For Mercy Eme, balancing schoolwork and life at home during the coronavirus pandemic has been overwhelming. At home, Eme attends her online classes while acting as a caretaker for her family, feeling lonely and worrying about her grandmother’s health, all of which exacerbated her generalized anxiety disorder, said the second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student. Read more...
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There may be negative consequences if the Supreme Court decides to scale back or terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, said UCLA faculty. Experts in labor studies, urban planning and law said ending DACA, the program that defers deportation for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as minors, will have adverse effects on DACA recipients, immigrant communities and on society as a whole. Read more...
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Many Westwood Village businesses are adapting to limitations inflicted by COVID-19, but their futures remain uncertain with no confirmation of UCLA reopening. UCLA’s shift to online instruction and statewide stay-at-home orders decreased the number of potential customers for businesses. Read more...
Photo: The majority of businesses in Westwood were forced to modify or suspend their services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While some were able to easily make the transition, it is likely that others have served the UCLA community for the last time. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As her father battles COVID-19, Gabrielle Pascua repeats a mantra to herself to cope. “Someone has to be strong,” said Pascua, a first-year human biology and society student. Read more...
Photo: Albino Luciano Buendia Pascua—father of UCLA student Gabrielle Pascua and the main provider for their family—tested positive for COVID-19 in April. Pascua is one of many UCLA students who have been personally affected by COVID-19. (Courtesy of Phoebe Agana Pascua)
For Diego Rivera, the thought of missing freshman year of college is devastating. “We’ve already missed out on (high school graduation), this really monumental time,” the incoming out-of-state first-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student said. Read more...
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Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: Is time a concept that the human mind can comprehend? Read more...
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The University of California is working to accommodate international students despite uncertainties stemming from the pandemic. For the majority of incoming and current Bruins, COVID-19 means a shortened in-person school year. Read more...
Photo: Despite uncertainties for international students arising from the pandemic, the University of California is working to accommodate them. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
