This post was updated May 14 at 9:02 p.m. It started with a maxed-out credit card and a blood test she couldn’t get for her sick child. Read more...
Photo: Ecology and evolutionary biology professor Priyanga Amarasekare is pictured. She was suspended in July 2022 from the university in a case that has turned into a flash point over the discrimination faced by women of color in science and academia. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
Out of the nine total disability specialist positions the Center for Accessible Education typically maintains, only three were filled at the start of the 2023-2024 academic year. Read more...
Photo: Photos by Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Helen Juwon Park/Daily Bruin.
This post was updated Aug. 20 at 9:48 p.m. In July 2018, Emily Martin filed an official complaint with UCLA’s Title IX office, alleging harassment by a superior. Read more...
Photo: In front of the background of Murphy Hall, where the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of Civil Rights is located, the words to the Title IX clause are shown. A Daily Bruin investigation has revealed various problems, such as lack of communication and transparency, that students who have worked with the office face. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
After months of anticipation, the time for UCLA club badminton’s first meet of the 2022-2023 season had finally come – but their plan soon hit a fatal snag. Read more...
Photo: Lacrosse equipment is pictured on a grass field. Men and women’s club lacrosse are just two of the 55 club sports teams at UCLA. A recent Daily Bruin investigation has uncovered mismanagement allegations against UCLA Recreation staff working with club sports teams. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After a serious motorcycle accident in April 2022, Ty Wells needed to find a new way to navigate UCLA’s hilly campus. Traveling between classes in their wheelchair proved difficult, but the fourth-year sociology student then discovered they were eligible for BruinAccess. Read more...
Photo: Third-year biology student Natasha Paago stands outside of Kaplan Hall as she waits for a BruinAccess van to pick her up. Paago is one of nearly a dozen BruinAccess riders who have alleged issues with the service, including long wait times of at least 30 minutes. (Javier Jauregui Ramirez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 9 at 4:18 p.m. The Geffen Academy at UCLA for years touted its state-of-the-art makerspace. But behind closed doors, the program was rife with safety violations that endangered the academy’s teenage pupils, according to students, faculty and public records. Read more...
Photo: The Geffen Academy at UCLA (pictured) violated state and university safety regulations in its makerspace, according to former faculty, public records and obtained emails. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
Hundreds of thousands of student fee dollars go unspent each year as a campus sustainability fund amasses a substantial surplus, according to a Daily Bruin financial analysis. Read more...
Photo: Ackerman Union, where The Green Initiative Fund’s office is located, is pictured. A Daily Bruin financial analysis of public budget records has uncovered that hundreds of thousands of dollars in student fees collected by TGIF go unused annually. (Photo by Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor and Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Emily Tang/Assistant Design director)
