More than 1,000 Bruins gathered in Wilson Plaza in anticipation of Saturday’s football game against the Trojans. Students watched as two individuals lit an approximately 40-foot bonfire as part of the annual Beat ’SC Rally organized by the Student Alumni Association on Wednesday night. Read more...
Photo: For the first time since 2017, UCLA students celebrated rivalry week with a bonfire. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Despite the university issuing different deadline dates and relying on an honor system to verify vaccination status, all UCLA students, faculty and staff must receive a dose of the flu vaccine before Friday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California announced Oct. 8 that all individuals would be required to receive a dose of a flu vaccine by Friday. Students can receive the vaccine at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center (pictured), although many students were confused about the deadline to verify vaccination status. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
UCLA faculty and public health professionals discussed ways to combat systemic racism during the COVID-19 pandemic at a two-day virtual conference. Panelists reflected on the continued importance of working against racism and reducing health disparities during the pandemic in a diverse range of areas at the 23rd Annual Health Equity Symposium, hosted by the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity on Nov. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, located within the Fielding School of Public Health (pictured), held its 23rd Annual Health Equity Symposium on Nov. 3 and 4. Panelists discussed topics including expanding the accessibility of telehealth during the pandemic. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Los Angeles police union has filed a lawsuit against the city of LA over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The lawsuit alleged that the city withheld information from the Los Angeles Police Protective League in its decision-making process over details about the vaccine mandate. Read more...
Photo: A police union filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, alleging that the city had failed to meet obligations under ethics, labor and contract law. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
Amid rising allegations of drugging at fraternities, students are criticizing the university for denying requests for toxicology reports. UCLA Health and the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will provide tests only at the request of law enforcement or when it is medically indicated to treat a patient. Read more...
Photo: Amid rising allegations of drugging at fraternities, students are calling for increased accessibility to toxicology reports. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:33 p.m. University of California lecturers will no longer strike after coming to a tentative agreement with the UC on contract negotiations Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Caroline Luce, a history lecturer and member of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers spoke about celebrating the union’s new contract agreement. University of California lecturers canceled their plans to strike after settling negotiations with the UC. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 1 at 9:20 a.m. The Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran at UCLA has allowed the Iranian community of Southern California to further learn about their roots in their native language. Read more...
Photo: A cross-campus collaboration between professors from UCLA and California State University, Northridge created the Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran in 2003. Since then, the series has hosted a variety of speakers to provide lectures in Farsi and English about topics such as Iranian politics, culture and society. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
