UCLA plans to use a $1 million donation to address changing needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, UCLA Health staff said. UCLA Health received the donation from Ken Suslow, a founding managing partner at Sandbridge Capital LLC, a private investment firm, and his wife Linda Suslow in November. Read more...
Photo: Ken and Linda Suslow donated $1 million to UCLA Health to create an emergency assistance fund and support the Mattel Children’s Hospital. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The art for this post was updated March 2 at 2:55 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is considering a fund that will allow undocumented USAC council members who lose their work authorization to continue receiving their salary, in response to an incident in 2020 where an undocumented council member went without pay for around seven weeks. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council will vote this week on a proposal to establish a fund to pay future undocumented council members who do not have work authorization. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
An amendment will give the board that runs the student government elections more independence over the elections calendar. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Feb. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted in February to amend the elections code to give the elections board chair more autonomy in determining the elections calendar. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Associated Students UCLA began using Starship robots in January to autonomously deliver food throughout campus. While plans to bring the delivery bots onto campus began before the pandemic, they now offer a contactless way for people to get food around UCLA. Read more...
Join the Daily Bruin for a conversation with Bettina Pedone, director of quality and informatics at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, about updates on student COVID-19 vaccinations – from preparations for student vaccinations to the future of COVID-19 protocols and more. Read more...
The Undergraduate Students Association Council created two council member stipends reserved for undocumented students within USAC. The council also approved a resolution in support of the Protecting Equal Access to Care Everywhere Act, which advocates for equitable patient access to health care facilities. Read more...
As the sun shines through a cloudless blue sky, students on campus can see people sitting on the grass near Janss Steps for picnics, hammocking or throwing frisbees. Read more...
Photo: The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered most in-person classes, but students continue to visit campus. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
