Saturday, August 29

UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Legacy Fund sponsors sports agency internship for students

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:15 p.m. UCLA is offering a newly created summer internship to current or recently graduated students at a sports marketing agency, SPORTFIVE. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Legacy Fund has partnered with sports media and marketing agency SPORTFIVE to offer an internship to one UCLA student or recent graduate each year. The inaugural internship session took place in summer 2021. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)



Alumni, community members discuss Gidra’s legacy, importance to Asian Americans

This post was updated Aug. 29 at 8:39 p.m. When asked what his academic major was, alumnus Mike Murase jokingly replied, “Activism.” Murase, who completed his undergraduate degree in 1970, said he had few opportunities to learn about Asian Americans in the classroom. Read more...

Photo: (Above: A pointillist rendition of a photo of the GIDRA staff). At UCLA in 1969, a group of Asian American students banded together to form Gidra, a newspaper for Asian American issues. Nearly 50 years after its last regular issue in 1974, members of the Asian American community in Los Angeles, including UCLA alumni and others, have recently revived the publication as Gidra Media. (Suzi Partridge/Courtesy of GIDRA)



California to require COVID-19 vaccination or negative test at large indoor events

California will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for attendees of large indoor events beginning next month. Beginning Sept. 20, all individuals who attend indoor events with more than 1,000 attendees must submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test, according to new guidance from the California Department of Public Health. Read more...

Photo: Beginning Sept. 20, California will require attendees of large indoor events to submit proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test prior to entry. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


Researchers find link between expiring eviction moratoriums, COVID-19 case rates

Expiring eviction moratoriums may have contributed to a rise in COVID-19 case rates and mortality rates in several states in 2020, according to a recent UCLA study. Read more...

Photo: States where eviction moratoriums expired in 2020 saw significant surges in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, according to a recent UCLA study. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)




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