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Jan. 12, 2025 6:04 p.m.
(Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:34 p.m.
When Farinaz Pirshirazi served the customers in her restaurant Tuesday, she found some of them in their pajamas.
By Sam Mulick
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Jan. 11, 2025 9:52 p.m.This post was updated Jan. 12 at 9:01 p.m.
After hearing from a neighbor that his family’s Altadena home had burned down, Zion Berry knew he had to see it for himself.
He drove to his home of over 12 years Wednesday after his neighborhood had been destroyed by the Altadena fire, which started near Pasadena and Altadena on Tuesday and has since claimed over 14,000 acres.
While driving and walking through his hometown, the first-year music performance student said he saw power lines on fire, street signs missing and chimneys with no houses left standing, including his own.
By Shaanth Kodialam
Academics
Jan. 11, 2025 1:38 p.m.UCLA extends remote instruction through Friday as evacuation zones near campus
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 10:53 p.m.
UCLA classes will move to online instruction until Friday, marking the second time in under nine months that a weeklong change to virtual instruction has been made.
By Dylan Winward and Shiv Patel
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Jan. 10, 2025 5:37 p.m.UCLA Academic Senate approves Monday remote class, further modifications undecided
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 10:58 p.m.
UCLA students will not return to in-person instruction Monday.
In a Friday afternoon BruinPost to members of the UCLA community, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced that the UCLA campus will continue to curtail its operations for at least three more days, adding that the UCLA Academic Senate has allowed remote classes to go ahead Monday.
By Shiv Patel
Academics
Jan. 6, 2025 7:56 p.m.Phone-Free School Act bans cellphones in K-12 schools, emphasizes mental health
Gov. Gavin Newsom approved an act to ban the use of cell phones in K-12 schools in September 2024.
Assembly Bill 3216 – also known as the Phone-Free School Act – mandates that every school district, charter school or county office of education at the K-12 level develop a rule that will prohibit or limit student use of cellphones when at school or under the supervision of an employee of the school district by July 2026.
By Amy Wong
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Jan. 5, 2025 8:10 p.m.TFT Dean Brian Kite appointed as dean and vice provost of graduate education
School of Theater, Film and Television Dean Brian Kite will be UCLA’s next dean and vice provost of graduate education.
In a Dec. 20 announcement, then-Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt announced that Kite, who had been TFT dean since November 2023 – and, prior to that, the interim dean since 2020 – would be appointed to the role effective Feb.
By Shiv Patel
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Dec. 26, 2024 6:31 p.m.UC faculty delay proposal for ethnic studies requirement for incoming students
This post was updated Dec. 26 at 9:11 p.m.
UC faculty have delayed sending the UC President and Board of Regents a first-year ethnic studies admissions proposal until they get more clarity from the state legislature’s upcoming budget.
By Shaanth Kodialam
Academics
Dec. 3, 2024 6:12 p.m.California partners with hardware firm for AI education in community colleges
California is collaborating with an artificial intelligence company to further integrate AI into the lives of community college students, educators and workers.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang signed an initiative this August to form a partnership between the California government and NVIDIA, an AI hardware supplier.
By Abhishek Jagannathan
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Dec. 2, 2024 11:36 p.m.Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life releases Chapter Performance Report
UCLA’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life released its latest performance report this quarter, detailing membership, academic performance, service hours, conduct and dollars raised for philanthropy efforts among Greek life organizations for the 2023-2024 academic year.
By Celia Powers
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