Undergraduate student government leaders look toward a senate model to increase advocacy positions on the council. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s current model of governance — a commissioner system that tasks commissioners with specific missions and administrative functions — was not created to advocate for students, said Alexander Berry, a staff member at the USAC Office of the President. Read more...
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October 8, 11:53 pm
UCLA reports highest COVID-19-related financial losses out of all UC campuses
UCLA lost the most money out of all the University of California campuses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a UC-wide financial loss. UCLA lost the most money – $653 million – out of all nine undergraduate campuses, according to the UC Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee meeting Sept. Read more...
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October 8, 11:05 pm
Where students decide to live for fall quarter could affect their mental health
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 9:55 p.m. Madisen Green initially planned to live on the Hill. The chance to reunite with her friends and to see a change in scenery excited her, she said. Read more...
Photo: Where students live this fall quarter may affect the state of their mental health. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
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October 8, 9:53 pm
Pandemic’s economic effects could shape student job prospects for years to come
A struggling economy during COVID-19 could affect college students until at least 2024, according to a UCLA economic forecast. The UCLA Anderson School of Management releases economic forecasts and outlooks that detail predictions for California and the country’s economies every few months. Read more...
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October 8, 9:40 pm
Multiple locations available for those who will cast ballots in Westwood
Students might not have many options to take classes on campus, but they’ll still have their choice of voting options on campus. Starting at the end of October, voters can cast their ballots at Bradley International Hall, Ackerman Union and the Hammer Museum for the November elections, said Marisa Osborne, the events division manager at Associated Students UCLA. Read more...
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October 7, 11:27 pm
Black student leaders hope to empower future Bruins through representation
Paving a path for future Black students to succeed in student government was one of Elijah Wade’s reasons to persist in the undergraduate student government election. Read more...
Photo: Black representation in student leadership bolsters campus advocacy and empowers students, several Black student leaders said. From left to right: Nygel Lewis, Zayala Fitzgerald, Musibau Francis Jimoh, Elijah Wade. (Photo Illustration by Kanishka Mehra and Ashley Kenney)
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October 7, 1:40 pm
Students reflect on their experiences with this summer’s California fires
Jordan Yanowitz jolted out of bed at 2:44 a.m. to find a glowing sky and turbulent winds shaking his window blinds. Through the sound of his banging shades and thunder, he heard his parents yelling at his brother to come inside from their backyard where he had been sleeping, said Yanowitz, a third-year ecology, behavior, and evolution student who evacuated his home in Santa Cruz County because of wildfires. Read more...
Photo: Several UCLA students evacuated their homes in August because of the CZU Lightning Complex fires. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)