Forensic experts for Los Angeles police testified Tuesday it is inconclusive whether a UCLA student was sexually assaulted before she was killed in 2015. Ernest Park, a criminalist and DNA analyst with LAPD, said he examined samples from the body of Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, who had been killed in her apartment, which was set on fire. Read more...
News
News, Student Government
|
May 23, 12:00 am
USAC hosts town hall to gather feedback in creating ISR position bylaws
Students called on undergraduate student government leaders to ensure that the new international student representative office will fight for international students’ financial wellness, mental health and legal rights at a town hall Monday. Read more...
Photo: General Representative 2 Kayla He and Ashraf Beshay, a fifth-year biology student and member of He’s office who advocated for the position’s creation, helped lead a town hall to gather feedback on the how to write the bylaws for the new international student representative office. (Quanzhao “Ari” He/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
|
May 22, 3:39 pm
Administrator Alfred Osborne announced as Anderson’s interim dean
A senior administrator will serve as the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s interim dean, the university announced Tuesday. Alfred Osborne Jr., the current senior associate dean for external affairs at Anderson, has agreed to serve as interim dean after Judy Olian, the current dean, finishes her term at the end of the academic year. Read more...
Photo: Alfred Osborne Jr., the current senior associate dean for external affairs at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, will serve as interim dean of Anderson. (UCLA Newsroom)
National, News
|
May 22, 12:27 am
Incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein talks UC funding, gun control
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she is depending on young people to advocate for gun control legislation. Members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board spoke with Feinstein, a Democrat who is running for re-election against California state Sen. Read more...
Photo: Dianne Feinstein said one way to combat tuition rises is to increase Pell Grants. Pell Grants currently cover less than a third of college tuition, she said. Feinstein said she has not voted against a single education program or loan and added she does not intend to ever vote against such proposals. (Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News
|
May 22, 12:26 am
Visiting professor discusses homelessness in LA during weeklong series
A visiting professor introduced potential solutions to the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles at an event Monday evening. Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, spoke at a lecture at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Read more...
Photo: Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, spoke at an event at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior on Monday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Crime, News, Westwood
|
May 22, 12:22 am
Evidence tests positive for victim’s DNA presented at Medina trial
A criminalist for Los Angeles police testified Monday that a DNA sample collected from a man’s car matched the DNA profile of a UCLA student he is accused of having murdered in 2015. Read more...
News, Westwood
|
May 22, 12:20 am
Westwood Village Improvement Association to increase fees in 2019
Businesses in Westwood Village will be required to pay increased fees starting in 2019. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of the Village, voted to increase assessments on businesses by 2 percent at its monthly board meeting on May 17. Read more...