Thursday, April 2

‘Shtick not Shtigma’ targets misconceptions about mental illness

Charmee Taylor crawled across the Semel Auditorium stage on all fours and noisily slurped up a troop of imaginary ants marching her way as she imitated a depressed aardvark. Read more...

Photo: Members of the “Shtick not Shtigma” comedy troupe rehearse for its first improv show, “Joyology,” at the Semel Auditorium. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)


Mechanic recounts life in war-ridden El Salvador, finding home in Westwood

At 17, Gilberto Quintanilla decided he could no longer live in war-ridden El Salvador. “The government had lists of kids who were eligible to fight,” Quintanilla said. Read more...

Photo: Gilberto Quintanilla, escaping from war-ridden El Salvador, left Sonsonate to avoid being drafted. Now a service manager at Helen’s Cycles in Westwood Village, Quintanilla is known for being a mentor in both life and bicycle mechanics. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)



ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Dec. 4

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...




Groups argue that GSA funding restriction did not defy First Amendment

Several legal groups and sponsors wrote a letter to UCLA Wednesday, defending the graduate student government against claims it violated students’ First Amendment rights. The American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative legal advocacy organization, the Zionist Organization of America and StandWithUs, pro-Israel organizations, and the Lawfare Project wrote the letter to Chancellor Gene Block in response to accusations by three other legal groups and the Students for Justice in Palestine. Read more...