Los Angeles County’s Metro reports 57 confirmed coronavirus cases among employees as of Monday and anticipates losses of up to $800 million due to low ridership. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angles Metro system is being hit with losses up to $800 million because of low-ridership amid the coronavirus pandemic. The transportation agency has reported at least 57 cases of COVID-19 among its employees, contractors and vendors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to affect medical workers, a popular nursing adage propels them forward, said fourth-year nursing student Julia Wenzel. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Read more...
Photo: Nurses at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center talked about their experiences during the pandemic, (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 5 at 1:57 p.m. Two referendums will together potentially increase student fees by $45.99 per year in the 2020 spring Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Read more...
Photo: Sources: UCLA Registrar’s Office website Graphic reporting and Graphic by: Bernard Mendez (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)
Two UCLA-based student organizations are working together to 3D print personal protective equipment, or PPE, for local hospitals across California, New York and Rhode Island. The novel coronavirus pandemic has caused shortages of PPE for health care professionals across the nation, leaving medical workers without the necessary protection or having to reuse PPE. Read more...
Photo: Two UCLA student organizations are working to design and 3D print personal protective equipment in light of shortages arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of Kyle Ho)
This post was updated May 5 at 10:55 a.m. As a student with six siblings, Katelyn Ngo doesn’t just look after herself anymore. Ngo, a fourth-year biology student, balances her academic work alongside cleaning, cooking and generally sharing the caretaking role with her parents. Read more...
Photo: (Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)
Pandemic-related issues dominated this year’s International Workers’ Day protests across Los Angeles on Friday. Usually a day for celebrating the working class, Angelenos across the political spectrum criticized the institutional handling of the coronavirus pandemic for being either too much or too little. Read more...
Photo: Dozens of nurses and other essential workers at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center demanded more personal protective equipment and better safety guidelines. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 5 at 12:55 a.m. A UCLA alumnus and former Daily Bruin editor won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Robert Faturechi, a UCLA alumnus and Daily Bruin reporter, won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting on Monday. Faturechi was the editor for Enterprise, the Bruin’s long-term investigative section, from 2007 to 2008. (Daily Bruin file photo)
