Even though COVID-19 vaccines are now readily available in some capacity, information about the vaccines is not. And a lack of access to information can be dangerous, especially when it comes to public health. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health should work with local organizations to ensure Angelenos have access to accurate information about the COVID-19 vaccines. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin)
Uprooting systemic racism in health care starts with addressing the lack of diversity in the field. Compared to a white woman, a Black woman has a 22% higher likelihood of dying from heart disease, a 71% higher likelihood of dying from cervical cancer and a 243% higher likelihood of dying from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications, according to NPR. Read more...
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The climate crisis is as urgent of an issue as ever, and California’s lack of action isn’t helping. Over the past century, ocean surface temperatures have risen by an average of 0.13 degrees Celsius each decade. Read more...
Photo: Ocean acidification is only getting worse and with it, so is the quality of life for many organisms off the California coast. The state needs to take swift action to reverse this worrying trend. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 7 at 4:33 p.m. The pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone – especially student workers. More than 50% of students in Los Angeles County have been laid off, furloughed or terminated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a September 2020 study conducted by a coalition of organizations such as the UCLA Labor Center and the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute. Read more...
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As UCLA looks forward, the continuing effects of COVID-19 are certainly a major concern. But the dangers of returning to campus – and its myriad opportunities for partying after more than a year of social distancing – present another worry. Read more...
Photo: With students, many of whom have no experience on the party scene, set to return to campus in the fall, UCLA needs to improve and expand its alcohol safety programming. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sometimes, the most important things in life are overlooked. And perhaps nowhere is that truer than in UCLA student government. Although far from being the most important thing in life, it is one of the most important campus organizations. Read more...
Photo: With Undergraduate Students Association Council elections right around the corner, UCLA should look into developing resources that help Bruins understand – and navigate – the complicated institution that is student government. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures. Read more...
Photo: Loneliness was common for Opinion columnist Victoria Rodriguez, who felt she never fully belonged to her ethnic community. Explore how she has come to embrace her cultural heritage and adopt a new understanding of what it means to be a Latina. (Courtesy of Victoria Rodriguez)
