Thursday, July 9


UCLA to switch to remote-only instruction for fall, further reduce on-campus housing

UCLA will transition to all remote instruction except for essential in-person classes for the fall and reduce the number of students permitted in on-campus housing. The decision follows recent directives from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that restricted campus activities to minimum operations and limited on-campus housing eligibility to students with no alternative options, said Emily Carter, the executive vice chancellor and provost in an emailed statement to students. Read more...

Photo: UCLA announced Friday all courses – except for essential in-person classes – will be taught remotely for fall quarter and a decrease in the number of students allowed in on-campus housing. (Daily Bruin file photo)




UC Student Association unanimously elects USAC EVP Aidan Arasasingham as president

A UCLA student government official is the next president of the University of California Student Association. Representatives for all nine undergraduate campuses unanimously elected Aidan Arasasingham, a rising fourth-year global studies student, as the next UCSA president during their board meeting Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Aidan Arasasingham, the Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, was unanimously elected as the next president of the University of California Student Association. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Breaking down USAC’s role as the governing body of UCLA’s undergraduates

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the governing body of the Undergraduate Students Association, whose membership consists of all undergraduate students at UCLA. Emily Hong Van Luong, the USAC internal vice president, said the council serves students by advocating to the administration on their behalf and undertaking projects that help the student body. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council, the elected undergraduate student government, serves students through its advocacy to the administration and the projects it undertakes, said Emily Hong Van Luong, the council’s internal vice president. (Daily Bruin file photo)