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May 12, 2022 6:02 p.m.UCLA community remembers Barbara Morrison for mentorship, contributions to jazz
Barbara Morrison would always say you can’t live in fear, according to Emily Silva, Morrison’s former student.
“You can (could) always go to her for those kinds of things because she always knew how to bring you back down to earth,” said Silva, a fourth-year global jazz studies student.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Oct. 30, 2021 12:05 p.m.Students express excitement at reopening of Feast despite limited operations
Feast at Rieber reopened for dinner service Monday.
Students lined up in the rain outside of Feast on Monday to eat at the dining hall, which did not open at the start of fall quarter.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Sept. 29, 2021 4:01 p.m.Bruins work together for 1st in-person Volunteer Day since 2019
This post was updated Sept. 29 at 10:43 p.m.
About 1,500 students and alumni across the Los Angeles area and the globe came together Saturday for the first in-person UCLA Volunteer Day since 2019.
By Maddy Blasingame and Anna Feng
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May 19, 2021 3:29 p.m.Remembering Jan Reiff, beloved history professor and champion for education
Jan Reiff valued every moment she had, said Terrance Reiff, her brother.
Jan, a UCLA professor of history and member of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Task Force, died May 4 at the age of 71.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Feb. 26, 2021 5:31 p.m.Students repurpose UCLA’s empty campus for recreation, relaxation amid pandemic
As the sun shines through a cloudless blue sky, students on campus can see people sitting on the grass near Janss Steps for picnics, hammocking or throwing frisbees.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Nov. 15, 2020 5:02 p.m.Obituary: Lifelong advocate for cancer education and research dies at 91
Helene Brown managed to fit 200 years worth of work in cancer activism and education into 91, said Jeff Brown, her son.
Helene, a UCLA alumna and former board member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, died Oct.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Oct. 19, 2020 7:46 p.m.Student employees face job uncertainty, reduced hours amid COVID-19 pandemic
This post was updated Oct. 25 at 7:47 p.m.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has upended on-campus life at UCLA, many student workers are left with reduced working hours or without jobs.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Oct. 12, 2020 10:03 p.m.New Bruins find creative ways to foster community in remote learning environment
Despite fall quarter being remote, new students are searching for ways to connect with the UCLA community.
Within the first few weeks of remote school, some first-year and new transfer students have relied on social media and joined various clubs to find their niches.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Sept. 21, 2020 10:45 p.m.Incoming students can still find community as club fairs move to virtual sphere
Students and clubs are taking to their computers to attend virtual club fairs this fall. Both existing and new club fairs adopted a new online format to help club recruitment.
By Maddy Blasingame
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Aug. 3, 2020 7:53 p.m.Students with dependents face struggles amid increased UCLA housing prices
This post was updated May 15 at 11:20 a.m.
On top of increased rent for her university-owned apartment and the COVID-19 pandemic, Zuleika Bravo’s partner was laid off from his job, her family of three faced food insecurity and she is months behind on basic expenses.
By Bobby Hekel and Maddy Blasingame
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