This post was updated Oct. 16 at 8:26 p.m. When Nabeel Shaikh combs through social media posts from his family’s country, he sees submerged houses and people attempting to drag their cars through the water. Read more...
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September 4, 2:37 pm
UCLA community members assert recent student loan forgiveness is positive start
This post was updated Sept. 5 at 8:34 p.m. President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive student loan debt will provide relief to many students and alumni with loans, but gaps in debt forgiveness could still persist, according to UCLA community members. Read more...
Photo: President Joe Biden speaks on the 2020 campaign trail. UCLA community members said Biden’s decision to forgive some student loan debt could provide relief to borrowers. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
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August 27, 2:07 pm
UCLA community remembers Trey Barber for dedication, compassion for students
This post was updated August 31 at 6:53 p.m. Ever since he was young, Trey Barber had a passion for studying languages, according to his mother Katherine Luna. Read more...
Photo: Barber graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2018. Ever since he was young, he had a passion for languages, his mother Katherine Luna said. (Courtesy of Barber’s family)
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August 20, 7:46 pm
New seminar features voices in politics to highlight AAPI identities, advocacy
This post was updated Aug 21. at 8:42 p.m. A new undergraduate seminar highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander politics and policy advocacy will allow UCLA students to put theory into practice this fall. Read more...
Photo: Three people stand at a podium, one holding a sign, as others gather in the background. UCLA is introducing a new seminar for undergraduate students centered on turning theory into policy for the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
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August 14, 4:30 pm
UCLA alumni call for awareness, aid for Tigrayans in Ethiopia
This post was updated August 19 at 10:34 p.m. Feven Girmay has not heard from her grandmother in over 10 months. Girmay, a political science alumnus of UCLA, has family living in Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia. Read more...
Photo: Tigray (pictured) on a map. UCLA alumni are calling for aid and relief in Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
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August 7, 3:28 pm
UCLA on track to offer medical abortions on campus starting in 2023
This post was updated August 7 at 11:01 p.m. The University of California and California State University will now provide medical abortions on campus. California Senate Bill 24 – passed in 2019 by the state legislature – requires every UC and CSU student health center to offer medical abortion services by Jan. Read more...
Photo: Medication sits on a table. A 2019 state law requires student health centers at California State University and University of California campuses to offer abortion services. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
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August 4, 6:24 pm
New university apartments to open in fall, accommodate 2,300 students
This post was updated August 7 at 11:05 p.m. Three new university apartments near Weyburn Terrace are opening to house Bruins this fall. The Laurel, Palo Verde and Tipuana apartments off Weyburn Avenue are each eight to nine stories tall. Read more...
Photo: New university apartments (pictured) are opening this fall. UCLA is offering many incoming transfer, third-year and fourth-year students housing at three new university apartment locations: Tipuana, Laurel and Palo Verde. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)