Students and community members had mixed feelings about the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment on campus, with some expressing support while others said it made them uncomfortable. Hundreds of people gathered with tents outside Royce Hall on Thursday to call for the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Read more...
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April 25, 7:13 pm
Panelists discuss mental health amid conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iran
Armenian and Iranian sororities hosted a panel to discuss the impacts of military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and government crackdowns in Iran on the mental health of UCLA community members. Read more...
Photo: Members of a panel to discuss the impact of recent international events in Artsakh and Iran are pictured. The panel – hosted by two cultural sororities – took place April 18. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 25, 4:57 pm
Examining parallels to 1985 student calls for divestment from South Africa
This post was updated April 25 at 1:05 a.m. Student and faculty calls for divestment Thursday echoed the demands made against apartheid in South Africa in 1985, which led to divestment from the UC a year later. Read more...
Photo: Student and faculty calls for divestment from South Africa in 1985 hold similar demands to protests launched Thursday against Israel by students and supported by faculty. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Assistant Design director)
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April 25, 11:19 am
UCLA community organizes encampment in response to national call for escalation
This story is developing. Follow along for updates. This post was updated April 26 at 12:53 a.m. UCLA students and community members set up around 30 tents in front of Royce Hall on Thursday morning to demand UC divestment as the war in Gaza passes its 200th day. Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and the UC Divest Coalition at UCLA, the encampment represents solidarity with Palestine, said Annie, a spokesperson for the organizations who did not provide their last name for safety reasons. Read more...
Photo: An encampment in front of Royce Hall is pictured. Protesters demonstrated with around 30 tents Thursday morning to demand that the UC divest from the war in Gaza, which has passed its 200th day. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin)
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April 24, 5:48 pm
USIE program allows fourth-year to facilitate class about summer camp benefits
The final slide of Idella Smolyar’s classes isn’t homework or review questions but a childhood photo of her at summer camp. Education 88SB: “Educational and Psychological Impacts of Summer Camps on Children and Adolescents” is a one-unit seminar exploring the behavioral, social and academic impacts of summer camps on children. Read more...
Photo: (By Joy Chen / Daily Bruin Staff)
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April 23, 7:29 pm
UCLA Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy marks 10th anniversary
This post was updated April 23 at 9:55 p.m. The Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy faculty reflected on the center’s accomplishments as it reaches its 10-year anniversary. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 21, 11:52 pm
Spring introduces season of transition for club leadership positions
Spring is a time of turnover for many Bruins, as seniors prepare to graduate and eager-eyed freshmen stream in for admit days. Likewise, the more than 1,400 clubs on UCLA’s campus prepare for their own turnovers in leadership – whether that is in the form of hours of elections, multiple rounds of interviews or extensive applications. Read more...
Photo: By Ko Carlos/Daily Bruin staff