Four years of undergraduate and then straight off to graduate school – for so long, this has been a frequent track in our education system. However, several Bruins on the pre-med route have found benefits in taking a gap year before resuming the train.

This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed.

Volunteering and community service were founded upon giving back, person-to-person. But once the pandemic hit, in-person interactions became seemingly impossible overnight.
As a result, volunteering and service-learning have taken on a whole new look with service-based classes and organizations adapting to our new reality.