Ostergaard was the 2018-2019 assistant News editor of Features and Student Life. She was previously a News contributor. Ostergaard is a second-year Cognitive Science student at UCLA.

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Several students said the Skirball fire impeded their ability to focus on finals and that UCLA should have provided faster updates on the fire and campus operations. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)

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Students voice opinions on administration&#8217;s response to Skirball fire

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Ky’Tavia Stafford-Carreker asked her professor Wednesday if she could miss class because the poor air quality from the Skirball fire worsened her seasonal allergies and sinus infection.

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Students voice opinions on administration’s response to Skirball fire

By Maddie Ostergaard

Dec. 7, 2017 10:25 p.m.