Diversity among faculty at the University of California has made progress, but still lacks systemwide, UC professors said. In 2020, 55.7% of UCLA’s professors and lecturers were white. Read more...
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A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News
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March 12, 6:13 pm
Bruins for Change: Students work to make American Sign Language accessible through addition of minor
From Jackie Robinson to Cindy Montañez, many Bruins have historically been on the frontlines in taking initiative for social justice issues. Some Bruins are following in their footsteps, using their voices to make change. Read more...
Photo: Third-year students Abby Irby, Rowan O’Bryan and Molly Vendig are behind the initiative to make American Sign Language a minor at UCLA. (Left to right: Courtesy of Abby Irby, Rowan O’Bryan, Molly Vendig)
A Closer Look, News
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March 12, 3:45 pm
Returning to Westwood helps alleviate stress for international students
Vaidehi Ramanarayanan flew more than 8,000 miles from Singapore to Los Angeles, landing in a different COVID-19 situation than that of her home and a timezone that doesn’t sacrifice her well-being. Read more...
Photo: (Ella Stapleton/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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March 12, 2:37 pm
Hundreds of women opt out of $73M settlement in James Heaps lawsuit
This post was updated March 17 at 4:32 p.m. Hundreds of women who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a former UCLA gynecologist are opting out of a $73 million class-action settlement that was preliminarily approved by a judge in January. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds are opting out of the $73 million settlement to pursue individual litigation against UCLA and former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps.(Daily Bruin file photo)
California, Los Angeles, News
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March 12, 2:20 pm
LA County to reopen indoor dining, gyms on Monday after moving into red tier
This post was updated March 12 at 3:12 p.m. to reflect new information from the LACDPH. Los Angeles County will loosen restrictions on indoor dining and other indoor businesses starting Monday after California met a vaccine distribution threshold, state health officials announced Friday. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County will move into the red tier of the state’s reopening guidelines starting Sunday after being in the purple tier since August. The county will begin implementing the loosened restrictions Monday. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
California, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health, Westwood
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March 12, 1:49 pm
Recovering from COVID-19 looks different for many students who had the disease
Some UCLA students said they experienced fatigue and struggled with a lack of motivation while isolating and recovering from COVID-19. Facing the symptoms and isolation of COVID-19 was a shocking experience for Terran Cole, a fourth-year biochemistry student who contracted the virus in January. Read more...
Photo: (Nathan Koketsu/Daily Bruin)
News, Student Government
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March 12, 1:28 pm
USAC recap – March 9
Public Comment: Prabhdeep Rai, the UCLA California Public Interest Research Group chapter chair and a fourth-year history student, said CALPIRG progressed in its campaigns for clean energy, voter registration, ending oil drilling and affordable textbooks. Read more...