This post was updated Dec. 7 at 6:18 p.m. It was lightly raining when Ebony Moore – a customer relations agent at UCLA’s Trouble Call Desk – arrived at her office in the UCLA Facilities Management building. Read more...
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight is a Daily Bruin features series designed to showcase the work that goes into making everyday life as a Bruin possible. As part of the series, our writers go behind the scenes to discover secrets of the university that are hidden in plain sight.
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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March 4, 11:01 pm
In Plain Sight: UCLA Housing Mail Center student employees deliver precision, packages on the Hill
Student employees at UCLA’s Housing Mail Center sort and distribute everything Bruins receive, from musical instruments to couches to electric scooters. Arianna Benton, a third-year English student, said she has been a mailroom clerk since fall 2023. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health
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February 9, 11:34 pm
In Plain Sight: UCLA nurses overcome barriers beyond the bedside to advocate for, help patients
Beep, click, slam. Then-newly hired nurse Kemi Reeves sat alone in her car, processing her first day of work. That day, she saw nurses managing very sick patients – patients who at smaller hospitals would be in intensive care units but were placed into her intermediate care unit at UCLA, she said. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 21, 9:40 pm
UCLA Grounds team puts down roots for safer, cleaner campus
Martin Castillo set his hands on the rubber handles of a ground drill. He was hunched over, his blue uniform slick with sweat. The roar of the drill throbbed against his eardrums as it dug into the dirt slowly. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Transportation
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August 19, 10:29 pm
In Plain Sight: BruinBus drivers bring attentiveness, positivity to students
This post was updated Aug. 25 at 11:54 p.m. From passing out kindness bracelets to listening to people share their grief, BruinBus drivers do more than transport students to class. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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May 12, 6:43 pm
UCLA teaching assistants remain optimistic despite increasing difficulties
Amid the hustle and bustle of UCLA’s campus, teaching assistant James Johnson wakes up at 5:30 a.m. in preparation for the day ahead of him. Like many other TAs, Johnson, a graduate student in the philosophy department, spends his mornings navigating the course materials for his sections, thinking about how to supplement the week’s lectures. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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April 14, 8:01 pm
In Plain Sight: Preservationists maintain, repair UCLA Library’s media materials
In the lower floors of Powell Library, stacks of magnetic tapes are sorted and shelved, some into near-obsolescence as they degrade to a point past reading. Read more...