Tuesday, May 5

BruinBus extends hours, merges bus lines in response to complaints

BruinBus extended its weekday hours and changed some of its routes beginning winter quarter. BruinBus has been running from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays since Jan. Read more...

Photo: BruinBus will be merging its Wilshire and Campus routes into one line from 6:45 to 8 p.m. The combined line can take students to the Weyburn Terrace apartments, Murphy Hall and the Wilshire Center. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Transfer, veteran resource centers provide study space and workshops

The Transfer Student Center and Veteran Resource Center have been able to accommodate an increasing number of students since its opening last summer. The transfer and veteran centers, which were previously located at the Student Activities Center, moved to Kerckhoff 128 and 132 in July. Read more...

Photo: The Transfer Student Center and Veteran Student Center, which are now located at Kerckhoff 128 and 132 and recieved 4,578 sign-in, relocated in July to accomodate new students. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


Princeton professor speaks on US immigration and failed border control

A professor from Princeton University said at an event Wednesday that he thinks border control has failed as a policy, and the United States is using the Mexican border as a political symbol to exclude immigrants. Read more...

Photo: Doug Massey, a sociology and public policy professor at Princeton University, said data shows border control policy did not limit the volume of immigration. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Researchers’ treatment helps anorexic patients see appearance holistically

UCLA researchers are developing a new treatment for patients with anorexia nervosa to help change the way they see their bodies. Jamie Feusner, a UCLA associate professor of psychiatry and director of the UCLA Eating Disorders and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Research Program, said the treatment his team is working on focuses on how patients unconsciously perceive their bodies, which he said is a less explored aspect of anorexia. Read more...

Photo: Jamie Feusner, the director of the UCLA Eating Disorders and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Research Program, is researching a new treatment focusing on how patients with anorexia nervosa can train to change the way they visually perceive their body. (Photo Courtesy of Chris Jon)




UC claims Gov. Brown’s proposed funding increase is less than anticipated

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a 3 percent increase in funding for the University of California’s core educational budget in his 2018-2019 budget proposal released Wednesday. However, the UC released a statement on the same day saying that the increase in funding is still less than what was anticipated under a previous agreement between the University and the governor, and that it does not include funding for UC enrollment growth. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for 2018-2019 increased funding for the UC’s core education fund by 3 percent. (Daily Bruin file photo)