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)
Panelists at the 2021 E.R. Brown Symposium discussed the causes of homelessness and advocated for solutions earlier this week, emphasizing the importance of having those with lived experiences of homelessness lead the conversation. Read more...
Photo: Public officials, activists and researchers discussed evidence-based solutions for homelessness at the 2021 E.R. Brown Symposium earlier this week. (Caroline Sha/Daily Bruin)
UCLA community members reflected on the uncertainty surrounding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and the need for a more permanent solution following the Biden administration’s attempts to appeal a recent ruling deeming DACA illegal. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations Director)
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)
UCPD recorded 586 unique entries in its September daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Justin Jung, city and crime editor. Graphic by Alex Yoo, Graphics editor. Read more...
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)
