Lily Sperling and her family evacuated their home in Austin, Texas after two nights without power and heat. In anticipation of the upcoming snowstorm and the possibility of a power outage, Sperling and her family charged two portable batteries. Read more...
Photo: Students in Texas experienced freezing temperatures, power outages and lack of access to water this past week because of Winter Storm Uri. (Courtesy of Divya Prasad)
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis but it is important to consider racial and ethnic disparities in the health care industry, UCLA professors said at a virtual event on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA hosted its 25th annual health care symposium, in which a range of medical professionals spoke on topics including racism, health disparities, mental health and incarceration in health care. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed the reallocation of $200,000 in undergraduate funds to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The USA Elections Board chair also presented a finalized version of the election calendar to the council. Read more...
A string of attacks on Asian American elders has sparked a conversation among the UCLA Asian community about the rise of anti-Asian violence. A 19-year-old man violently shoved 84-year-old Thai man Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco late January. Read more...
Life in Myanmar changed on Feb. 1, after a military coup followed the results of the nation’s election. From the detention of the nation’s democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi to temporary shutdowns of internet access, Burmese students in the U.S. Read more...
Grand theft auto and motor vehicle break-ins in West Los Angeles spiked since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. According to data from the LAPD, there were 663 reported grand theft auto cases in West LA from March 20 to Feb. Read more...
Bruins come from all around the world, from Colombia to Bangladesh. Because of the pandemic, many international Bruins are currently residing in their home countries. In “At a Distance,” Daily Bruin writers will look at events around the world Bruins care about and give a student’s perspective on the topics. Read more...
Photo: Myanmar’s military staged a coup Feb. 1, leaving some Burmese students shocked and scared. (Courtesy of Creative Commons)
