The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
News, Student Government
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April 3, 3:20 pm
USAC recap – March 31
Campus, News
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April 2, 8:14 pm
UCLA works to secure online learning environments after ‘Zoombombing’ disruptions
UCLA officials are taking steps to avoid recent “Zoombombing” incidents in which people interrupt online lectures with vulgar audio and chat messages. The university is working on providing support to students and faculty who were verbally attacked during the incidents, which took place during the first week of spring online instruction, Chancellor Gene Block said in a campuswide email Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA officials are working to address multiple Zoom lecture interruptions that took place Tuesday where people disrupted classes with vulgar audio and chat messages. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California, News, UC
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April 2, 4:45 pm
UC announces commitment to not lay off career employees because of COVID-19 outbreak
The University of California will not lay off career employees in response to the COVID-19 outbreak through June 30, university officials announced Thursday. Career employees are those who work at least half the time a full-time employee would and are typically employed for at least a year. Read more...
Campus, News
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April 1, 7:28 pm
UCLA moves summer session A online, extending remote instruction through Aug. 28
This post was updated April 2 at 1:19 p.m. Summer session A will also be taught remotely, university officials announced Wednesday. Session A, which is scheduled from June 22 to Aug. Read more...
Photo: Summer session A, which runs from June 22 to Aug. 28, will be taught remotely. It has not yet been decided whether summer session C will be taught online as well. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Los Angeles, News, Science & Health, Westwood
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April 1, 7:08 pm
Total confirmed UCLA COVID-19 cases reach 9 after 2 more students test positive
UCLA confirmed Wednesday that there are two new cases of the novel coronavirus in the university community, bringing the total up to nine. Both new cases are students who live in off-campus apartments that are not owned by the university, according to UCLA’s case update page. Read more...
Photo: Two more students in the UCLA community have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases up to nine.
Campus, News, UC
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April 1, 12:42 pm
UC lifts testing requirements, other admissions standards in response to pandemic
Incoming UCLA students and future applicants will see some of their admissions requirements relaxed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. High school students applying to UC schools in November 2020 will not have to submit SAT or ACT scores after college entrance examinations were suspended nationwide, the UC said in a press release. Read more...
Photo: The University of California relaxed several admissions requirements for future and incoming students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News
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March 31, 9:12 pm
Racist ‘Zoombombing’ incidents at UCLA disrupt online classes and students
A barrage of vulgar words and messages interrupted several UCLA classes held Tuesday on the video conference application Zoom. “Zoombombing”, a new type of internet trolling, occurs when an individual or a group of individuals use Zoom features to interrupt a meeting or class. Read more...
Photo: Some UCLA lectures hosted via Zoom on Tuesday were interrupted by vulgar words and obscenities in “Zoombombing” incidents. (Daily Bruin file photo)