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UCPD detains demonstrator in pro-Palestine protest for Nakba Day
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (671+ words) This post was updated May 15 at 7: 16 p. m. UCPD detained one person at a Friday demonstration that recognized the 1948 mass displacement of Palestinians. Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA organized the protest for Nakba Day " which remembers the roughly 750, 000 Palestinians who…...
Opinion: Amid allegations of antisemitism, USAC's censure of Israeli speaker is reckless
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (782+ words) Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. Opinion columnist Emilio Lois argues that USAC should not critique student organizations for using their freedom of expression. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff) The Undergraduate Students Association Council recently reignited the fiery debate over free…...
Op-ed: 'Hands off Iran' slogan, movement must include diaspora, all Iranian perspectives
1+ week, 4+ day ago (446+ words) At first, the chant of "Hands off Iran" echoing through Bruin Walk sounds right. It feels like a call to avoid repeating the political interventions that have caused so much harm in the past. Yet the slogan ignores a reality…...
UCLA club aims to widen Arab American representation in medicine
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (536+ words) NAAMA Next Gen at UCLA provides students with resources, events and advice on how to be competitive when applying for health-related graduate programs. (Courtesy of NAAMA Next Gen at UCLA) A UCLA club is offering support to Arab American students…...
Eric Garcetti discusses modern approaches to peacemaking at UCLA event
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (612+ words) A former Los Angeles mayor and United States ambassador to India said countries need to rethink their approaches to international peacebuilding at a UCLA event Tuesday. Eric Garcetti, who served as the U. S. ambassador to India from 2023-25 and the mayor of…...
UCLA student government accused of antisemitism for condemning Israeli hostage talk
3+ week, 2+ day ago (914+ words) This post was updated April 22 at 5: 42 p. m. Student government officers faced accusations of antisemitism Tuesday after they condemned an on-campus event with an Israeli former hostage. The event " co-organized by Hillel at UCLA, the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for…...
Students gather for pro-Palestine vigil Monday; UCLA deploys police
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (657+ words) Around 60 students attended a Monday vigil hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA to recognize Palestinians killed by the Israeli military since the start of its campaign in Gaza two years ago. Participants originally gathered at Dickson Plaza…...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest former Israeli politician's campus lecture
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (562+ words) About 30 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside of the Fowler Museum on Wednesday evening to protest a former Israeli politician's campus lecture. About 10 public safety aides used their bikes to block protesters from walking past Kaufman Hall to the Fowler Museum. Several…...
Students gather for vigil honoring people killed by federal agents
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (557+ words) More than 200 people gathered at a Thursday vigil to honor people killed amid the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign." The event " organized in part by the Afrikan Student Union, Bruin Democrats and members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council " was…...
Opinion: UCLA's Time, Place and Manner policies restrict activity, discourage protests
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (895+ words) This post was updated July 13 at 11: 52 a. m. Who's got the power? Unfortunately, UCLA's got the power. UCLA updated its Time, Place and Manner policies last September, expanding the limitations on when, where and how students and faculty can publicly demonstrate on…...