This post was updated April 11 at 10:04 p.m. Rhea Dhakal has received stares and glares when wearing a mask in her home state Texas. In early March, Texas lifted its eight-month-old mask mandate and reopened businesses at 100% capacity, making it the largest state to have no mask requirements. Read more...
Photo: Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some states in the United States lifted their mask mandates. (Photo illustration by Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 4 at 4:18 p.m. For the first time in more than a year, UCLA students have been able to return to the tables at some residential dining halls. Read more...
Photo: Aimee Benitez (left) grabbed dinner with Gabriela Lopez (Right) at De Neve Residential Restaurant on Wednesday, the first day the dining hall and Bruin Café opened for limited indoor dining in more than a year. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)
From Jackie Robinson to Cindy Montañez, many Bruins have historically been on the frontlines in taking initiative for social justice issues. Some Bruins are following in their footsteps, using their voices to make change. Read more...
Photo: Third-year students Abby Irby, Rowan O’Bryan and Molly Vendig are behind the initiative to make American Sign Language a minor at UCLA. (Left to right: Courtesy of Abby Irby, Rowan O’Bryan, Molly Vendig)
Vaidehi Ramanarayanan flew more than 8,000 miles from Singapore to Los Angeles, landing in a different COVID-19 situation than that of her home and a timezone that doesn’t sacrifice her well-being. Read more...
Photo: (Ella Stapleton/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 13 at 2:42 p.m. Students are working to keep a tutoring club for UCLA workers alive after it was defunded in June. Read more...
Photo: Student leaders at Project Students for Progress in Employee Language Learning are keeping the program alive following UCLA’s defunding of the organization last summer. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 7 at 9:29 p.m. When a student last quarter told Debra Pires they struggled to pay attention in her biology class, Pires immediately started searching for ways to leverage Zoom’s interactive features to increase student engagement during lecture. Read more...
Photo: UCLA instructors have found creative ways to engage their students – some of whom have experienced a decline in motivation amid the pandemic – during Zoom lectures. (Kari Lau/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With much more time spent at home, many Bruins have turned to needleworking for a sense of wellness amid the pandemic. UCLA students share their at-home crafting hobbies, the inspirations behind their creative work and tips for those looking to start. Read more...
