Swirling, colorful dresses, live musical performances and shouts of encouragement filled Royce Hall on May 22, where Grupo Folklórico de UCLA hosted its first in-person Fiesta Mexicana since 2019. Read more...
Photo: Several dancers and musicians from Grupo Folklórico gather onstage at Royce Hall. The organization hosted its first in-person Fiesta Mexicana since 2019. (Javier Jauregui/Daily Bruin)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved office space allocations for student organizations. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place remotely every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
This post was updated May 30 at 10:30 p.m. A UCLA study suggests certain immune cells can be used to eventually create a universal vaccine effective against new variants of SARS-CoV-2. Read more...
Photo: (Stephanie Ko/Daily Bruin contributor)
This post was updated May 30 at 10:28 p.m. UCLA announced in a campuswide email Thursday that it will reinstate universal indoor masking regulations effective Friday. The reinstated guidelines will continue through the end of the quarter on June 15 and could be further extended, according to the announcement. Read more...
Photo: A mask, UCLA COVID-19 PCR test, graduation cap and tassel sit on a table. UCLA reinstated masking regulations in a campuswide email Thursday after experiencing nearly 870 new cases in the past week. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
University of California academic student workers are currently bargaining with the UC, demanding measures that address the housing crisis and make job opportunities more equitable. United Auto Workers Local 2865, a union that represents UC tutors, readers, graduate student instructors and teaching assistants, was able to secure promises for improved timeliness in posting jobs, transparency in evaluation of workers and maintenance of a safe and clean workspace for academic student workers, according to the union’s website. Read more...
Photo: United Auto Workers Local 2865 members protest for job equity. The union represents tutors, readers, graduate student instructors and teaching assistants from the University of California. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
The American Cancer Society On Campus at UCLA held its annual Relay for Life on Saturday and Sunday at Drake Stadium. The event brought people with cancer, cancer survivors and their loved ones together with the Bruin community for 24 hours to celebrate and remember those affected by and living with cancer. Read more...
Photo: Attendees at the American Cancer Society On Campus’ annual Relay for Life event participate in the opening ceremony at Drake Stadium. The organization raised more than $267,000 by the end of the event. (Courtesy of Samantha Jeffrey)
This post was last updated May 31 at 12:49 a.m. Editor’s note: Daily Bruin used Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latin@ and Hispanic in this article according to sources’ preferences. Read more...
Photo: UCLA scholars and Bamby Salcedo attend the annual UCLA Center for the Study of Women awards celebration. The center awarded the Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award to Salcedo, the president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition. (Courtesy of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women)
