Students and professors have expressed mixed feelings about UCLA’s transition to Bruin Learn, a new learning management system, during winter quarter. Bruin Learn is built on the Canvas online platform and will include other tools, according to the UCLA LMS Transformation website. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 18 at 12:29 a.m. Some students have expressed concerns about moving into the dorms amid online classes and changes from the university administration. Read more...
Photo: With looming uncertainty about how university protocols regarding COVID-19 may continue to change, some students felt conflicted about moving back to Westwood for the winter quarter. Students discuss weighing the hope for an upcoming return to in-person classes against the drawbacks of a campus where many amenities remain temporarily unavailable. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
Student leaders believe implementing hybrid learning after Jan. 28 will promote educational accessibility and empower students who might be hesitant to return to in-person instruction. UCLA extended remote instruction through Jan. Read more...
Photo: The Disabled Student Union is calling on the university to provide online learning options when UCLA returns to in-person instruction. (Photo illustration by David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
Students returning to on-campus housing from winter break had mixed opinions about the efficiency of getting a COVID-19 test. The university mandated Dec. 21 that all students returning to campus take a COVID-19 test from a campus vending machine or distribution center upon their arrival and a second one three to five days after coming to campus. Read more...
Photo: UCLA mandates students returning to on-campus housing take a COVID-19 test upon their arrival, a process with mixed reviews. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
The Muslim Student Association is working with UCLA administrators to create more halal dining accommodations on campus. Hamza Mirza, treasurer of the MSA and a fourth-year history student, said business closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a lack of options for Muslim students who require halal meals. Read more...
Photo: Students can currently find pre-packaged halal meals in Epicuria. UCLA is communicating with Muslim students to determine how the university can provide more halal options in dining halls. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 7:54 p.m. The UCLA Labor Center renamed its downtown location after Reverend James Lawson Jr., a leader of the civil rights movement and a UCLA labor studies faculty member. Read more...
Photo: The downtown location of the UCLA Labor Center was renamed to honor Reverend James Lawson, a leader of the civil rights movement and a UCLA labor studies faculty member, as a part of an effort to renovate the labor center. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 10:15 a.m. Antonio Jarquin waited for a liver transplant for two years before he was matched with a donor Tuesday. Read more...
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