Two separate groups protested on campus Wednesday, coinciding with a UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA. Around 40 pro-Palestine protesters, many wearing keffiyehs and masks, gathered outside a UC Board of Regents meeting at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to call for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. Read more...
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Campus, International, News
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March 18, 9:11 pm
Protesters rally on day 1 of UC Regents meetings to denounce Israeli airstrikes
Around 150 people protested outside a UC Board of Regents meeting Tuesday to call for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military and condemn the continuation of the Israeli military’s bombing of the Gaza Strip. The protest – led by organizations including Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and the Palestinian Youth Movement’s Los Angeles, Orange County and Inland Empire chapter – began with a noon press conference in front of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, where the regents are meeting from Tuesday to Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Protesters demonstrate outside a UC Board of Regents meeting at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday. The protesters called for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
Campus, Crime, News
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March 14, 10:12 pm
UCPD arrests registered sex offender for unlawfully entering campus
This post was updated March 14 at 10:59 p.m. UCPD arrested a registered sex offender near Covel Commons around 1 p.m. Friday for unlawfully entering campus. Read more...
Photo: Covel Commons is pictured. UCPD arrested a person near the building around 1 p.m. Friday for unlawfully entering campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News
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March 14, 9:56 pm
Speech Club aims to help students build skills, confidence in public speaking
Forget spiders, snakes or heights – for some, public speaking is the most frightening thing of all. Founded this fall, Speech Team @UCLA provides UCLA students with the opportunity to strengthen their speaking skills, said Ernesto Perez, a team membership co-president of Speech Club. Read more...
Photo: (Ingrid Leng/Daily Bruin Staff)
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News, Science & Health
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March 13, 11:03 pm
Melanin and Medicine seeks to open doors, community for pre-health Black students
Melanin and Medicine began in 2019 as a way for Black students at UCLA pursuing health care careers to support each other. But the club quickly expanded its mission – evolving into a nonprofit organization with the mission of supporting Black pre-health students and the greater Los Angeles community, said Laila Harris, the group’s chair of cardiology and assistant project service director. Read more...
Photo: The board of Melanin and Medicine at UCLA is pictured. The organization, founded in 2019, aims to support Black pre-health students and the greater Los Angeles community. (Courtesy of Laila Harris)
Academics, Campus, News
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March 13, 7:44 pm
Students, ASUCLA offer input on online textbook service Bruin One Access
Students have been able to receive their textbooks on a subscription basis since fall 2024. The Bruin One Access program, administered by ASUCLA, allows students to access their required course materials for $129 per quarter. Read more...
Photo: A sign in the UCLA store is pictured. The Bruin One Access program has been available for students since last fall. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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March 13, 5:17 pm
USAC recap – March 4
The Undergraduate Students Association Council called for excused absences for students impacted by immigration enforcement and the renaming of Campbell Hall at its meeting March 4. Read more...