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UCLA holds Latinx Welcome event in efforts to promote inclusivity

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 3:36 p.m. Hundreds of Bruins gathered at Wilson Plaza for the first ever campuswide Latinx Welcome event Tuesday. The 2022 Latinx Welcome: “Sembrando Comunidad” was a historic, campuswide culmination of efforts to promote inclusivity at UCLA and was open to all students, said Alfred Herrera, assistant vice provost for academic partnerships. Read more...

Photo: UCLA hosted students in Wilson Plaza Tuesday afternoon for the first ever campuswide Latinx Welcome event, titled “Sembrando Comunidad.” (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)


Li Cai breaks UC Academic Senate policy by leaking internal emails

This post was updated Oct. 12 at 11:11 a.m. Editor’s note: This post has been updated to clarify the details of a letter described in the story. Read more...

Photo: Li Cai, a member of the UCLA Academic Senate’s Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools and professor of education and psychology, broke Academic Senate policy. Cai leaked internal communications regarding a proposed ethnic studies requirement for UC freshman undergraduate admission. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students struggle with poor Wi-Fi connectivity on campus

This post was updated Oct. 6 at 2:08 p.m. to add a statement from Michael Van Norman. When a group of new students approached Tatjana Atcitty asking for directions on campus, she suggested they use the Maps application on their phone – only for them to realize there was no Wi-Fi connection available. Read more...

Photo: A computer sits next to a router. Many Bruins are expressing concern with WiFi connectivity on campus at UCLA. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)



Abundant Housing LA’s new UCLA chapter hosts 1st meeting

A new campus group will advocate for lower housing costs in Westwood through student activism. Abundant Housing LA at UCLA, a student chapter of Abundant Housing LA, held its first meeting Monday, discussing current housing costs in Los Angeles and Westwood with Abundant Housing LA organizers. Read more...

Photo: Abundant Housing LA at UCLA, a student chapter of Abundant Housing LA, held its first meeting Monday to discuss high housing costs and lack of housing and their burden on students. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA Store market now accepts CalFresh in efforts to combat campus food insecurity

The market at the UCLA Store in Ackerman Union is now accepting CalFresh as part of an effort to combat food insecurity on campus. Federally recognized as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the CalFresh program is meant to supplement low-income individuals’ budgets to make sure they can purchase nutritious food, according to the California Department of Social Services. Read more...

Photo: An electronic benefits transfer card in front of the UCLA Store. As of mid-August, the market at the UCLA Store in Ackerman Union has begun accepting CalFresh electronic food benefits. (Photo illustration by Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)



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