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...
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, 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...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 16, 1:18 am
In Plain Sight: UCLA’s custodians work around the clock to keep campus clean
Lead custodian Alicia Munoz had an unusual problem. One day, a custodian on her team refused to complete a task, too scared of moving the cadavers in the basement of the Center for Health Sciences building. Read more...