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Campus, News, Science & Health

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October 12, 3:30 pm

Saddleridge fire continues to burn, begins to affect air quality at UCLA

A BruinAlert warned students that the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive individuals due to smoke from the Saddleridge fire Saturday morning. As of Saturday afternoon, the fire is 19% contained and covers 7,552 acres, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert. Read more...

Photo: The Saddleridge fire has continued to burn Saturday, impacting the air quality on campus. A BruinAlert advised sensitive individuals, such as people with pre-existing heart and lung conditions, to avoid strenuous activity outdoors because of unhealthy air conditions Saturday morning. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, Campus, News

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October 11, 11:04 am

Uncontained blaze threatens San Fernando Valley, UCLA campus mostly unaffected

A growing fire is threatening the San Fernando Valley around 15 miles from campus. The Saddleridge fire, which has burned more than 4,700 acres, started in Sylmar late Thursday night and spread to the Porter Ranch area, according to the most recent Los Angeles Fire Department alerts. Read more...

Photo: The Saddleridge fire began in Sylmar, California, late Thursday night but spread to the Porter Ranch area. Both cities have mandatory evacuation orders in certain areas. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Campus, News, Student Government

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October 11, 12:47 am

Disability Awareness Week town hall discusses educating faculty on campus resources

Faculty and students shared information on campus resources and services for students with disabilities at a town hall Wednesday. The Facilities Commission, a part of the undergraduate student government, hosted a town hall during Disability Awareness Week to share resources and give a platform to students with disabilities to ask questions or share their experiences. Read more...

Photo: Panelists at the Disability Awareness Week Town Hall, hosted by the undergraduate student government Facilities Commission, included representatives from the UCLA Center for Accessible Education and the UCLA Committee on Disability. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)

Campus, News

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October 11, 12:43 am

CALPIRG is working to grow student-voter turnout, prepare UCLA for 2020 elections

UCLA students said they are working to institutionalize voting on campus in an effort to increase student-voter turnout in the upcoming 2020 general election. The California Public Interest Research Group hosted an event Thursday morning at Bruin Plaza to discuss UCLA student-voter turnout in the 2018 midterm elections and efforts to increase turnout in the upcoming 2020 elections. Read more...

Photo: Douglas Barrera, associate director of the UCLA Center for Community Learning, spoke at a CALPIRG event in Bruin Plaza on Thursday about efforts to increase student-voter turnout in the upcoming elections. Barrera said he has noticed that students have become less involved in the political process over the years. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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October 10, 12:23 am

Music student is first to receive scholarship named in honor of Beach Boys member

A music student was the first recipient of a new scholarship inspired by Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson. The scholarship, awarded this year to third-year music composition student David Ghesser, will be presented every other year to a third-year student in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music interested in pursuing a career in composing, arranging or producing popular music. Read more...

Photo: David Ghesser (left), a third-year music composition student, was the first recipient of a new scholarship named after Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson (right). The scholarship was facilitated by a $100,000 donation from UCLA adjunct professor David Leaf (center). (Courtesy of Daniel Ghesser)

Campus, News

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October 10, 12:22 am

’10 Questions’ series looks at moral truth and the creation of knowledge

UCLA faculty from the humanities, arts and life sciences answered the question, “What is knowledge?” Tuesday at the second lecture of a 10-week series. Tyler Burge, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, said he thinks knowledge exists in many forms including common sense, scientific knowledge and historical knowledge, and should not be considered as a single, unified concept. Read more...

Photo: Victoria Marks (left), the associate dean of academic affairs at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, moderated the second week of the “10 Questions” lecture series. This week, UCLA faculty tackled the question, “What is Knowledge?” (Courtesy of UCLA Arts)

Campus, News

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October 10, 12:00 am

Fewer UCLA commuters are driving to campus alone than ever before

More commuters are forgoing driving alone to UCLA compared to county-wide commuting trends. UCLA reached its lowest drive-alone rate ever in 2018, according to a press release from UCLA Transportation. Read more...

Photo: Commuters to UCLA opt to take more sustainable forms of transportation compared with commuters in Los Angeles County. The drive-alone rate for UCLA commuters is about 37% while the LA county rate is 76%. (Daily Bruin file photo)


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