“Learning occurs not only in the classroom, but also through engagement in campus life and in communities and organizations beyond the university.” Search ‘UCLA Missions & Values’ in your web browser and you’ll find the aforementioned goal on the official UCLA website. Read more...

Photo: Students are paying fees for services they physically have no access to this quarter – fees that can be directed toward other amenities and services that can benefit their well-being during the pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)

While college students grieve the loss of their spring quarters, the novel coronavirus pandemic has put important high school milestones on hold, too. However, there is one event hiatus that no high school student will bemoan – the cancellation of college entrance exams. Read more...

Photo: Given that AP tests have transitioned into an online format, the same can easily be done for the SAT. Standardized test scores are a fair assessment of college applicants’ abilities. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Stay at home, stock up on goods and perform basic hygiene regularly – this is the common refrain during the COVID-19 pandemic. But when there’s no home to go to, no reliable access to food and no stockpile of sanitizer, those rules quickly become difficult to follow. Read more...

Photo: COVID-19 has led to new forms of support for the population of people experiencing homelessness in LA and across the state. Once the pandemic ends, that supports needs to continue (Daily Bruin file photo)

As lawmakers scramble to deal with an unprecedented global crisis, their uncertainty, however warranted, has left citizens struggling to plan for necessities as basic as housing. Read more...

Photo: Moratoriums have given California renters some time before they lose their housing. But the novel coronavirus shows no signs of stopping, and a full ban on evictions will be the only way to prevent a full-blown crisis.(Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

Virtual spring quarter has officially begun, robbing students of an in-person college experience. But if that weren’t enough, it’s robbing them of their tuition money as well. Read more...

Photo: With thousands of UCLA undergraduates paying out-of-state prices for an online education at home, the University of Califonia must adjust tuition fees to reflect its students’ new realities. (Daily Bruin file photo)

We all know how the saying goes – more money, more problems. And for the California State Lottery, which amassed nearly a staggering $7 billion in 2018 alone, the rise in profits has seen a disturbing rise in problems for California’s public school students. Read more...

Photo: (Catherine Montgomery/Daily Bruin)

Ask for a mile, UCLA will give an inch – especially when it comes to paying its graduate students a living wage. The Ucla4Cola movement has been asking for that mile for months. Read more...

Photo: Graduate students at UCLA are being supported in the short term with summer fellowships but must continue to receive financial support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)