This post was updated Sept. 28 at 12:23 p.m. Students and staff were evacuated from Kerckhoff Hall Monday afternoon after fire alarms went off in the building. Read more...
Photo: Two smoke detectors were simultaneously activated in Kerckhoff Hall around 2:00 p.m. Monday. Students and staff were evacuated from the building while the fire department investigated, but no fire was found. (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 10:40 a.m. Lanes and sidewalk access around Wilshire Boulevard may be restricted until Oct. 30 as construction for the Los Angeles Metro continues. Read more...
Photo: Ongoing construction for the Los Angeles Metro is scheduled to cause traffic and sidewalk closures in Westwood until Oct. 30. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin)
UCLA students and faculty expressed concerns about a recently passed Texas law that further restricts access to safe abortions. Senate Bill 8, a Texas law passed Sept. Read more...
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 5:37 p.m. UCLA administrators gave updates and answered questions about UCLA policy on COVID-19 testing, booster shots, quarantine protocol, remote learning and other campus services for the fall quarter at a town hall for students Thursday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA administrators provided updates on COVID-19 safety guidelines for fall quarter at a student town hall Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:52 a.m. Chancellor Gene Block met with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board on Sept. 14 and discussed concerns about students’ return to campus after 18 months of primarily distance learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: UCLA administrators and the executive director of the Ashe Center met with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board on Tuesday to discuss campus safety, pandemic-related learning policies, basic needs and racial justice. (Courtesy of Genesis Qu)
A second court motion to dismiss a sexual assault indictment against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps was denied Sept. 17. Heaps, a former David Geffen School of Medicine faculty member and OB-GYN at UCLA Health, was indicted in late May by a grand jury on 21 counts of felony sexual assault. Read more...
Photo: A state judge declined to dismiss former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ sexual assault indictment in a court hearing Sept. 17. (Courtesy of Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
This post was updated Sept. 26 at 11:52 p.m. A staffing shortage has led to long lines and extensive wait times in dining halls around campus as students move back onto the Hill. Read more...
Photo: As a result of short staffing on the Hill, students have been encouraged to exchange their swipes to be able to purchase food from food trucks invited to help reduce the long lines. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)
