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UCLA community discusses cautions students should take for safe Halloween weekend

Students should avoid large gatherings for Halloween to prevent a schoolwide spike in COVID-19 cases, a UCLA health professional said. The decisions students make this weekend may mean the difference between having a significant or minimal increase in cases, said Beth Glenn, a health policy and management professor. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA health professional advises students to adhere to social distancing requirements this Halloween to prevent a large-scale outbreak of COVID-19. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Students in on-campus housing express concerns amid COVID-19 outbreak on the Hill

This post was updated Oct. 28 at 4:58 p.m. A COVID-19 outbreak in an on-campus residential building caused a variety of concerns for some of its residents, including an increased risk of COVID-19 and potential further restrictions on their movement. Read more...

Photo: Several students living in the De Neve Birch residence hall expressed concern about the COVID-19 outbreak in their building. However, some have faith in UCLA to prevent the outbreak from worsening. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Student reflects on ways COVID-19 affected his family, outlook on life

Moises Hernandez woke up in May with a sore throat. Then, Hernandez’s father tested positive for COVID-19. As soon as Hernandez and his family found out that his father had COVID-19, they wore masks around their house, cleaned their spaces and limited their interactions with each other. Read more...

Photo: Moises Hernandez (pictured center) and his family are some of hundreds of thousands of people in California who have had COVID-19. This summer, Hernandez and seven of his family members tested positive for the virus. (Courtesy of Miguel Angel Flores)




Remote classes blur line between school, parenthood for students with children

Community college gave Alicia Inés López the opportunity to step outside of her role as a single mother of two. But when López transferred to UCLA, which is mostly remote this fall, she lost access to a space where she was not just a parent. Read more...

Photo: Alicia Inés López, a mother of two and a third-year student, said it has been tough integrating her parenting life and student life. Amid virtual instruction, several parent students have experienced difficulty combining their parenting and student lives in one space: their homes. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


New coupon code provides UCLA community with discounts at 12 Westwood eateries

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 8:03 p.m. A new coupon code will give the UCLA community discounts in at least 12 Westwood eateries. Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission and Financial Supports Commission partnered with the Westwood Village Improvement Association to create the coupon code, “ILOVEWESTWOOD,” announced via social media on Oct 13. Read more...

Photo: A new coupon code provides discounts at popular Westwood Village eateries to the UCLA community. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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