This post was updated Feb. 25 at 11:25 p.m. Bruins come from all around the world, from Colombia to Bangladesh. Because of the pandemic, many international Bruins are currently residing in their home countries. Read more...
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Life in Myanmar changed on Feb. 1, after a military coup followed the results of the nation’s election. From the detention of the nation’s democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi to temporary shutdowns of internet access, Burmese students in the U.S. Read more...
Bruins come from all around the world, from Colombia to Bangladesh. Because of the pandemic, many international Bruins are currently residing in their home countries. In “At a Distance,” Daily Bruin writers will look at events around the world Bruins care about and give a student’s perspective on the topics. Read more...
Photo: Myanmar’s military staged a coup Feb. 1, leaving some Burmese students shocked and scared. (Courtesy of Creative Commons)
Bruins come from all around the world, from Colombia to Bangladesh. Because of the pandemic, many international Bruins are currently residing in their home countries. In “At a Distance,” Daily Bruin writers will look at events around the world Bruins care about and give a student’s perspective on the topics. Read more...
Photo: (Nitya Tak/Daily Bruin)
Bruins come from all around the world, from Colombia to Bangladesh. Because of the pandemic, many international Bruins are currently residing in their home countries. In “At a Distance,” Daily Bruin writers will look at events around the world Bruins care about and give a student’s perspective on the topics. Read more...
Photo: (Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)
Dozens of protesters gathered in Westwood on Monday to denounce an early February military coup in Myanmar. “Free, free Aung San Suu Kyi! We want democracy!” protesters chanted in front of the Wilshire Federal Building on Monday while stomping on posters of military general Min Aung Hlaing that read “Shame on you, dictator. Read more...
Photo: On Monday, people gathered in front of the Wilshire Federal Building to protest the military coup in Myanmar and pressure the U.S. government to take action. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA is planning to give students affected by the Myanmar coup university financial aid, a university administrator said at the Tuesday undergraduate student government meeting. Maria Blandizzi, the UCLA dean of students, said Tuesday at an Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting that her office and the Economic Crisis Response Team will give financial support to students who cannot withdraw funds from their banks in Myanmar as a result of a coup staged by Myanmar’s military Monday. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA administrator said Tuesday at an Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting that the university will provide students affected by the military coup in Myanmar with financial aid. (Courtesy of Creative Commons)
