Wednesday, February 11

USAC passes special rule to increase input from Congressional Advisory Board

A new special rule of order in the undergraduate student government bylaws will give student organizations more power in the undergraduate student government, student leaders said. Read more...

Photo: Student leaders said they can more effectively advocate for their organizations after the Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a special rule of order. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)


Aware at UCLA tackles social issues with balanced discussions, community service

A new UCLA student group is hoping to challenge students’ preconceived notions. Aware at UCLA, founded by three students in fall quarter, encourages advocacy through open discussion of social issues and community engagement. Read more...

Photo: A new UCLA student organization aims to promote student advocacy primarily through bias-free discussion. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UCLA reviews collaborative mental health call response program on campus

UCLA is reviewing a proposed program that would send mental health providers to student-related mental health calls instead of university police. The program would create a mobile mental health crisis response unit led by responders from campus departments – including UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services – to respond to student-related mental health calls to UCPD, said UCLA spokesperson Katherine Alvarado in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: A proposed program at UCLA would create a team of mental health responders to respond to student-related mental health calls in place of the university police. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Class of 2021 expresses disappointment with likely remote end to time at UCLA

This post was updated Jan. 24 at 6:48 p.m. The grand finale of Alexa Kinoshita’s two-year journey at UCLA will be on Zoom. Kinoshita, a fourth-year transfer sociology student, had less than two quarters to experience campus life before the COVID-19 pandemic caused universities across the world – including UCLA – to shutter in-person instruction and start remote learning. Read more...

Photo: Graduating students of the class of 2021 will end their final year at UCLA over Zoom. Alexa Kinoshita, a fourth-year sociology transfer student, is one of them. (Tess Horowitz/Daily Bruin)


UCLA plans for remote instruction in summer, reopening of campus in fall

This post was updated Jan. 24 at 6:56 p.m. UCLA plans to offer remote classes during summer sessions and will likely reopen campus but not offer triple-occupancy housing in the fall, a university administrator said at a meeting with graduate students Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is planning to offer most classes in person in the fall, but is not planning to offer triple-occupancy housing. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)





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