This post was updated Feb. 10 at 8:11 a.m. A Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA spokesperson condemned university policing during a special presentation at the Jan. Read more...
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February 5, 1:06 am
USAC Cultural Affairs commissioner resigns amid antisemitism allegations
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 9:02 p.m. Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo announced Tuesday that they will resign amid allegations of antisemitic discrimination. Read more...
Photo: A campaign banner displaying Alicia Verdugo’s platforms for the 2024 Undergraduate Students Association Council election is shown. Verdugo announced their resignation as Cultural Affairs commissioner – a position they had held since 2022 – on Tuesday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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February 4, 10:55 pm
UCLA students create website to keep community informed during LA wildfires
As multiple wildfires burned in Los Angeles County, Kyle Jeong came back to his dorm to find his roommate switching between computer tabs. As he left UCLA to return home, Jeong had an idea – a single website for the Bruin community to stay updated. Read more...
Photo: A computer displaying the Westwood Wildfire Watch site is pictured. Kyle Jeong, a third-year mathematics of computation student, spearheaded the development of the site. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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February 2, 9:20 pm
Students, coordinators reflect on UCLA’s winter break stay-through experience
As nearly 13,000 students living on the Hill headed home for the holidays in December, a small group of students signed up to stay in their dorms through winter break. Read more...
Photo: UCLA dorms on the hill are pictured. Students who stayed in UCLA dorms over winter break took part in various programming offered by Residential Life. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 31, 9:31 pm
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)
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January 30, 10:55 pm
‘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)
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January 29, 7:31 pm
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)