Low-income Los Angeles neighborhoods are at greater risk for not receiving COVID-19 relief funds, according to a UCLA study published in April. The study, conducted by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative and the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, found that many LA neighborhoods will not qualify for rebates offered by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Read more...
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May 15, 12:41 am
Students discuss concerns on some departments not yet allowing P/NP grading for credit
This post was updated May 27 at 4:15 p.m. UCLA announced that students may take more than one class pass/no pass for the spring quarter in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Students weigh in on the implications of certain departments in the College of Letters and Science not applying a pass/no pass grading policy to courses fulfilling major requirements. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News
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May 14, 7:38 pm
Online orientations to emulate in-person version through social, academic offerings
New student orientations will move online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Orientation dates will follow the original schedule, said Roxanne Neal, the assistant vice provost of UCLA’s New Student and Transition Programs. Read more...
Photo: New student orientations will be held online but will follow the original schedule. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Westwood
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May 14, 6:08 pm
While some Village businesses find relief in Paycheck Protection Program, others don’t
A federal loan program to help with the coronavirus pandemic has seen mixed results in Westwood Village, according to local business owners. The federal government launched the Paycheck Protection Program on April 3, intended to provide affordable low-interest loans to small businesses suffering from the effects of the pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Skylight Gardens received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program thanks to a prior relationship with its lender. However, some other small business with less developed lender relationships did not receive funding during the first round of the program. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News
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May 14, 5:18 pm
Alumnus George Takei announced as speaker for virtual commencement ceremony
Actor and activist George Takei will speak at UCLA’s virtual commencement ceremony June 12. Takei, a two-time UCLA graduate, is well known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in “Star Trek” and has appeared in a number of other films and TV shows. Read more...
Photo: Actor George Takei to speak at UCLA’s virtual graduation. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
News, Video
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May 14, 4:13 pm
DACA: What is it and what happens without it?
With the Trump administration ending the DACA program, Professor Abel Valenzuela and current undocumented students at UCLA discuss DACA and the implications of the current Supreme Court case on UCLA’s undocumented student body. Read more...
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May 13, 11:34 pm
UCLA community responds to increased racism toward Asian Americans during pandemic
When Jason Vu, a third-year global studies and Asian American studies student, went to Thai Town on a class trip last quarter, a lady saw him and immediately covered her face with a scarf and walked away to avoid him. Read more...
Photo: Over the past months, racism against the Asian American community has grown because of COVID-19 and its country of origin. These issues stem from microaggressions and racialization of the coronvirus, UCLA professors and students said. (Liz Ketcham/Photo Editor)