This post was updated May 15 at 2:01 p.m. Undergraduate student body leaders are calling for improved access to housing for all transfer students, some of whom were excluded from priority access to on-campus housing. Read more...
Photo: Transfer students are continuing to advocate for university housing while exploring off-campus options. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Several students running for positions on the North Westwood Neighborhood Council said they plan to prioritize affordable housing in Westwood if elected. The NWWNC is one of the current 99 neighborhood councils in the city of Los Angeles that represent all adults who work, live, own property or have local ties to Westwood at the Los Angeles City Council. Read more...
Photo: Evan Farrar, a UCLA undergraduate student and a candidate for a seat in the North Westwood Neighborhood Council, said if elected, he wants to change the status quo in Westwood: lack of affordable housing. (Courtesy of Evan Farrar)
Two UCLA student unions are calling on the university to accept a federal relief program that would pay back debt incurred by university housing tenants. United Auto Workers 2865, a student workers union at UCLA, and the UCLA Tenants Union started a petition April 10 asking the university to accept federal assistance offered in California Senate Bill 91, which passed in late January. Read more...
Photo: Two student unions are asking UCLA to forgive unpaid rent accrued since the pandemic started. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA students and faculty share their anxiety and excitement as they prepare for the transition back to in-person instruction. Both incoming and returning students anticipate coming back to campus; however, some feel concerned about acclimating socially after more than a year of social distancing. Read more...
Photo: Students expressed their excitement and anxiety at the prospect of in-person classes next year. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
This post was updated May 2 at 9:07 p.m. UCLA administrators announced plans to hold large fall quarter classes remotely and require vaccination for in-person classes at a town hall Monday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA administrators said in a town hall event on Monday that they plan to have large fall quarter classes remotely and require vaccination for in-person classes. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council’s first entirely mail-in election in May may result in higher voter turnout but has also created candidate registration issues. The NWWNC represents UCLA and Westwood in the Los Angeles City Council. Read more...
Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is holding its biennial election on May 11. Voters must request absentee ballots and send them by election day. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA is planning to commission a review in the Jackie Robinson Stadium incident and campus safety policies, but some UCLA community members said the review comes too late and lacks transparency. Read more...
Photo: Some UCLA community members said the review into the 2020 Jackie Robinson Stadium incident comes too late. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
