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)