A fire that started 1.8 miles away from the UCLA campus on Wednesday evening has been 60% contained. The Sepulveda fire started around 11 p.m. Wednesday near the Getty Center, prompting evacuation warnings bordering the campus. Read more...
Photo: A Los Angeles Fire Department truck is pictured. LAFD firefighters responded to a fire that began 1.8 miles from the UCLA campus on Wednesday evening. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As wildfires swept across Los Angeles County, UCLA students volunteered to support recovery efforts. The fires – which have burned over 40,000 acres and displaced residents across the region – prompted urban and regional planning graduate student Alex Sun to step up as both a volunteer for distribution centers and a student of disaster management. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers pack donation boxes for people in need during the Los Angeles County wildfires. (Anthony Folsom/Daily Bruin)
Martin Castillo set his hands on the rubber handles of a ground drill. He was hunched over, his blue uniform slick with sweat. The roar of the drill throbbed against his eardrums as it dug into the dirt slowly. Read more...
Photo: Martin Castillo works to fix a pipe in the Court of Sciences. UCLA’s 89 Grounds team members work around the clock to maintain the campus. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 10:47 p.m. For a second-straight January, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities commissioner has resigned. Facilities Commissioner Alexandra Paul resigned from her position Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The door to the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission is pictured. Alexandra Paul, who was the office’s commissioner, has resigned. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 11:04 a.m. During its second winter quarter meeting – which was held virtually Jan. 14 – the Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated over $35,000 in funding with $20,000 going toward wildfire relief. Read more...
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 10:39 p.m. The Office of Campus and Community Safety will soon have a new leader – and a new name. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall, where the UCLA administration is headquartered, is pictured. Chancellor Julio Frenk announced in a Tuesday email that Steve Lurie – a LAPD veteran of 27 years – will be the university’s associate vice chancellor for campus and community safety. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 10:39 p.m. Most on-campus dorm rooms will transition to triple occupancy to meet increasing demand. UCLA Housing announced the change in a 1:08 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Sproul Cove. “Most” on-campus dorm rooms will transition to triple occupancy, UCLA Housing announced in a written statement Tuesday afternoon. (Daily Bruin file photo)
