With midterms rapidly approaching – and for many, the first in-person midterm in more than a year – students discussed their experiences with the bell curve.

Medical students expressed their opposition to the recent appointment of Dr. Steven Dubinett as the interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine in an email to medical school administrators.

About 20 students and Westwood community members gathered Sunday for an urban hike through Westwood Village and UCLA.
Scott Epstein’s campaign for Los Angeles City Council District 5 organized the urban hike and featured students and community leaders discussing topics such as homelessness and transportation.

This post was updated Oct. 13 at 11:14 p.m.
The American Indian Student Association set up a table on Bruin Walk on Monday to display and sell beaded jewelry made by different Indigenous artists, collect donations and raise awareness on issues affecting their community in light of Indigenous Peoples Day.

On Sept. 24, UCLA announced new initiatives in its efforts to be federally designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by 2025. UCLA pledged to create new faculty lines and fellowships and devote more resources to Latinx-related research.

This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:12 a.m.
Around 175 people gathered on campus and over Zoom on Friday to protest UCLA’s lack of accommodations for students with disabilities.

Trace amounts of COVID-19 were found in on-campus housing wastewater Thursday. 
The UCLA Office of Environment, Health & Safety found the COVID-19 traces as a part of their residential building wastewater testing program. 
The university emailed students living in on-campus housing to notify them of the trace amounts of the virus found Thursday, said UCLA spokesperson Katherine Alvarado.