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Monday, October 11, 2021

The LA Times carries a piece on sleeping pods for student commuters:

... Late last month, UCLA unveiled a new commuter space called BruinHub. It not only provides commuting students a dedicated space to store food and hang out, but it also provides futuristic-looking, jelly-bean-shaped pods for naps. These can be reserved at no charge for two-hour stretches and even overnight. Located inside what was once a racquetball court in the John Wooden Center, the campus recreation building, the hub has good proximity to showers as well... The space is small — containing just five sleeping pods and a small lounge and desk area — but it provides a place to test out designs and receive student feedback...

Full story at:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2021-10-09/ucla-sleeping-poddesign-for-commuter-students-essential-arts.

Back in 2013, it might be noted, the idea of sleeping pods at UCLA was rejected as not financially viable:

https://dailybruin.com/2013/11/18/sleep-pods-deemed-not-financially-feasible.