Thursday, February 19

Den Pass holders call for compensation in light of game cancellations

Some UCLA Den Pass holders are calling for compensation because of basketball game cancellations, COVID-19 and line mismanagement. The Den Pass offers access to all home UCLA football and men’s basketball regular-season home games, postseason ticket priority, an exclusive T-shirt and other benefits for $149 until July 1 and $169 after that date, according to UCLA Athletics. Read more...

Photo: The inside of Pauley Pavilion sits empty. Some students are calling on UCLA to provide partial refunds for Den Pass holders, expressing frustration over COVID-19 protocols that have led to basketball game cancellations and line mismanagement. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA updates COVID-19 dashboard with new data following weeks of delay

UCLA updated its COVID-19 dashboard Thursday, after more than two weeks of delays in publishing time-sensitive test data. The website – which tracks the UCLA community’s vaccination rates and confirmed cases on and off campus – only displayed data through Dec. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s COVID-19 dashboard (pictured) displays vaccination rates and confirmed cases in the community. The university updated the site Thursday with more recent COVID-19 testing data, following weeks of delays related to COVID-19 test processing. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)


LA Metro gathers community input on Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project

The Los Angeles Metro held two public scoping meetings in January to gather public input on its Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, which aims to create rapid transit options connecting the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. Read more...

Photo: LA Metro is currently in scoping, a process in which it gathers public input, for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA officials confirm details of return to in-person instruction

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 2:56pm. Instruction at UCLA is set to return primarily in-person after Jan. 28, university officials said at a virtual town hall Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Students walking on campus at UCLA. University staff and administrators hosted a COVID-19 town hall for students Thursday and confirmed that they expect a return to in-person learning Jan. 31, as previously scheduled. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA testing requirements raise concerns about lack of monitoring, false positives

After returning to UCLA following winter break, some students faced issues with the monitoring of mandatory rapid antigen tests and false-positive results. UCLA requires students living in on-campus dorms and university-owned apartments to self-administer rapid antigen COVID-19 tests and provide proof of a negative result before moving into their housing, according to a Dec. Read more...

Photo: A rapid antigen test sits on a table at a UCLA COVID-19 testing site. Rapid tests – though not as sensitive as the university’s saliva-based PCR tests – are practical for quickly gauging one’s risk of spreading the virus, experts said. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)



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