, convincing students to sign a controversial petition. A student government official is featured in the video. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Science & Health

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March 4, 12:30 am

Fruit fly brain cells offer potential insight on human synapse formation

UCLA researchers discovered a pattern in fruit fly brain cells that might help explain how human brains make connections between their brain cells. Orkun Akin, an assistant professor of neurobiology, and Bryce Bajar, a graduate student and first author on the paper, found developing fruit flies exhibited activity in their innermost eye cells before they were able to open their eyes. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers found developing fruit flies exhibited activity in their innermost eye cells before they were able to open their eyes. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, News, UC

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March 4, 12:29 am

Women’s conference offers attendees exposure to professional fields

Student government officials hosted an all-day women’s conference to encourage women to pursue leadership positions in the professional world. The LEAN IN UC: UC Women’s Leadership Conference 2019 featured 65 speakers, including Amy Ziering, an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, and Cleo Wade, an artist, poet and author. Read more...

Photo: Speakers, including documentarians, artists and businesswomen, addressed issues like the #MeToo movement’s impact and the creation of change at the LEAN IN UC: UC Women’s Leadership Conference 2019 on Sunday. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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March 4, 12:29 am

Student organization hosts three-day Korean cultural awareness event

Students celebrated a Korean national holiday on campus for the first time Friday to raise awareness of Korean history by performing Korean drumming, masked dances and a re-enacted march. Read more...

Photo: Hanoolim, a Korean cultural awareness group, hosted a celebration of Samil Day, a Korean holiday that commemorates protests against Japanese imperialism in 1919. The celebration, which was part of a three-day event that began Wednesday, included food, performances and a reenactment of the Samil Day marches. (Jocelyn Dao/Daily Bruin)

News, Science & Health

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March 4, 12:26 am

Study affirms new cancer treatment as effective, favorable to long-term therapy

UCLA physicians confirmed the efficacy of an unconventional therapy for prostate cancer that significantly reduces the number of required radiotherapy treatments. In a study published in early February, researchers revealed shorter radiotherapy treatment was just as effective as traditional long-course therapy and created no additional side effects. Read more...

Photo: Researchers revealed shorter radiotherapy treatment was just as effective as traditional long-course therapy and created no additional side effects. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

Campus, News

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March 2, 1:12 pm

Dolores Huerta speaks at panel aimed for Latino students interested in business

A civil rights activist and a panel of business professionals spoke about cultural empowerment in business at an event Thursday. Activist Dolores Huerta spoke about her experiences with labor issues at the inaugural event of the Association of Latino Professionals for America at UCLA, a national business organization for Latino students and professionals that recently re-established a chapter at UCLA during fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: Dolores Huerta (left) and Monica Lopez (right) spoke about cultural empowerment in business at an event Thursday. (Metztli Garcia/Daily Bruin)


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