Thursday, July 9

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News, Science & Health, UC

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July 5, 12:17 pm

The number of blood donations has dropped at UCLA, but the need for them hasn’t

The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center is facing a blood supply shortage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The UCLA BPC provides blood to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, said Dawn Ward, medical director of UCLA BPC. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Blood and Platelet Center is facing a shortage of blood donations. The blood collected is used by the medical centers around UCLA. Medical procedures and surgeries have increased since May. Courtesy of Noah Danesh (Daily Bruin contributor)

Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News, Westwood

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July 3, 4:36 pm

Neighborhood councils across LA endorse cuts to LAPD’s budget, including NWWNC

The Los Angeles City Council made budget cuts to the Los Angeles Police Department following calls for action from neighborhood councils across the city of Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles City Council will cut the LAPD’s budget by $150 million after calls to action from local councils across Los Angeles. (Daily Bruin file photo) Photo credit: Firyal Bawab

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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July 3, 12:12 pm

Students search for alternatives amid disrupted on-campus housing plans for fall

Living in a car is an option to consider for a third-year transfer English student. After Corinne Chapkis found out her housing contract to live on the Hill was canceled, she debated between living with her grandfather, who lives near campus, and turning her car into a makeshift home. Read more...

Photo: Many students with canceled housing contracts have had to rethink their housing situations for the upcoming school year. (Daily Bruin File Photo)

California, Campus, Higher Education, News

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July 1, 1:33 pm

UCLA Labor Center releases report detailing challenges facing student workers

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the difficulties students with jobs face, a UCLA report found. The UCLA Labor Center and the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute released a report and supplemental brief June 23, which looked at the challenges faced by working students at public colleges and universities in Los Angeles County and how these students have been affected by COVID-19. Read more...

Photo: Challenges of student workers are being exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, a report from the UCLA Labor Center and the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute finds. (Screen capture by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)

National, News

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June 29, 10:31 pm

Supreme Court ruling only first step for LGBTQ+ community according to UCLA faculty

A Supreme Court decision to protect employees from sexuality and gender-based discrimination is a step in the right direction, UCLA faculty said. The June 15 decision ruled that sexual orientation and gender identity would be protected under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of several categories, including sex and race. Read more...

Photo: UCLA faculty said the June 15 Supreme Court decision to prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a step in the right direction. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, News

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June 29, 10:03 pm

Annual report finds 13% increase in people experiencing homelessness in LA County

Los Angeles County experienced a nearly 13% increase in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness since last year, according to a June 12 report. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, an independent authority created by the city and county of Los Angeles, found that 66,436 people are experiencing homelessness in the county, a 12.7% rise from last year’s report. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles County homeless population has increased by around 13% in the past year, according to a report released June 12. (Daily Bruin file photo).

National, News

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June 29, 7:16 pm

Uncertainty lingers for DACA students despite recent Supreme Court ruling

Nicole Anticona Araujo couldn’t sleep the night before the Supreme Court released their decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. As a DACA recipient, Anticona Araujo had a lot riding on it. Read more...

Photo: The Supreme Court ruled against the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals June 18, however, uncertainties remain for DACA recipients’ futures. (Creative Commons photo by Jarek Tuszyński via Wikimedia Commons)


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