Sitting in Ivan Q’s Barber Shop chair, with pomade slicked in his hair and King Talc powder slapped on his cheeks, the barber’s client gets his monthly haircut in a place that feels like it’s from a different time. Read more...
Photo: Ivan Quezada, 40, recently opened a traditional barber shop in Westwood Village. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
The undergraduate student government allocated about $20,000 to student groups this quarter – less than half the amount distributed during winter quarter last year. On Tuesday, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted unanimously to approve allocations to student groups from its Student Organization Operational Fund, or SOOF. Read more...
Members of the Asian Pacific Islander communities at UCLA and USC are hosting a town hall Wednesday night in response to racist and sexist fliers that were recently sent to the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the USC Asian Pacific American Students Services. Read more...
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. UCLA launched a crowdfunding websiteTuesday to provide additional resources for researchers and student groups. Read more...
UCLA students will meet with Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz Friday as part of a visit to better connect students with their local government representatives. Read more...
Members of the local Muslim community bowed, knelt and swayed their bodies toward the northeast corner of the room – in line with Mecca – praying to God for “ghaith,” the Arabic word for “perfect rain.” As an unseasonably warm light flooded into the John Wooden Center’s Pyramid Room Friday, about 60 members of the Muslim community prayed to put an end to the drought affecting Southern California. Read more...
Photo: At their Friday service, members of the Muslim Students Association and the larger Muslim community in Westwood prayed for rain to end the drought currently affecting Southern California.
Kristen Sadakane, a fourth-generation Japanese American, does not celebrate many Japanese traditions or speak Japanese with her family. She said she has been Americanized – and people have pointed it out to her since she was a child. Read more...
Photo: The Nikkei Student Union’s 28th annual Cultural Night featured Kyodo Taiko drummers, among other student performances. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
