Tuesday, July 28

More preparation is needed for UCLA to better handle future public health crises

While UCLA students face endless exams, UCLA is being tested on its ability to protect students from a global pandemic. Coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, is a respiratory disease that can spread from human to human and has grown to more than 3,000 cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more...

Photo: (Nitya Tak/Daily Bruin)







UCLA should offer specialized orientation to help 1st-generation students acclimate

Imagine being asked how to navigate Boelter Hall if you can’t even find Royce Hall. That’s equivalent to the lofty challenge students at UCLA face when they arrive for New Student Orientation. Read more...

Photo: New Student Orientation won’t help answer first-generation college students’ worries about heading into a four-year university. A specialized orientation that can answer and alleviate the concerns of first-gen students can help ease their transition into college. (Daily Bruin file photo)