Sunday, August 23

In the news:

Students discuss how pandemic, racism affect United States’ global reputation

Editor’s note: This post was updated April 19 at 1:01 a.m. to provide retroactive anonymity to a source due to safety concerns. A third-year anthropology student remembers making the decision to fly back to her home country of Brunei from Westwood at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Some UCLA students feel that the United States’ reputation declined as a result of its initial COVID-19 response. They added the Black Lives Matter movement and anti-Asian violence also contributed to their disillusionment with the U.S. (Photo illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


California pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine usage following federal recommendation

This post was updated April 13 at 3:28 p.m. California and Los Angeles County have paused the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with a recommendation from federal health agencies following rare reports of people having severe blood clots after receiving the vaccine. Read more...

Photo: California will temporarily pause all distribution of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, following a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)




UCLA-led study finds higher income does not prevent racial discrimination

Black men experience daily discrimination, even after breaking through the glass ceiling, according to a UCLA-led study published in March. The study found that Black men who reach a high socioeconomic status still face higher levels of discrimination compared to their white counterparts. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA-led study found that Black men still experience high levels of discrimination, no matter what level their socioeconomic status is, in comparison to their white counterparts. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Dozens gather in remembrance of student Lindsey Trieu at candlelight vigil

Holding flowers and electric candles, dozens of people gathered in Bruin Plaza Friday night at a vigil for Lindsey Trieu, a UCLA student who died in March. Read more...

Photo: Lindsey Trieu, a second-year psychology student who was set to graduate spring quarter, died March 27. Friends of Trieu remember her for her loving and hardworking personality. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)