While UCLA's demonstration in front of Powell Library remained relatively small, students in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and San Diego marched and occupied administration buildings. Read more...
Photo: More than 20 students occupied the Powell Library steps to protest the tuition hike and lack of university funding. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Students filled the stage with the passionate steps and energetic arm movements of the traditional bhangra dance, but added their own urban twist with modern hip-hop dance moves and music. Read more...
Photo: Simran Bohgunh, a third-year political science student and MC for the night, speaks to the crowd at the Sikh Student Association’s culture night. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s Note: Over the next 16 weeks, Assistant News Editor Katie Shepherd will be training for the ASICS L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. Read more...
A line of parents wrapped around an Inglewood middle school Saturday while UCLA volunteers met with families one by one to go over health care insurance options. Read more...
Photo: UCLA medical students Caleb Wilson and Lisa Nicholson and USC student Emma de Montelongo talk to their client Natalie Mendez. (Courtesy of Venetia Lai)
She rose from her crouched position to the sound of “Hallelujah” with sharp, erratic movements that flowed into one another. Using music to guide her dance, Tiffanie Chow shared her story of being raped when she was 13 years old. Read more...
Photo: Dwayne Carl and David Lyons spoke about their struggles serving in the military as gay men. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
Westwood Village business and property owners are considering several proposals that they hope will improve business in the district, including dismantling multiple six-way crosswalks, adding a new crosswalk on Westwood Boulevard and revamping the Broxton Avenue parking structure. Read more...
A war waging thousands of miles away forced Julie Avetisyan’s parents to flee their home in Baku, Azerbaijan, when they were 17 years old. Avetisyan, now a first-year fine arts student and member of the Armenian Students’ Association, said her family was uprooted from their home during the Artsakh Liberation War, fought in the 1980s to the 1990s. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Natalie Kalbakian)
