The Children of the Diaspora hosted its first Valentine’s Day party Feb. 10 at Melrose Avenue, with attendees dressing in white, pink and red to signify participants’ relationship status. Read more...
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February 21, 12:12 am
‘Spreading love’: Bruins find ways to celebrate all forms of love on Valentine’s Day
Love was in the air on Valentine’s Day as Bruins – single and taken – took to campus to sing romantic ballads, decorate cookies and arrange flower bouquets in celebration of the holiday. Read more...
Photo: Valentine’s Day candy and flowers lay on a calendar and envelopes. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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February 14, 11:08 pm
In tough circumstances, Bruins turn to room swaps
Throughout fall quarter, Kath Miller struggled to get enough sleep – and not just because of thin walls or loud neighbors. The third-year transfer English student said she couldn’t compromise with some of her roommates on a schedule for late-night guests and quiet hours. Read more...
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February 12, 10:55 pm
Bruins mourn lives lost in earthquake impacting Turkey and Syria
This post was updated Feb. 13 at 10:28 p.m. Editor’s note: this article was updated to retroactively remove the names of two students out of concern for their safety, as well as to clarify a source’s statement regarding the current political and economic climate in Syria. Read more...
Photo: A bouquet of flowers is placed on the ground. The Middle Eastern Student Association at UCLA organized a vigil to mourn the lives lost in a recent earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
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February 10, 1:14 am
Bruins code in QWER Hacks to combat persistent LGBTQ+ inequalities
This post was updated July 12 at 8:03 p.m. Dozens of UCLA students participated in a recent technical competition to address persistent disparities facing the LGBTQ+ community. Read more...
Photo: Contestants at the QWER Hacks tech competition, the only UCLA LGBTQ+ hackathon. The event explored three tracks of social inequalities by creating pieces of technology. (Courtesy of Chantal Wang)
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February 7, 10:37 pm
For UCLA community members, delay of student loan forgiveness poses challenges
When President Joe Biden announced a plan for student debt relief in August, Simona Grace said she finally felt like she had a chance to achieve her dream of attending graduate school. Read more...
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February 5, 9:15 pm
UCLA alumnus’ friends, family urge release from wrongful detainment in Venezuela
For over 10 months, Henry Martinez has been waiting for his brother to come home. Eyvin Hernandez, a double alumnus and a Los Angeles County public defender, went missing in late March 2022 following a vacation in Colombia after he accompanied a friend to the Venezuelan border, according to the LA Times. Read more...
Photo: Eyvin Hernandez (pictured), a double alumnus and a Los Angeles public defender, went missing at the end of March. UCLA community members voiced support for Hernandez’s safe return to the United States, calling upon President Joe Biden to negotiate his release. (Courtesy of Henry Martinez)