The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
News, Student Government
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April 26, 3:57 pm
USAC recap – April 21
Campus, News
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April 24, 10:34 pm
The Study at Hedrick to open for limited hours with no dining options
The Study at Hedrick will reopen tomorrow for use as a study place only, according to a Facebook post from UCLA Academics on the Hill. The Study, a study space and eatery, will now only be available for studying and attending online classes, the post stated. Read more...
Photo: The Study at Hedrick, a study space and eatery on the Hill, will reopen from Saturday for academic purposes only. The facility will also now be open from 8 a.m. to midnight instead of all day. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Westwood
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April 24, 8:32 pm
Donations help Westwood businesses feed the frontline of health care workers
A local business improvement organization is distributing over 1,200 meals to hospital workers with the help of Westwood establishments. The Westwood Village Improvement Association purchased discounted meals from local restaurants using donations in order to provide them with a business opportunity and chance to support hospital workers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Several Westwood-area restaurants including Bella Pita, a casual Middle Eastern restaurant, provided food to health care workers at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center starting Thursday. The Westwood Village Improvement Association used donations to purchase and distribute the food. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Academics, Campus, Higher Education, News, Student Government, UC
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April 24, 5:18 pm
UC and UCLA leadership in discussion regarding fall quarter plans
This post was updated April 25 at 12:50 p.m. University of California officials have not decided whether to move fall quarter instruction online, as universities across the country begin to create fall contingency plans. Read more...
Photo: UCLA has already moved spring quarter and summer session A online. However, no decisions have been made about fall quarter yet. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
News, Science & Health
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April 24, 12:34 pm
Graduate student breathes new life into ventilator-building process with prototype
A UCLA student is developing a low-cost ventilator to help fight COVID-19. Graduate student Glen Meyerowitz saw the need for ventilators across the country and knew he could create a dramatically simplified, cost-effective ventilator to address the problems specific to the new coronavirus. Read more...
Photo: In light of a COVID-19-induced national shortage of ventilators, UCLA graduate student Glen Meyerowitz began developing a cost-effective prototype, assembling a model within a week. (Courtesy of Glen Meyerowitz)
Higher Education, News
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April 23, 9:00 pm
Graduate schools, prospective students adjust to lack of in-person admissions tests
Students are left uncertain about graduate school admissions because of altered and canceled application tests amid the coronavirus pandemic. The GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT have all been altered or canceled over public safety concerns. Read more...
California, Los Angeles, News
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April 23, 6:27 pm
Protestors rally against stay-at-home orders at LA City Hall amid pandemic
Defying stay-at-home orders, scores of protesters drove to Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday to demand the city reopen nonessential businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. The protest is one of a series of “Operation Gridlock” rallies across the country, including a similar march at Huntington Beach on Friday, criticizing the stay-at-home orders’ effect on the economy. Read more...
Photo: Alma Villanueva, a supporter of President Donald Trump, waves an American flag on top of a convertible circling around Civic Center. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)