This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:49 p.m. UCLA is offering a mobile COVID-19 testing site for students, staff and faculty via a bus that travels to off-campus locations. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is offering a bus where students, staff and faculty can receive COVID-19 tests. (Amy Zhang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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: Desirae Barragan, a second-year American Indian studies and human biology and society student, said she hopes to raise awareness of Native Americans and their contributions. Through social media and her extracurricular activities, Barragan has been advocating for the Native American community. (Courtesy of Desirae Barragan)
This post was updated Nov. 20 at 3:25 p.m. The chair of a local neighborhood council recently announced plans to run for Los Angeles City Council for the 5th District in the 2022 election cycle. Read more...
Photo: Scott Epstein recently announced plans to run for Los Angeles City Council for the 5th District in the 2022 election cycle. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Yarwood)
Community organizations in Los Angeles have voiced opposition against a proposed Los Angeles City Council ordinance that would make it unlawful for people experiencing homelessness to sit or sleep near city property. Read more...
Photo: Multiple community organizations in Los Angeles signed a community impact statement opposing an ordinance that would make it illegal for people experiencing homelessness to sit or sleep near city property. (Daily Bruin file photo)
President-elect Joe Biden’s plans for higher education could make the University of California system more accessible for low-income students, students and faculty said. Biden campaigned on eliminating tuition for households with an annual income of less than $125,000. Read more...
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:42 p.m. California issued a monthlong limited stay-at-home order banning some nonessential gatherings in most counties Thursday to limit the spread of COVID-19. Read more...
Photo: The California Department of Public Health issued an order to ban some nonessential gatherings from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. after COVID-19 cases surged in early November. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
A nationwide increase in youth voter participation impacted the presidential election in some battleground states, researchers, UCLA faculty and students said. The youth voter turnout in the 2020 election is projected to be somewhere between 53% to 56% of all eligible young voters ages 18 to 29, according to election data by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Read more...
Photo: Across the nation, the youth voter turnout increased in the 2020 election, impacting the election results in some battleground states, researchers, UCLA faculty and students said. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
