Tuesday, April 21

USAC recap – Jan. 18

During the Jan. 18 Undergraduate Student Associated Council meeting, out-of-state students expressed frustration at the university’s changing plans for the quarter, and the council appointed members to the elections board. Read more...


UCLA updates COVID-19 dashboard with new data following weeks of delay

UCLA updated its COVID-19 dashboard Thursday, after more than two weeks of delays in publishing time-sensitive test data. The website – which tracks the UCLA community’s vaccination rates and confirmed cases on and off campus – only displayed data through Dec. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s COVID-19 dashboard (pictured) displays vaccination rates and confirmed cases in the community. The university updated the site Thursday with more recent COVID-19 testing data, following weeks of delays related to COVID-19 test processing. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)


LA Metro gathers community input on Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project

The Los Angeles Metro held two public scoping meetings in January to gather public input on its Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, which aims to create rapid transit options connecting the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. Read more...

Photo: LA Metro is currently in scoping, a process in which it gathers public input, for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC to offer course on Indigenous heritage preservation, repatriation

University of California professors are creating an educational online course about Indigenous peoples’ experiences to improve the University’s relationship with Indigenous communities. UC Office of the President is providing a three-year $879,000 grant to the Centering Tribal Stories project, led by Mishuana Goeman and Wendy Teeter. Read more...

Photo: “Carrying Our Own Ancestors Home” is a collection of videos featuring Indigenous individuals speaking about repatriation. It is the start of a larger University of California project called Centering Tribal Stories meant to highlight issues important to Indigenous communities. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA officials confirm details of return to in-person instruction

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 2:56pm. Instruction at UCLA is set to return primarily in-person after Jan. 28, university officials said at a virtual town hall Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Students walking on campus at UCLA. University staff and administrators hosted a COVID-19 town hall for students Thursday and confirmed that they expect a return to in-person learning Jan. 31, as previously scheduled. (Daily Bruin file photo)