Christian Green was born in the San Bernardino City Jail. He lived with his grandmother until she passed away when he was 15 years old, and moved into a foster home afterward. Read more...
Photo: A graduate student in the department of African American studies is sharing his experiences of living in the foster care system in a new book. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)
Two French-Canadian restaurants in Westwood will close Wednesday. Luc Alarie, founder and head chef of Soleil Westwood, announced in a Facebook post May 8 that he will be closing Soleil and its adjacent poutine bar, P’tit Soleil. Read more...
Photo: Luc Alarie, founder and head chef of Soleil Westwood, said he will be closing Soleil and its adjacent poutine bar, P’tit Soleil. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
The governing board of the University of California met for its May meeting at UC San Francisco from Tuesday to Thursday. Regents discussed the University of California Extension programs, changes in UC policy and the restructuring of committees. Read more...
This post was updated May 26 at 5:36 p.m. Petitioners alleged the undergraduate student government election board did not issue a reasonable sanction for voter coercion at a judicial board hearing Friday. Read more...
Photo: Judicial Board justices Leann Pham, Abigail Chapman and Jamail Gibbs listen to arguments in the case alleging the election board did not properly issue a sanction for voter coercion. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA researchers received a $12 million grant to start clinical trials of a new treatment for advanced-stage lung cancer. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an organization that funds stem cell research to accelerate advances in medicine, awarded the grant to the labs of Steven Dubinett, the director of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center’s lung cancer research program, and Edward Garon, an associate professor of hematology and oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is funding clinical trials at UCLA that involves the injection of drugs optimized for each patient to treat tumors. (Daily Bruin File Photo)
The Election Board Chair claimed the undergraduate student government has violated its constitution by ordering the judicial board during its Tuesday meeting to accept a petition against the election board. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board conducted a hearing for a petition by the Election Board Chair Jack Price against USAC on Thursday. (Nathan Smith/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A UCLA lecturer signed he believes being deaf is something to take pride in and nothing to be ashamed of. “Oftentimes we meet people who take pity on us,” signed Benjamin Lewis, a lecturer in the department of linguistics. Read more...
Photo: Benjamin Lewis, a UCLA lecturer, and Natasha Abner, a visiting professor, discussed the intricacies of the deaf community and the importance of sign languages. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
