With midterms rapidly approaching – and for many, the first in-person midterm in more than a year – students discussed their experiences with the bell curve. Read more...
Photo: Students reflected on bell curve grading, which scores students in comparison to their classmates. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
Medical students expressed their opposition to the recent appointment of Dr. Steven Dubinett as the interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine in an email to medical school administrators. Read more...
Photo: Medical students opposed the appointment of Dr. Steven Dubinett as interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine in a letter addressed to UCLA administrators, citing a lack of transparency and input from student trainees and faculty. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
About 20 students and Westwood community members gathered Sunday for an urban hike through Westwood Village and UCLA. Scott Epstein’s campaign for Los Angeles City Council District 5 organized the urban hike and featured students and community leaders discussing topics such as homelessness and transportation. Read more...
Photo: Residents and students gathered for an urban hike organized by Los Angeles City Council candidate Scott Epstein through Westwood on Sunday. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 11:14 p.m. The American Indian Student Association set up a table on Bruin Walk on Monday to display and sell beaded jewelry made by different Indigenous artists, collect donations and raise awareness on issues affecting their community in light of Indigenous Peoples Day. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s American Indian Student Association collected donations and sold beaded jewelry made by Indigenous artists at a booth on Bruin Walk as part of an event to honor Indigenous Peoples Day. The organization also decorated the Bruin Bear with signs spreading awareness of Indigenous issues. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
On Sept. 24, UCLA announced new initiatives in its efforts to be federally designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2025. UCLA pledged to create new faculty lines and fellowships and devote more resources to Latinx-related research. Read more...
Photo: On Sept. 24, Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter announced new initiatives as part of UCLA’s efforts to become a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:12 a.m. Around 175 people gathered on campus and over Zoom on Friday to protest UCLA’s lack of accommodations for students with disabilities. Read more...
Photo: Protesters gathered on campus and over Zoom on Friday to urge the university to provide greater accommodations for UCLA students, staff and faculty. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Trace amounts of COVID-19 were found in on-campus housing wastewater Thursday. The UCLA Office of Environment, Health & Safety found the COVID-19 traces as a part of their residential building wastewater testing program. The university emailed students living in on-campus housing to notify them of the trace amounts of the virus found Thursday, said UCLA spokesperson Katherine Alvarado. Read more...
Photo: Traces of COVID-19 were detected in wastewater in on-campus housing Thursday. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
