This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:15 p.m. UCLA is offering a newly created summer internship to current or recently graduated students at a sports marketing agency, SPORTFIVE. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Legacy Fund has partnered with sports media and marketing agency SPORTFIVE to offer an internship to one UCLA student or recent graduate each year. The inaugural internship session took place in summer 2021. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report received state funding for the first time under the 2021-2022 California state budget, providing financial support for extended analysis of diversity in Hollywood television and film. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 29 at 8:39 p.m. When asked what his academic major was, alumnus Mike Murase jokingly replied, “Activism.” Murase, who completed his undergraduate degree in 1970, said he had few opportunities to learn about Asian Americans in the classroom. Read more...
Photo: (Above: A pointillist rendition of a photo of the GIDRA staff). At UCLA in 1969, a group of Asian American students banded together to form Gidra, a newspaper for Asian American issues. Nearly 50 years after its last regular issue in 1974, members of the Asian American community in Los Angeles, including UCLA alumni and others, have recently revived the publication as Gidra Media. (Suzi Partridge/Courtesy of GIDRA)
University police are looking for a suspect reportedly involved in an off-campus hot prowl burglary early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred in an apartment at Sycamore Court around 4:00 a.m., according to a UCPD crime alert sent Tuesday. Read more...
Los Angeles resident and realtor Kristina Irwin has joined the race for LA City Council District 5. Irwin, who is a UCLA Extension school alumnus in public relations and marketing, is one of seven candidates currently registered to run for the 5th District. Read more...
Photo: Kristina Irwin, a local realtor, notary public and UCLA Extension alumnus, has declared her candidacy for LA City Council District 5, which represents Westwood. (Courtesy of Kristina Irwin)
Los Angeles County will require face masks to attend large outdoor events effective Thursday at 11:59 p.m., regardless of vaccination status. All individuals who attend outdoor events with more than 10,000 attendees must wear masks at all times, except while actively eating or drinking, according to an LA County Department of Public Health order updated Monday. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County will require face masks to attend large outdoor events such as music festivals, sporting events and parades beginning Thursday at 11:59 p.m. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)
Expiring eviction moratoriums may have contributed to a rise in COVID-19 case rates and mortality rates in several states in 2020, according to a recent UCLA study. Read more...
Photo: States where eviction moratoriums expired in 2020 saw significant surges in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, according to a recent UCLA study. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
