The Women’s Law Journal typically hosts an annual wine and pasta dinner to recruit new members in the fall. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended WLJ’s annual tradition. Read more...
Photo: (Bridgette Baron/Daily Bruin)
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October 14, 12:37 am
Nobel Prize-winning professor pushes to prove every challenge is an opportunity
Andrea Ghez thought she was dreaming. It was 2 a.m. and she had just received a phone call from the Nobel Committee – congratulating her for winning the Nobel Prize in physics. Read more...
Photo: Andrea Ghez, a physics and astronomy professor, won the 2020 Nobel Prize for physics. She won the prize for her contributions toward the discovery of the black hole in the center of the Milky Way. (Courtesy of Elena Zhukova/UCLA Newsroom)
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October 12, 10:03 pm
New Bruins find creative ways to foster community in remote learning environment
Despite fall quarter being remote, new students are searching for ways to connect with the UCLA community. Within the first few weeks of remote school, some first-year and new transfer students have relied on social media and joined various clubs to find their niches. Read more...
Photo: Darlene Hoang, a first-year communications student, is one of many new students looking for ways to overcome a remote fall quarter and connect with the UCLA community. (Photo by Ashley Kenney/Assistant photo editor, Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/ Illustrations director)
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October 8, 11:05 pm
Where students decide to live for fall quarter could affect their mental health
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 9:55 p.m. Madisen Green initially planned to live on the Hill. The chance to reunite with her friends and to see a change in scenery excited her, she said. Read more...
Photo: Where students live this fall quarter may affect the state of their mental health. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
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October 8, 9:53 pm
Pandemic’s economic effects could shape student job prospects for years to come
A struggling economy during COVID-19 could affect college students until at least 2024, according to a UCLA economic forecast. The UCLA Anderson School of Management releases economic forecasts and outlooks that detail predictions for California and the country’s economies every few months. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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October 7, 11:27 pm
Black student leaders hope to empower future Bruins through representation
Paving a path for future Black students to succeed in student government was one of Elijah Wade’s reasons to persist in the undergraduate student government election. Read more...
Photo: Black representation in student leadership bolsters campus advocacy and empowers students, several Black student leaders said. From left to right: Nygel Lewis, Zayala Fitzgerald, Musibau Francis Jimoh, Elijah Wade. (Photo Illustration by Kanishka Mehra and Ashley Kenney)
A Closer Look, California, News
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October 7, 1:40 pm
Students reflect on their experiences with this summer’s California fires
Jordan Yanowitz jolted out of bed at 2:44 a.m. to find a glowing sky and turbulent winds shaking his window blinds. Through the sound of his banging shades and thunder, he heard his parents yelling at his brother to come inside from their backyard where he had been sleeping, said Yanowitz, a third-year ecology, behavior, and evolution student who evacuated his home in Santa Cruz County because of wildfires. Read more...
Photo: Several UCLA students evacuated their homes in August because of the CZU Lightning Complex fires. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)