Wednesday, July 22

UCLA report urges vote-by-mail, other provisions for elections during COVID-19

This post was updated April 17 at 10:23 p.m. A recent report from the UCLA Voting Rights Project recommends that legislators and election officials start considering a vote-by-mail system to preserve Americans’ right to vote in the upcoming primary and general elections. Read more...

Photo: A paper from the UCLA Voting Rights Project is recommending that legislators adopt a vote-by-mail system in order to ensure that people can continue to vote throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Some states across the United States have postponed primary elections because of concerns over the pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Nursing clinical practices allowed to be online because of limits from pandemic

Last week, students from the UCLA School of Nursing had their first online simulation classes. Students spent 12 hours on computers performing a series of tasks on simulated patients under direction of the faculty, replacing in-person learning. Read more...

Photo: Students from the UCLA School of Nursing have begun their first online classes, spending hours working with computer-simulated patients instead of working in-person. This measure stems from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made it difficult to place nursing students in hospitals. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Community rises to express support and nostalgia for Stan’s Donuts after closure

For 55 years, Stan’s Donuts stood at the heart of Westwood Village, providing comfort and memories to generations of students and residents who lived in the neighborhood. Read more...

Photo: Stan’s Donuts served its last doughnuts April 9, leaving a gaping hole in the Westwood community. For 55 years, the doughnut shop touched the lives of generations of Westwood residents and workers from its location at the intersection of Weyburn and Broxton avenues. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Hot prowl burglary reported on 400 block of Gayley Avenue, no injuries reported

University police are looking for a man involved in a hot prowl burglary Wednesday at an off-campus residence on the 400 block of Gayley Avenue.  A man reportedly entered a residence occupied by a UCLA student at around 6:30 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A hot prowl burglary was reported on the 400 block of Gayley Avenue on Wednesday morning. A laptop was reported missing and no injuries were reported.