Tuesday, July 1

Disabled students report chronic delays, frustration with BruinAccess van service

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)


‘Way too many dangers’: Makerspace safety violations at UCLA’s Geffen Academy pose risks for students

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)


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. Community members have raised questions about a lack of oversight and transparency regarding how TGIF funds are being spent. (Photo by Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor and Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Emily Tang/Assistant Design director)

Inside the green campus fee that collects hundreds of thousands more than it spends

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)

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. Community members have raised questions about a lack of oversight and transparency regarding how TGIF funds are being spent. (Photo by Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor and Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Emily Tang/Assistant Design director)

Students continue to voice allegations of unsafe living conditions in UCLA housing

Multiple students and recent graduates have come forward with allegations about unsafe living conditions in UCLA-owned housing following a Daily Bruin investigation into the university apartment building Westwood Chateau. Read more...

Photo: Westwood Chateau (pictured) was the subject of a recent Daily Bruin Enterprise investigation into health and safety issues in university-owned housing. More students have since come forward with accusations against UCLA Housing in recent weeks. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)


‘Straight-up dangerous’: Students in Westwood Chateau allege unsafe conditions

First, water started leaking from her kitchen ceiling. Then the coughing began.  Jaclyn Schwartz moved into Westwood Chateau, a UCLA-owned apartment, in September. The fourth-year biology student said she was excited to live near campus, but before the quarter was even halfway through, problems arose. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year applied mathematics student Rafi Melikian sits on her sofa in her Westwood Chateau apartment unit. Melikian is one of 11 current residents who alleged health and safety issues in the building. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)





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