Wednesday, June 25

UCLA community discusses cautions students should take for safe Halloween weekend

Students should avoid large gatherings for Halloween to prevent a schoolwide spike in COVID-19 cases, a UCLA health professional said. The decisions students make this weekend may mean the difference between having a significant or minimal increase in cases, said Beth Glenn, a health policy and management professor. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA health professional advises students to adhere to social distancing requirements this Halloween to prevent a large-scale outbreak of COVID-19. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Students in on-campus housing express concerns amid COVID-19 outbreak on the Hill

This post was updated Oct. 28 at 4:58 p.m. A COVID-19 outbreak in an on-campus residential building caused a variety of concerns for some of its residents, including an increased risk of COVID-19 and potential further restrictions on their movement. Read more...

Photo: Several students living in the De Neve Birch residence hall expressed concern about the COVID-19 outbreak in their building. However, some have faith in UCLA to prevent the outbreak from worsening. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Q&A: New EDI Vice Chancellor Anna Spain Bradley’s goals for her upcoming term

Anna Spain Bradley became the vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion in September after Jerry Kang stepped down in June. UCLA created the office in 2014 after 30 UCLA faculty members published the 2013 Moreno Report, which highlighted concerns over the deteriorating campus racial climate. Read more...

Photo: Vice Chancellor Anna Spain Bradley sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss her priorities as the new EDI vice chancellor as well as other issues facing the UCLA community. (Courtesy of UCLA Media Relations)


UCLA implements weekly COVID-19 testing for people who attend class, work on campus

This post was updated Nov. 1 at 7:50 p.m. UCLA requires students, faculty and staff on campus to receive weekly COVID-19 tests starting Monday. People who visit campus at least once a week, except for those who work for UCLA Health, will have to schedule weekly COVID-19 tests, according to an Oct. Read more...

Photo: Students, faculty and staff who visit campus at least once a week need to take regular compulsory COVID-19 tests. Other members of the UCLA community are recommended to test often, and UCLA will start a mobile testing service to facilitate community testing. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LACDPH classifies cluster of COVID-19 cases on the Hill as an outbreak

This post was updated Nov. 1 at 8:00 p.m. There is a COVID-19 outbreak in an on-campus residential building, a UCLA spokesperson said in an emailed statement Monday. Read more...

Photo: There is a COVID-19 outbreak in a residential building on the Hill, a UCLA spokesperson said in an emailed statement Monday. The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center reported three students tested positive for COVID-19. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


UCLA announces winter quarter will continue with remote instruction

Winter quarter classes at UCLA will remain mostly online, marking no changes from fall quarter, a UCLA administrator announced in an email sent to students Monday. Read more...

Photo: Winter quarter will remain mostly remote, a UCLA administrator announced Monday. This marks no change from fall quarter, where most courses were also taught remotely. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)


USAC calls for creation of safe parking space for students to sleep in cars

The undergraduate student government is calling on UCLA to designate a safe parking space for students experiencing homelessness. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a resolution at its Oct. Read more...

Photo: An Undergraduate Students Association Council resolution called on UCLA to let students who experience housing insecurity sleep overnight at Parking Lot 7. (Daily Bruin file photo)



1 181 182 183 184 185 904