This post was updated Oct. 8 at 12:49 a.m. Around 70 people attended a protest led by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA on Tuesday afternoon that commemorated two years since the start of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Read more...
Photo: The demonstrators reached Bruin Plaza – a designated area for free expression under TPM – around 12:45 p.m. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated July 28 at 2:43 p.m. Sarira Namavar, a dual United States and Iranian citizen, said she suspected she would not be able to see her grandparents for at least four years after President Donald Trump began his second term. Read more...
Photo: Suitcases with luggage tags are pictured. UCLA students reacted with concern following President Donald Trump’s travel ban that restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States. (Andrew Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated July 6 at 8:01 p.m. Marianna Bezhanyan created art symbolizing Russian identity. The Russian government then labeled her as an “extremist.” Bezhanyan, a rising fourth-year design media arts student, said she decided to search her name around May on a public database after her friend Nikita Shekhovtsov found himself on a similar list. Read more...
Photo: Marianna Bezhanyan, a rising fourth-year design media arts student, stands in front of her painting displayed at an exhibition. Bezhanyan found herself on Russian government lists of people labeled “extremists” and “oppositionists” after creating political art. (Courtesy of Marianna Bezhanyan)
The former President of Armenia urged audiences not to overlook small nations, especially those leveraging their strategic leadership and innovation May 28. Armen Sarkissian, a physicist who served as Armenia’s president from 2018 to 2022, was the guest speaker for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations’ annual Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace. Read more...
Photo: Former Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and Burkle Center director Kal Raustiala are pictured. The former President of Armenia urged audiences not to overlook small nations, especially those leveraging their strategic leadership and innovation May 28. (Zimo Li/Photo Editor)
This post was updated May 29 at 3:47 p.m. Editor’s note: The following piece contains mentions of persecution, which could be disturbing to some readers. Read more...
Photo: Jared McBride is pictured. The assistant history professor led a research cohort of undergraduate students that uncovered a list that included alleged war criminals who immigrated to Canada after World War II. (Celia Kebbeh/Daily Bruin)
UCLA researchers and policy experts expressed concerns about the qualifications of new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. Since his appointment, Zeldin has overseen the rollback of 31 environmental regulations and has attempted to revise the EPA’s 2009 findings that greenhouse gases endanger public health, according to an EPA press release. Read more...
Photo: Lee Zeldin, the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator, is pictured. Many UCLA researchers and policy experts expressed concerns about Zeldin’s qualifications. (Photo courtesy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency)
This post was updated May 16 at 12:24 a.m. Two people were arrested during a demonstration held Thursday by pro-Palestine organizations at UCLA in remembrance of the 1948 Nakba. The demonstration was hosted by several campus organizations – including Students for Justice in Palestine, a temporarily suspended organization – and intended to recognize Nakba Day – which recognizes when around 700,000 Palestinians were expelled by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. “The day is important to recognize today because it just demonstrates the longevity of the violence of the Zionist entity against Palestinians and the fact that it did not start October 7,” said Mohammed, an SJP spokesperson who was granted partial anonymity due to fear of retaliation. Read more...
Photo: Protesters stand in Dickson Plaza holding a sign reading, “The Nakba never ended.” Several student groups hosted a protest Thursday in remembrance of the 1948 Nakba. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
