Student leaders said they oppose the tuition model proposed by the University of California Board of Regents that would allow annual tuition increases for incoming students. Read more...
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Campus, News
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May 21, 4:16 pm
UCLA to increase on-campus capacity of restaurants, gyms and social gatherings
This post was updated May 23 at 5:26 p.m. UCLA will increase the capacity of on-campus restaurants, gyms and gatherings effective immediately after LA County moved into the yellow tier in early May, administrators announced Friday. The university will increase indoor capacity for on-campus restaurants and gyms and implement new cleaning protocols after the county issued new public health guidelines that loosened COVID-19 restrictions, said Michael Beck and Michael Meranze, co-chairs of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force. On-campus restaurants are now able to operate indoors at 50% capacity, where up to six vaccinated people are allowed to sit at the same table. Gyms, including the Kinross Recreation Center, will operate at 50% capacity. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will implement new COVID-19 measures, effective immediately, following LA County moving into the yellow tier in early May. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
News, Student Government
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May 21, 12:41 pm
USAC recap — May 18
Public Comment: Radha Patel, the chair of the California Public Interest Research Group Students UCLA chapter, said the organization recently elected its new board of directors and executive committee. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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May 21, 11:26 am
Campus Queries: How are experts continuing work to halt transmission of COVID-19?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What are some new ways experts are trying to stop the spread of COVID-19? Read more...
Photo: Scientists are researching new ways to boost the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles, News
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May 19, 6:48 pm
Hundreds of demonstrators gather at Israeli consulate to protest violence
This post was updated May 23 at 5:46 p.m. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Tuesday afternoon in front of the Israeli consulate building, protesting Israeli attacks and forced evictions against Palestinians. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds gathered at the Israeli consulate building Tuesday afternoon protesting recent Israeli attacks and evictions against Palestinians.(Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News
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May 19, 3:29 pm
Remembering Jan Reiff, beloved history professor and champion for education
Jan Reiff valued every moment she had, said Terrance Reiff, her brother. Jan, a UCLA professor of history and member of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force, died May 4 at the age of 71. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson/UCLA)
Los Angeles, News
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May 18, 7:00 pm
Protesters gather in response to Israeli-Palestinian violence
Around 100 individuals gathered near the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday in protest of the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict, supporting either Israel or Palestinians. Demonstrators supporting Israel began gathering on the south side of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue on Sunday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: About a hundred demonstrators supporting either sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered near the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)