On Sept. 24, UCLA announced new initiatives in its efforts to be federally designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2025. UCLA pledged to create new faculty lines and fellowships and devote more resources to Latinx-related research. Read more...
Photo: On Sept. 24, Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter announced new initiatives as part of UCLA’s efforts to become a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:12 a.m. Around 175 people gathered on campus and over Zoom on Friday to protest UCLA’s lack of accommodations for students with disabilities. Read more...
Photo: Protesters gathered on campus and over Zoom on Friday to urge the university to provide greater accommodations for UCLA students, staff and faculty. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Trace amounts of COVID-19 were found in on-campus housing wastewater Thursday. The UCLA Office of Environment, Health & Safety found the COVID-19 traces as a part of their residential building wastewater testing program. The university emailed students living in on-campus housing to notify them of the trace amounts of the virus found Thursday, said UCLA spokesperson Katherine Alvarado. Read more...
Photo: Traces of COVID-19 were detected in wastewater in on-campus housing Thursday. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:08 a.m. In his third year, Juan Maya Hernandez began taking the bus home – only to fall asleep, miss his stop and end up in Santa Monica multiple times. Read more...
Photo: The BruinHub, which opened to students in late September, is a study and sleep space located on the second floor of the John Wooden Center. The space intends to address some of the needs and concerns of commuter and housing-insecure students. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:17 a.m. The Academic Senate released guidelines Aug. 30 and updated them Sept. 23, advising instructors on conducting in-person instruction in the fall in areas such as how to conduct assessments and how to evaluate attendance. Read more...
Photo: The Academic Senate released guidelines outlining how instructors should evaluate in-person assessments and attendance. However, some students said professors may not follow the recommendations. (Daily Bruin file photo)
BruinBus, the campus bus service, returned Sept. 20, including the U1 Weyburn route that had been temporarily suspended, according to UCLA Transportation. UCLA Transportation runs five regular routes on the BruinBus network, which is complimentary for UCLA students, staff, faculty and visitors. Read more...
Photo: The complimentary campus bus service returned to servicing regular routes on Sept. 20. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Black student leaders are calling on the university to allocate more funding for programming at the Black Bruin Resource Center. The BBRC first opened in summer 2020 and offered virtual services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Black student leaders said the current programming funding for the Black Bruin Resource Center is insufficient. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
