This post was updated June 12 at 6:36 p.m. Wireless internet service in Westwood was affected Saturday after a fiber-optic cable was damaged. UCLA Housing’s internet service provider Spectrum announced in an automated message to users that it is working to repair the fiber-optic cable damage, which affected video, internet and phone service. Read more...
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A Closer Look, National, News
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June 11, 8:04 pm
Daily Bruin alum awarded Pulitzer Prize for local reporting with Tampa Bay Times
Neil Bedi, a UCLA computer science alumnus, and fellow Tampa Bay Times reporter Kathleen McGrory were jointly awarded the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting on Friday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus and former Tampa Bay Times reporter Neil Bedi received the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting on Friday. Bedi was awarded the Pulitzer alongside fellow reporter Kathleen McGrory for their yearlong investigation into the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office’s targeting and harassment of local residents who they identified with computer software as people they believed were at risk of committing crimes. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Academics, Campus, News, Westwood
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June 8, 2:05 pm
UCLA to hold in-person commencement ceremonies for class of 2020
The class of 2020 will receive an in-person commencement ceremony in fall, UCLA announced in an email Tuesday. To curb COVID-19 cases at the start of the pandemic, Chancellor Gene Block announced March 18, 2020 that individuals in UCLA College from class of 2020 would receive a virtual commencement ceremony. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
California, Los Angeles, News
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June 6, 10:42 pm
Community leaders call for lasting change, fight against discrimination
Social justice protests across Los Angeles have seen progress for their demands, but their work is not complete, some community leaders and advocates said. Hundreds marched around the city for the Black Lives Matter movement after George Floyd’s death in Minnesota police custody last year. Read more...
Photo: (Clockwise from top left: Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff, Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin, Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff, Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Westwood
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June 6, 10:41 pm
Transfer students examine system, community that defined their UCLA experiences
Despite having their time at UCLA cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, transfer students have still found positives and connections through various on-campus communities. Many graduating transfer students highlighted their disappointment at having their time at UCLA shortened due to the pandemic. Read more...
Photo: (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
California, Los Angeles, News
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June 6, 10:24 pm
Westwood businesses wrestle with financial losses, hope for post-pandemic revival
Many Westwood businesses are looking forward to new opportunities amid rising vaccination rates and easing of the public health guidelines instituted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Businesses in Westwood are expressing optimism for the future, as rising vaccination rates and the coming fall quarter present new opportunities. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, Higher Education, National, News
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June 6, 10:23 pm
UCLA students aspire to address inequities in higher education
UCLA students are pursuing degrees in education-related fields in hopes of addressing existing inequities in higher education. UCLA approved the undergraduate education and social transformation major in fall 2018 and began accepting applications in 2020. Read more...
Photo: Alexis Romero is a first-year pre-education and social transformation student who pursued education because of her desire to give back to future generations. (Courtesy of Alexis Romero)