Monday, April 27

Westwood community adjusts to life under lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic

Westwood Village has become a ghost town, said Ashley Carpenter, a first-year physics student who stayed on campus for spring quarter. “Usually, there are thousands of people walking around or exercising, but now there are only some,” she said. Read more...

Photo: Students were encouraged to move out of campus housing because of health concerns regarding the coronavirus. As many students complete spring quarter courses remotely, those who remain in Westwood adjust to a new way of life. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)




LAPD opens 56 officer misconduct investigations, reassigns 7 officers after protests

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating 56 cases of officer misconduct and will assign seven officers to nonfield duties following recent protests, according to an LAPD press release Wednesday.  Twenty-eight cases involve alleged uses of force, and the LAPD assigned 40 investigators to the cases, the press release states. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Police Department is launching 56 investigations for officer misconduct, including 28 cases involving alleged use of force. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Administrators to defund Project SPELL, citing budget shortfalls from COVID-19

This post was updated June 12 at 2:55 p.m. to reflect statements from the office of the Administrative Vice Chancellor and information from the University of California Employee Pay report.  UCLA administrators will defund a tutoring program for UCLA employees because of budget shortfalls from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will discontinue funding Project Students for Progress in Employee Language Learning as of June 30. The project paired students with UCLA workers, aiming to help improve the employee’s English speaking and writing skills. (Daily Bruin file photo)