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April 27, 6:56 pm

LA County moves toward yellow tier of reopening plan amid declining case rates

Los Angeles County could enter the least restrictive tier in California’s reopening plan in the next week, county officials announced Tuesday.  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement Tuesday that the adjusted COVID-19 case rate in Los Angeles County dropped from 2.7 new cases to 1.9 new cases per 100,000 people. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles County may be able to move into the least restrictive tier of California’s reopening plan in early May. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)

News, Westwood

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April 27, 6:12 pm

North Westwood Neighborhood Council to hold fully mail-in election

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council’s first entirely mail-in election in May may result in higher voter turnout but has also created candidate registration issues. The NWWNC represents UCLA and Westwood in the Los Angeles City Council. Read more...

Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is holding its biennial election on May 11. Voters must request absentee ballots and send them by election day. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)

Academics, California, Campus, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health

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April 26, 2:12 pm

UC Global Health Day focuses on diversifying health equity conversations

Black and Indigenous panelists emphasized the importance of cultural literacy in public health at a University of California systemwide conference Saturday. The 11th annual UC Global Health Day focused on the theme of decolonizing global health to advance health equity. Read more...

Photo: At a UC systemwide conference Saturday, Black and Indigenous panelists spoke about literacy in public health. (Courtesy of Victoria Li)

News, Student Government

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April 25, 12:21 pm

USAC recap – April 20

Public Comment Jason Vu, the president of the Vietnamese Student Union and a fourth-year Asian American studies and global studies student, urged the council to support the Voiding Inequality and Seeking Inclusion for Our Immigrant Neighbors Act, which prevents people deemed eligible for release from local jails and state prisons from being sent to immigration detention centers. Read more...

News, Student Government

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April 25, 12:13 pm

USAC recap – April 13

Public Comment: Laura Gong, the undergraduate representative for the Research Continuity working group within the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force, said undergraduate student researchers can now return to campus with certain COVID-19 regulations in place. Read more...

A Closer Look, News

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April 24, 4:03 pm

Students reflect on grieving, remembering loved ones amid pandemic restrictions

COVID-19 hospital protocols prevented Jazmine Gallardo from giving her uncle a final goodbye before his death in September. The loss of her uncle was especially hard because he unexpectedly passed away the day he was supposed to be released from the hospital, said Gallardo, a first-year sociology student. Read more...

Photo: Jazmine Gallardo was one of many UCLA students who have lost a loved one over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and struggled to grieve while navigating pandemic restrictions and being a full time student. Gallardo’s uncle Fernando Richkarday (pictured in the photo) passed away last September. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


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