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Women’s basketball optimistic about position in Pac-12 tournament

Things could be worse for the women’s basketball team. Things could be like last year. The Bruins went into the 2014-2015 season ranked, but after a tumultuous schedule that included an 8-10 conference record, they were in a position to either win the Pac-12 tournament or not make it to the NCAA tournament. It was […]

ASU, MSA hold vigil for three black Sudanese Americans recently killed

About 50 students bowed their heads to honor three black Sudanese Americans who were shot and killed Feb. 24, as the sun set on Meyerhoff Park on Wednesday evening. Members of the Afrikan Student Union and the Muslim Student Association, student groups at UCLA that organized the vigil, said they think the three men were […]

Women’s water polo player brings national team experience to Bruins

It is rare to find someone in Canada playing water polo. The pools are located inside due to the cold, rain, and snow. There are swimming leagues in the summer, but the window to compete is small. So when redshirt Alexa Tielmann took up the sport, she was surprised how much she took to it. […]

Tattoos relate mental health stories in art exhibition

Angela Nguyen has a tattoo of a colorful butterfly conspicuously etched on her right ankle. Less conspicuous, however, are the scars that lie underneath the tattoo – the permanent and colorless marks of self-harm. Nguyen, a third-year psychology student, is organizing an art project called the Mental Health Tattoo Art Exhibition in the Powell Library […]

UCLA scientists develop method to predict diseases by testing saliva

UCLA scientists found evidence that a single drop of saliva can diagnose and predict cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and other health problems. Researchers use salivary diagnostics to detect biomarkers in saliva, such as RNA and proteins, that can identify health concerns. “(Salivary diagnostics) is now one of the hottest areas of biomedical […]

Alumna’s documentary ‘Chau, Beyond the Lines’ reaches Academy Awards

The delicate art of drawing is not a simple task for Chau. Within the confines of a small wheelchair, his limbs barely allow him to pick up a marker from the jumble of coloring supplies in front of him, let alone create an entire picture. As a victim of past warfare in Vietnam, he experienced […]