Kausalya Kethu turns the decision of whether or not she should return to campus in the fall over and over in her mind. Though others can make the decision to return without a second thought, Kethu can’t – she is immunocompromised. Read more...
Photo: Some immunocompromised students are concerned about their safety for a possible return to campus this fall. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)
The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
A newly appointed undergraduate student representative hopes to help students transition back to campus life in the fall. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously appointed Laura Laubach, a third-year political science transfer student, as the new general representative 1 at the Tuesday council meeting. Read more...
Photo: The new general representative 1’s platform includes programs to reintroduce Bruins to campus. (Courtesy of Laura Laubach)
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to give grocery and drug retail store workers an additional $5 per hour to offset the heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 while at work. Read more...
Photo: Essential workers at large grocery stores will soon receive an additional $5 in hourly wages in accordance with LA’s new hazard pay ordinance. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA researchers can transfer mitochondria from one cell into another reprogrammable cell at a high rate using a newly developed technology called MitoPunch, according to UCLA research published in late December. Read more...
Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
President Joe Biden’s undoing of many of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies is an improvement, but there is still much left to do, UCLA students and professors said. Read more...
Photo: President Joe Biden issued 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations Jan. 20, which included orders to roll back several of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. UCLA faculty and students said this move is a good first step but that there is still a lot to be done. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Vietnamese student leaders voiced their support for a resolution to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of former Vietnamese Student Union president Thien Minh Ly, who was killed by white supremacists. Read more...
