Thursday, June 26

USAC candidates discuss referendums, use of student fees in online debate

This post was updated May 3 at 3:35 p.m. Candidates for the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Students Association Council clashed over issues, such as tuition refunds, resources for students amid the COVID-19 pandemic and which special projects to fund, during the annual candidates debate Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Five candidates for Undergraduate Students Association Council president debate over feasibility of platforms, student fees and other campus issues at the 2020 USAC debate.


Student clubs face canceled events, engagement challenges posed by virtual setting

Emily Luong, president of the Undergraduate Communication Association, felt she was dragged into a hole of anxiety and panic upon discovering spring quarter would be moved to online. Read more...

Photo: As UCLA transitioned to online forums, clubs and student organizations also had to change their engagement methods, transition traditions and end of the year projects. (Daily Bruin file photo)


School of Law launches project to track data on incarceration facilities, COVID-19

A UCLA School of Law project is helping judges and advocates respond to the impact of the novel coronavirus in prisons. Sharon Dolovich, a UCLA School of Law professor and Director of the UCLA Prison Law & Policy Program, founded the UCLA COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project on March 17 to track health conditions in incarceration facilities and efforts to decrease prison populations during the pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Researchers at the UCLA School of Law started a data project on March 17 to track health conditions in incarceration facilities and efforts to decrease populations in those facilities. The project has since grown and received positive feedback from judges and advocates using the data for related cases. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Electrician who worked at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center dies of COVID-19

An electrician who worked for UCLA Facilities Management died from COVID-19 on Friday, a UCLA Health spokesperson confirmed. Emmanuel Gomez, a journeyman electrician working at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, died Friday at another hospital, according to a Teamsters Local 2010 webpage dedicated to Gomez. Read more...

Photo: An electrician who worked at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center died Friday from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The employee was a member of the Teamsters Local 2010 union, which is working to set up a fund to help his family and is currently planning a memorial or vigil.


UCLA announces aim to offer remote instruction option for fall quarter

UCLA plans to give students the option to take classes remotely in fall quarter, even if some in-person classes are offered, university officials announced Tuesday. The decision comes in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which may prevent some students from traveling back to campus, said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter in an email to students. Read more...

Photo: Even if some classes are offered in person in the fall, UCLA plans to allow students to take classes remotely if they are unable to travel back to campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Professor’s tweets regarding COVID-19 elicit student concerns of xenophobic tone

A professor’s tweets caused UCLA law students to express their dismay and concerns, among instances of discrimination toward Asians and Asian Americans arising from COVID-19. Stephen Bainbridge, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, released a public apology for tweets perpetuating xenophobic stereotypes in late Feburary and early April. Read more...

Photo: Stephen Bainbridge, a professor at the UCLA School of Law released public apologies for the remarks he made via Twitter. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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