Friday, April 10

Op-ed: Local, national government must address inequalities exacerbated by pandemic

  COVID-19 is this generation’s first truly global pandemic. There are no vaccines or effective treatments. It is a universal threat, for now.   However, history suggests that with time, this universal threat will narrow its focus to the most vulnerable among us. Read more...

Photo: COVID-19 won’t affect everyone equally in the coming months. The U.S. has a history of unequal access to health care and resources for minority populations, and without definitive measures from LA County and the federal government, vulnerable populations will suffer the most. (Daily Bruin file photo)







Grad students need financial support past summer fellowships to help COLA concerns

Ask for a mile, UCLA will give an inch – especially when it comes to paying its graduate students a living wage. The Ucla4Cola movement has been asking for that mile for months. Read more...

Photo: Graduate students at UCLA are being supported in the short term with summer fellowships but must continue to receive financial support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)