Wednesday, April 8

Opinion: Pandemic-driven academic accommodations should outlast online learning

This post was updated May 31 at 6:08 p.m. The COVID-19 pandemic redefined Bruins’ standards of normalcy. And as life slowly returns to what it once was, UCLA needs to rethink its academic policies. Read more...

Photo: The transition to in-person instruction will be tough, but departments can alleviate students’ stress by instituting universal accommodations and flexible academic policies. (Javier Jauregui/Daily Bruin)



Opinion: End of remote learning signals need for empathy, equity in higher education

This post was updated May 31 at 6:10 p.m. The class of 2021 is expected to be the last graduating class of Zoom university – and nothing besides a pandemic should change that. Read more...

Photo: A return to campus should mark the end of remote learning. While the virtual sphere offers its fair share of benefits, it cannot come close to the social connections allowed by in-person classes. (Alyson Hong/Daily Bruin, Daily Bruin file photo)


Officer Evaluation: Naomi Riley, President

Platforms/goals: Excellent For the second consecutive year, Naomi Riley set goals for her office that toed the line between daring and idealistic. Her main platforms – community, accountability, accessibility and affordability – are goals that USAC officers set year after year with varying levels of success. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Naomi Riley)



Officer Evaluation: Emily Luong, Internal Vice President

Platforms/goals: Excellent Emily Luong brought a sense of student-first specificity with her platforms. Going beyond the usual bureaucracy of the internal vice presidency, Luong emphasized goals aimed at affecting structural change on issues including rent, student-worker rights and administrative relations. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Emily Luong)