Tuesday, August 25

Students voice opinions on USAC divestment resolution

Editor’s note: Because of the offensive nature of discussion around this article, commenting has been closed. Lines of students stretched the length of Ackerman Grand Ballroom Tuesday night as an impassioned discussion unfolded about a controversial undergraduate student government divestment resolution. Read more...

Photo: Michael Reyes, a fourth-year English student, was one of many students who spoke at Tuesday night’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting to express his support for the divestment resolution. Hundreds of students spent hours advocating for and against the resolution. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)



Chilean student activists to speak at UCLA Wednesday

Three Chilean student organizers will speak at UCLA on Wednesday to advocate for social revolution and access to free education. The Student Collective Against Labor Exploitation, or SCALE, will host Gabriel Gac, Pablo Silva and Melissa Feritto, anarchist student organizers who have participated in a series of Chilean student protests in recent years. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Gabriel Gac)





Westwood Sporting Goods a key player in Village’s history

It’s easy to tell when avid tennis fans enter Westwood Sporting Goods. They pass by the shiny rackets and bags displayed in front and instead veer toward the dusty animal heads, stained balls and broken rackets – memorabilia from the shop’s historical role in the tennis world. Read more...

Photo: Rick Hartman strings a tennis racket at Westood’s historic tennis supply store, Westwood Sporting Goods. The shop is a common stop for many professional tennis players. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)