Sunday, April 19


UC Berkeley passes bill after UCLA, USC receive offensive fliers

The undergraduate student government at University of California, Berkeley, passed a bill Wednesday in support of Asian Pacific Islander communities at UCLA and USC, after Asian American departments at both campuses received racist and sexist fliers earlier this month, according to the Daily Californian. Read more...



MEChA conference teaches students the value of higher education

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Students from all over Los Angeles filled UCLA’s Dickinson Court Saturday to encourage students of color to pursue higher education. Read more...

Photo: Students gave a presentation at the MEChA de UCLA’s 21st Annual Raza Youth Conference to teach youth from low-income backgrounds about the importance of pursuing higher education. (Carolyn Francis/Daily Bruin)



Former inmate enjoys the ‘good life’ by giving back to community

Smoothing his collar, he glanced over his shoulder at the tall wire fence surrounding the parking lot. Howard Chung walked up the concrete steps to the Los Angeles County Probation Department’s offices and marched inside when the glass doors buzzed open for him. Read more...

Photo: Now 32 years old, Howard Chung is a fourth-year study of religion student at UCLA who is leading a service project to tutor high school students in a probation camp. Chung has been incarcerated twice in his past. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)


Westwood protest voices opposition to Venezuelan government

A group of about 400 people, including UCLA students, protested in Westwood Saturday what they believe are shortcomings of the Venezuelan government that have led to supply shortages, violence and suppression of protests in the country. Read more...

Photo: Hundreds of people protested against the Venezuelan government in Westwood Saturday afternoon by the Wilshire Federal Building. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)