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University Co-op community fosters connections through Diwali celebration

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 1:43 a.m. Students wearing kurtas and bright-colored saris gathered at the University Cooperative Housing Association on Saturday evening to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Read more...

Photo: Students pray in front of the mandir at a Diwali celebration at the University Cooperative Housing Association on Saturday. Participants celebrated the Hindu holiday by sharing food, praying and dancing together. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)





Ben Shapiro talks Israel-Hamas war, condemns left-leaning campus politics at UCLA

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:17 a.m. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized UCLA for teaching left-wing policies and allegedly condoning antisemitism in a Monday speech. Read more...

Photo: Ben Shapiro speaks to an audience. The conservative political commentator and UCLA alumnus spoke Monday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom about the political state of college campuses and the Israel-Hamas War. (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)


UCPD sweeps Gaza solidarity sukkah in Dickson Court, one protester arrested

Editor’s note: This post was updated Oct. 23 at 7:06 p.m. to clarify Betar’s offer of legal aid. Pro-Palestine organizations at UCLA set up a Gaza solidarity sukkah for nearly 12 hours Monday. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators participate in the Gaza solidarity Sukkah in Dickson Court Monday. Jewish Voice for Peace at UCLA and Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA erected the sukkah – a temporary structure used to celebrate the weeklong Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot – around 8:45 a.m. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)


Hamze Awawde discusses creating peace, processing trauma of Israel-Hamas war

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 12:28 a.m. Hamze Awawde, a Palestinian peace activist, spoke about the Israel-Hamas war Tuesday in Bunche Hall. About 40 people attended the talk hosted by both Standing Together LA – a coalition of Jews and Muslims advocating for peace – and David Myers, the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History and chair of the Dialogue Across Differences Committee. Read more...

Photo: Hamze Awawde gives a talk at Bunche Hall. The Palestinian peace activist spoke Tuesday about the urgency for peace in the Israel-Hamas war and what college students can do to affect change in the region. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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