This post was updated May 31 at 6:13 p.m.
It’s possible for California to have fresh air without the influence of a global health crisis.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were confined to their homes and nonessential travel came to a halt.

The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures.

Letters of recommendation are a common and prevalent part of academia for many students.
But this might be doing more harm than good.
Remote learning has made this fact brutally clear – especially when it comes to non-traditional students.

The art for this post was updated Jan. 11 at 6:48 p.m.
Dave McNary was the backbone of each newsroom he was a part of – from the Daily Bruin to Variety.

Marcia Santini can’t escape the feeling of burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Santini, an emergency room nurse at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, is one of many health care workers who is overwhelmed by the pandemic.