This post was updated Nov. 16 at 7:31 p.m.
The Trump administration’s suspension of UCLA’s National Institutes of Health funding jeopardized monumental research.
It’s a frightening reality to witness politics impede scientific innovation and progress.

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 7:20 p.m.
Green in the Blue and Gold is a series created by Angelina Alkhouri, an Opinion columnist and a third-year human biology and society student.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 3:53 p.m.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health temporarily shut down Hangry Moon’s Friday for a vermin infestation.

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 12:05 a.m.
As I walked back to my car after a long day of volunteering at UCLA Medical Plaza, I saw a red envelope flutter from my windshield in the distance.

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 4:01 p.m.
Bruin Learn, UCLA’s primary learning management system, shut down early Monday morning because of an Amazon Web Services outage. 
Canvas – the platform that Bruin Learn was built on – said in a message on the Bruin Learn homepage that it is working to recover the website as soon as possible.

Capturing the Black Film and Theatre Initiative means showcasing its mission to redefine the boundaries of community and art at UCLA.
Amber Payne, a fourth-year film and television student and president of BFTI, was inspired to start the initiative in the spring because she felt as though UCLA lacked a space for Black filmmakers.

Getting a sweet treat is socially acceptable after big exams because of the notion that you deserve to be rewarded when you work hard.
Reinforcement, associated with behaviorism, is central to motivation.

Microplastics come from the breakdown of larger plastic products, slipping through our filters and accumulating in our bodies and the environment. They are microscopic in size but monumental in damage.

This post was updated May 20 at 4:32 p.m.
Being bombarded with fliers and tempted with $2 pastries on Bruin Walk is a daily occurrence. On the morning of April 24, something was different.

This post was updated April 10 at 7:35 p.m.
Finding open gym equipment to use or a place to study often requires a great deal of effort when you’re supposed to share with more than 30,000 of your peers.