Students and professors expressed concerns with the varying levels of COVID-19 testing accessibility across the University of California system amid an impending return to in-person classes. Read more...
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January 29, 12:20 pm
Center for Mexican Studies seeks to merge academic scholarship, community action
When Gaspar Rivera-Salgado became the director of the Center for Mexican Studies, he soon received invitations to collaborate with colleagues in Mexico and the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Labor studies lecturer and Labor Center project director Gaspar Rivera-Salgado was appointed as director of the Center for Mexican Studies in July 2021. He is now working to connect academic researchers and universities across the U.S.-Mexico border and use the position to make a difference in political issues. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 29, 11:45 am
UC researchers explore poor conditions faced by workers in fast-food industry
A recent report from UCLA researchers and UC Berkeley researchers analyzed the lack of protections for fast-food workers during the COVID-19 pandemic among other issues. The researchers began the study after Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors requested a study on working conditions in fast-food establishments within the county, said Kevin Riley, a researcher for the study. Read more...
Photo: Employees work in the kitchen at an In-N-Out in Westwood. Workers in the fast-food industry had higher risks of contracting COVID-19 compared to the rest of Los Angeles County, UCLA and UC Berkeley researchers found. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 28, 3:32 pm
North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Jan. 25
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 4:14 p.m. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing UCLA, Westwood Village and the North Village to the Los Angeles City Council. Read more...
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January 27, 1:37 pm
Recent report details growing barriers to entry for UCs, CSUs
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 1:28 a.m. Incoming University of California and California State University students will continue to see competitive admissions environments, according to a report. Read more...
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January 27, 1:14 pm
UCLA students voice concerns about conditions in university isolation housing
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 1:14 a.m. Many students are raising concerns over the conditions in university isolation housing for students who test positive for COVID-19. Read more...
Photo: Some students who have tested positive for COVID-19 have expressed frustration over the living conditions in UCLA isolation housing. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 27, 12:42 pm
Disabled Student Union calls for physical space on campus to build community
The Disabled Student Union is calling on UCLA to create a Disability Cultural Center that would provide a physical space on campus for students with disabilities to find community and to honor alumna Lily Shaw. Read more...
Photo: The Disabled Student Union is working to create a Disability Cultural Center on campus and has identified a space in Kerckhoff Hall that could potentially house the center. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)