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February 25, 9:16 pm

Sex Week aims to destigmatize conversations about sex, give space for expression

This post was updated February 27 at 9:38 a.m. After a year’s hiatus, Sex Week returned to UCLA Feb. 10. The annual event devoted to promoting sex positivity on campus was hosted during week six by Sexperts, a committee under the Student Wellness Commission of the Undergraduate Students Association Council working toward educating students on sexual health and wellbeing, and the Health Education and Resource Team (HEART). Read more...

Photo: The drag queen, Lorelei, performs at a Feb. 13 drag show hosted by UCLA Sexperts and the Health Education and Resource Team as part of their annual Sex Week – a week devoted to educational events on sexual health and well-being. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)

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February 25, 12:25 am

UTeaLA steeps well-being, Japanese tradition into ceremonies and community

This post was updated Feb. 26 at 1:40 a.m. A room inside Macgowan Hall went quiet as students shuffled across tatami mats, kneeling to acknowledge a purple flower and bowing to accept a bowl of matcha tea. Read more...

Photo: UTeaLA club members participate in Japanese tea ceremonies, or chado. The club, founded in 2022, meets every Tuesday to take part in the ceremonies. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)

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February 21, 12:38 pm

Pro-Israel demonstrators rally in Bruin Plaza in mourning of Israeli hostages

Around 50 pro-Israel demonstrators gathered in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday to raise awareness about Israeli hostages. The event – hosted by the organization Let’s Do Something, which provides equipment and funds for the Israeli military and Israelis affected by war – followed an announcement that three Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Members of fundraising organization “Let’s Do Something” speak in Bruin Plaza to honor Israeli hostages. The organization hosted a rally Wednesday following Tuesday’s pro-Palestine protest on campus. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 21, 12:36 am

American Indian, Pacific Islander students celebrate ‘When 2 Worlds Collide’

This post was updated Feb. 23 at 11:08 p.m. Wearing a purple lei headdress and gold bangles, Kiara Elizabeth Santos welcomed students to an event as Native American and Pasifika music echoed across the De Neve Plaza Room. Read more...

Photo: Performers bow and hold flowers at the “When 2 Worlds Collide” event held Feb. 12 by the American Indian and Pacific Islander Living Learning Community to celebrate Native and Pasifika cultures. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

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February 21, 12:30 am

Resident assistants reflect on managing confusion, supporting students amid fires

When the Palisades fire broke out Jan. 7, resident assistants in university housing considered their next steps. Syed Tamim Ahmad, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s international student representative and an RA for Rieber Vista, said there was confusion among RAs about whether they could leave campus. Read more...

Photo: Dorms on the Hill are pictured. Residential assistants communicated with their students and navigated students leaving campus after the onset of the Los Angeles County wildfires. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)

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February 19, 11:28 pm

Distinguished professor emeritus, renowned urban planner Donald Shoup dies at 86

Donald Shoup, a distinguished professor emeritus whose parking reform ideas inspired generations of students and urban planners, died Feb. 6. He was 86. Shoup, who taught in the urban planning department at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, researched the hidden costs of free parking in cities and spent his career advocating to remove mandatory off-street parking requirements. Read more...

Photo: Donald Shoup stands at a microphone. The renowned urban planning professor of 41 years and scholar on parking died Feb. 6. He was 86 years old. (Courtesy of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs)


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