Saturday, April 18

LA County expands COVID-19 testing to any resident showing symptoms

Los Angeles County has expanded coronavirus testing availability to any county resident who shows symptoms of a coronavirus infection, rather than only those most vulnerable to the disease, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday. Read more...

Photo: A woman hands in a test specimen at a drive-thru coronavirus testing facility in front of Jackie Robinson Stadium. 12 other testing facilities are also operating in Los Angeles County as of Monday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



International students speak on how they are impacted by COVID-19

As news of the coronavirus pandemic spread and UCLA suspended in-person classes, many domestic students traveled home immediately. However, international students often have more factors to consider, like navigating travel restrictions, employment complications and attending class from different time zones. Read more...

Photo: Richard Clement Kusuma, UCLA’s international student ambassador for Indonesia, will be staying in his Westwood apartment for his final quarter at UCLA. As the novel coronavirus spread and UCLA suspended in-person instruction, many domestic students traveled home immediately. However, international students like Kusuma, who is from Jakarta, have more factors to consider. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)


Professors reorganize, students adjust to first week of online classes

As the first week of primarily video-based learning ends, professors and students are – mostly – adjusting to online classes. “As Jackson Lears said, distance learning is to learning as phone sex is to sex,” said David Kipen, a lecturer in the UCLA Writing Program. Read more...

Photo: UCLA moved all spring quarter class online March 13. Many professors are conducting lectures over Zoom, a video conference program. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Three more test positive for COVID-19 in UCLA community

Three additional members of the UCLA community tested positive for the novel coronavirus in two days, according to university officials. None of the three UCLA community members have been on campus for at least two weeks, the amount of time it takes for most patients to show symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Read more...