As multiple wildfires burned in Los Angeles County, Kyle Jeong came back to his dorm to find his roommate switching between computer tabs. As he left UCLA to return home, Jeong had an idea – a single website for the Bruin community to stay updated. Read more...
Photo: A computer displaying the Westwood Wildfire Watch site is pictured. Kyle Jeong, a third-year mathematics of computation student, spearheaded the development of the site. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Water bottles, T-shirts and packets of salted nuts filled the registration table for the Westwood Community Blood Drive. The drive – hosted in collaboration with the American Red Cross – united Bruins and Westwood community members to donate blood Jan. Read more...
Photo: Luca Oggionni, a third-year political science student, gets his blood taken at an American Red Cross blood drive held at the University Cooperative Housing Association on Jan. 21. (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke)
Student organizations are volunteering to support the UCLA community after fires devastated Los Angeles County. Fires across LA – which began Jan. 7 – have burned nearly 57,000 acres of land and destroyed over 16,000 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, website. Read more...
Photo: A poster with information about what to pack in the case of an evacuation due to a fire is pictured. UCLA student organizations held donation drives and events to help victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For UCLA’s fourth-year students, transitions to Zoom classes are nothing new. The university switched to remote instruction less than a week into winter quarter after fires broke out in Los Angeles County, one of which – the Palisades fire – prompted an evacuation warning bordering the campus. Read more...
Photo: The homepage of the video meeting platform Zoom is pictured. Fourth-year students have experienced multiple interruptions to their education including the COVID-19 pandemic and Los Angeles County wildfires resulting in transitions to remote instruction. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A new California law seeking to improve pedestrian safety at intersections officially took effect this January. Assembly Bill No. 413, also known as the “Daylighting to Save Lives” bill, requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers. Read more...
Photo: A car tire is pictured. A new California law requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Los Angeles city leaders made plans to insulate marginalized communities from new White House policies, following the election of Donald Trump. Trump’s election has created concerns about the rights and safety of immigrants, with the president signing an executive order to declare a border emergency Monday. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles skyline is pictured. Leaders and community organizers have been setting up preparations since November ahead of the second Donald Trump presidency. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Antonio Ríos-Bustamante held several titles throughout his life – dad, historian, activist and husband. At UCLA, he was known as a “walking dictionary.” Ríos-Bustamante, a pioneer of the field of Chicana/o studies, died April 19 at 75 years old. Read more...
Photo: Antonio Ríos-Bustamante is pictured holding a book. The historian and Chicano studies pioneer died April 19 at 75 years old. (Courtesy of William Estrada)
