Susan Abeles’ first grandchild was born mid-March, and although Abeles lives across the street from him, she has only been able to hold him once. Abeles’ daughter occasionally holds up the baby on the porch while Abeles looks on from six feet away. Read more...
Photo: People who are at higher risk for COVID-19 have self-isolated completely. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 18 at 3:15 p.m. Granite or brick? This is the kind of question students have been facing as they build a proportional, detailed replica of the UCLA campus – in Minecraft. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library and Royce Hall. (Courtesy of Noah Molloy)
The same plain, cream-colored walls, the same long windows and the same brightly lit computer screen made up the whole of Thera Boonyamarn’s scenery for two weeks. Read more...
Photo: Thera Boonyamarn, a second-year international student, quarantined for 14 days in her home in Thailand. (Courtesy of Thera Boonyamarn)
Most UCLA students have settled in at home to take spring quarter online. But for Anay Mehta, that means taking a computer science midterm at 5 a.m. Read more...
Photo: (Lily Lee/Daily Bruin)
As news of the coronavirus pandemic spread and UCLA suspended in-person classes, many domestic students traveled home immediately. However, international students often have more factors to consider, like navigating travel restrictions, employment complications and attending class from different time zones. Read more...
Photo: Richard Clement Kusuma, UCLA’s international student ambassador for Indonesia, will be staying in his Westwood apartment for his final quarter at UCLA. As the novel coronavirus spread and UCLA suspended in-person instruction, many domestic students traveled home immediately. However, international students like Kusuma, who is from Jakarta, have more factors to consider. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
As the first week of primarily video-based learning ends, professors and students are – mostly – adjusting to online classes. “As Jackson Lears said, distance learning is to learning as phone sex is to sex,” said David Kipen, a lecturer in the UCLA Writing Program. Read more...
Photo: UCLA moved all spring quarter class online March 13. Many professors are conducting lectures over Zoom, a video conference program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A large portion of Kelsey Tsonton’s paycheck from her job as a John Wooden Center FITWELL consultant usually goes toward paying her tuition. But, like Americans across the country, she recently lost her job. Read more...
Photo: Following the closure of recreational facilities and other campus locations that employ students, many students are now left without a job for spring quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
