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USAC Cultural Affairs commissioner to face USA Judicial Board in Thursday hearing

This post was updated Feb. 3 at 4:58 p.m. A member of the Undergraduate Students Association Council is set to face an antisemitism allegation before the USA Judicial Board on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: A gavel sits on Article I, Section E of the USA Bylaws. Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo is being accused of violating the section, which prohibits the council from associating with discriminatory organizations. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)


‘It brings everyone together’: Matsuri celebrates Japanese culture with music, art

This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:15 a.m. Crisscrossed with red-and-white lanterns, Kerckhoff Patio bustled with students taking in the atmosphere of the Matsuri festival Jan. Read more...

Photo: Performers sing and dance onstage at the Jan. 23 Matsuri festival held on Kerckhoff Patio. The event was held in collaboration by the Japanese Student Association and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission, and it featured music, a fashion show and vendors. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Spider-Man-themed coding event webs together inclusivity, problem-solving

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:46 p.m. Problem solving was in full swing during the Association for Computing Machinery at UCLA’s inclusivity-focused coding event Jan. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Association of Computed Machinery at UCLA and other students are pictured at an event. Members of the ACM chapter at UCLA organized the “Break the Binary” event and solved challenges, including ones that were Spider-Man-themed. (Courtesy of Jafarri Nocentelli)


Palettes for Peace art exhibition raises money for Palestinians affected by war

This post was updated Jan. 29 at 2:34 p.m. When Dean Bruton told his aunt he was organizing an art auction for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, she offered to give him every Palestine-related heirloom in her closet. Read more...

Photo: Attendees view artwork at the “Palettes for Peace” event Saturday, hosted by the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund at the Fowler Museum to raise money for the PCRF and the American University of Beirut’s humanitarian aid in the Middle East. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin) Photo credit: (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)


University co-op hosts blood drive to unite locals in helping people in need

Water bottles, T-shirts and packets of salted nuts filled the registration table for the Westwood Community Blood Drive. The drive – hosted in collaboration with the American Red Cross – united Bruins and Westwood community members to donate blood Jan. Read more...

Photo: Luca Oggionni, a third-year political science student, gets his blood taken at an American Red Cross blood drive held at the University Cooperative Housing Association on Jan. 21. (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke)


USAC recap – Jan. 21

The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated less than a third of requested funds from its Board of Directors Programming Fund during its meeting Jan. 21. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...


Professor next door: Faculty-in-residence Irene Chen pioneers viruses, community

This post was updated Jan. 28 at 10:58 p.m. When Dr. Irene Chen wraps up her day teaching courses and leading research, her work isn’t finished – she then heads back to the Hill, where she is an Olympic Hall faculty in residence. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Irene Chen, pictured, serves as a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a faculty in residence for Olympic Hall. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)



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