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Grupo Folklórico to premiere upcoming Fiesta Mexicana virtually

Editor’s note: Daily Bruin used Latino, Latina, Latinx and Hispanic in this article according to sources’ preferences. Grupo Folklórico’s annual Fiesta Mexicana plans to premiere this month in a prerecorded format. Read more...

Photo: Usually presented as an in-person performance at the end of the academic year, Grupo Folklórico’s Fiesta Mexicana has been recorded and will be screened as an online performance for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


Los Angeles to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at most indoor businesses

This post was updated Oct. 6 at 11:25 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that would require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter most indoor businesses beginning Nov. Read more...

Photo: A Los Angeles City Council ordinance passed Wednesday may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter indoor businesses starting Nov. 4, if signed by Mayor Eric Garcetti. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA alumnus shares 2021 Nobel Prize for studies on touch, temperature receptors

This post was updated Oct. 4 at 12:37 p.m. A UCLA alumnus and a UCSF professor were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday. Read more...

Photo: Ardem Patapoutian, a molecular biologist and UCLA alumnus, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday, alongside UCSF professor David Julius. (Courtesy of Scripps Research)


Many of BruinBus’ regular routes reopen after temporary suspension

BruinBus, the campus bus service, returned Sept. 20, including the U1 Weyburn route that had been temporarily suspended, according to UCLA Transportation. UCLA Transportation runs five regular routes on the BruinBus network, which is complimentary for UCLA students, staff, faculty and visitors. Read more...

Photo: The complimentary campus bus service returned to servicing regular routes on Sept. 20. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Black student leaders call on UCLA to increase Black Bruin Resource Center funding

Black student leaders are calling on the university to allocate more funding for programming at the Black Bruin Resource Center. The BBRC first opened in summer 2020 and offered virtual services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Black student leaders said the current programming funding for the Black Bruin Resource Center is insufficient. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)



UC earns EPA Green Power Leadership Award for clean energy transition

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the University of California with a 2021 Green Power Leadership Award on Tuesday for its efforts to accelerate the transition to clean energy. Read more...

Photo: The University of California was awarded a 2021 Green Power Leadership Award by the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday for the UC’s work transitioning to clean energy. However, a student government official said UCLA should do more to support sustainability efforts on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)