Wednesday, May 14

Columns from Quarantine: Model UN was a path to finding herself, COVID-19 proved to be ultimate roadblock

The coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended life in the most unforeseeable of ways. At UCLA, our community is remarkably united by similar feelings of loss, confusion and concern, but also by light, hope and perspective that the pandemic has brought to the forefront. Read more...

Photo: Opinion columnist Rachel DuRose, pictured with fellow Model U.N. member Aditya Agarwal, details the experience of losing her sense of stability across multiple areas of her life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of Rachel DuRose)


Columns from Quarantine: The stresses and strain of virtual socialization during the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended life in the most unforeseeable of ways. At UCLA, our community is remarkably united by similar feelings of loss, confusion and concern, but also by light, hope and perspective that the pandemic has brought to the forefront. Read more...

Photo: For Opinion columnist Karina Seth, the loss of social interaction in addition to the adjustment to online learning has been a tough journey to navigate. (Courtesy of Karina Seth)


UCLA’s pandemic response sites lack consolidated, needed information for students

Between a mountain of emails, innumerable links and long-winded statements from administration, UCLA’s communication about the COVID-19 pandemic has done little beyond confusing and frustrating Bruins. Read more...

Photo: Communication between the university and its students is important now more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. And many students don’t even know the university’s official COVID-19 response website exists. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)



Even with COVID-19, it is crucial nursing students get enough hands-on training

This post was updated May 5 at 12:22 a.m. Health care equipment is not the only necessity in short-supply when there is a shortage of training opportunities for nursing students as well. Read more...

Photo: Nursing students need crucial hours of in-person training now more than ever, but increasing the percentage of online instruction won’t help with that. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Lackluster communication efforts from UCPD leave students feeling unsure, unsafe

Westwood isn’t known to be a dangerous place, and UCLA isn’t known to be an unsafe campus. But just like anywhere, bad things do happen. If you’re lucky, your only interaction with danger is through reading about it. Read more...

Photo: UCPD releases Clery Timely Warning emails to let students know when a crime has occurred on or near campus, but they often don’t provide substantial enough information to ease students’ worries. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Columns from Quarantine: Divorce usually means separation, but not when neither parent can leave the house

The coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended life in the most unforeseeable of ways. At UCLA, our community is remarkably united by similar feelings of loss, confusion and concern, but also by light, hope and perspective that the pandemic has brought to the forefront. Read more...

Photo: The COVID-19 pandemic forced Blogging editor Molly Wright to go back home to Colorado to quarantine. But the last thing she expected to come home to was news that her mother and stepfather, Sara Daubert and Brad Ruddell (pictured), were going to divorce. (Courtesy of Molly Wright)



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