This post was updated Dec. 11 at 12:05 a.m. Student leaders from the UC Coalition for Reproductive Justice discussed the necessity of increased accessibility to rape test kits on all University of California and California State University on-campus health centers and their policy plans. Read more...
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A Closer Look, News, Science & Health
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December 6, 4:42 pm
UCLA emergency room nurses experiencing increased burnout as pandemic continues
Marcia Santini can’t escape the feeling of burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Santini, an emergency room nurse at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, is one of many health care workers who is overwhelmed by the pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Marcia Santini, a UCLA emergency room nurse, is one of many health care workers experiencing burnout from the pandemic. She said the pandemic may worsen in the upcoming months. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Student Government
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December 6, 12:23 pm
Several Academic Affairs Commission members receive scholarship from own office
Several undergraduate student government staffers received money from a scholarship run by their own office, including staffers who helped decide who receives scholarship money. At least 11 Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commission staffers received money from a textbook scholarship their office administers, Books for Bruins, said Commissioner of Academic Affairs Breeze Velazquez in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: Staff at an undergraduate student government commission are set to receive scholarships from their own office.
Higher Education, International, News
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December 5, 6:05 pm
International student enrollment drops amid pandemic, stricter immigration policies
International student enrollment declined because of the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in government policy, UCLA faculty said. The enrollment rate of new international students decreased nationally by more than 40% from 2019 to 2020, according to data in the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Read more...
Photo: International student enrollment dropped across the United States in part because of several policy changes and uncertainty about the pandemic, UCLA faculty said. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
California, Los Angeles, News
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December 5, 5:13 pm
Southern California to enter stay-at-home order after ICU capacity falls below 15%
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:38 p.m. Southern California will enter the state’s regional stay-at-home order Sunday evening because of dropping intensive care unit capacity and rising COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Read more...
Photo: Southern California will enter the state’s regional stay-at-home order Sunday evening because of dropping intensive care unit capacity. Los Angeles County, which is in the Southern California region, will modify its stay-at-home order to match the state’s regional stay-at-home order. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
Campus, Higher Education, Los Angeles, News, UC, Westwood
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December 4, 11:38 pm
Student organizations emphasize campus resources for homelessness, food insecurity
There are many resources students experiencing hunger and homelessness may not know about, according to UCLA student and community leaders at a panel Tuesday. The Bruin McKinney Vento Initiative supports the academic success of students experiencing homelessness by providing them with access to basic needs, 580 Cafe helps students find food resources in local communities during the pandemic, and Swipe Out Hunger collects residential Hall meal swipes and donates them to students. Read more...
Photo: There are many resources available for students experiencing food insecurity and homelessness, according to UCLA student and community leaders at a panel Tuesday. (Screen capture by Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
California, News
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December 4, 7:08 pm
Southern California nears temporary stay-at-home order as ICU capacity dwindles
Southern California may go into a three-week stay-at-home order as early as next week to stop the spread of COVID-19 if its intensive care unit capacity drops below 15%, Gov. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom said the parts of the state may go into a stay-at-home order if the intensive care unit capacity goes under a threshold. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)