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)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is well known for having a large amount of funds. However, for once, USAC is considering using those funds to support undocumented students who have lost work authorization in the UCLA community. Read more...
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)
This post was updated March 7 at 4:42 p.m. Actions speak louder than words. And for UCLA, its eerie silence on police violence is more than troubling. Read more...
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