Monday, March 23

Protesters sit in at Luskin Conference Center ahead of UC Regents vote on Item J1

Around 40 protesters staged a sit-in Tuesday night to call on the UC Board of Regents to vote against a policy that would prohibit University departments from making political statements. Read more...

Photo: Protesters gather outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to stage a sit-in against a policy up for vote by the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday. The protesters attempted to set up inside the hotel before being forcibly removed by hotel staff. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Luskin alumni discuss policy at city, state levels during panel

The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs hosted a panel March 7 with alumni policymakers across Los Angeles to discuss the ongoing housing crisis, the importance of voting and the need for cooperation between local, state and federal governments. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Michael Fleming, lecturer of social welfare, Lourdes Castro Ramírez, Los Angeles chief housing and homelessness officer, Assemblyman Isaac Bryan and State senator Caroline Menjivar, are pictured. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)


USAC passes resolution condemning the ethnic Armenian genocide in Artsakh

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution March 5 condemning the genocide of the ethnic Armenians in Artsakh, a region also known as Nagorno-Karabakh. Read more...

Photo: A board made by the UCLA Armenian Students’ Association and displayed at a September vigil is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution March 5 condemning the genocide of ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. (Photo by Rita Keushkerian, courtesy of Mary Keushkerian)


‘Art changes lives’: Prison Education Program at UCLA hosts poetry recital

This post was updated March 17 at 1:34 p.m. The Prison Education Program at UCLA hosted a spoken poetry recital in Kaufman Hall on Friday. The performance served as the final project for African American Studies/World Arts and Cultures, taken by 12 UCLA students and 12 women from the Victorville Federal Correctional Institution. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is a UCLA student performing as part of a Prison Education Program poetry recital. The recital saw 12 UCLA students perform alongside 12 incarcerated students from the Victorville Federal Correctional Institution. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Q&A: Ramesh Srinivasan talks new podcast ‘Utopias,’ future of media technology

This post was updated April 2 at 8:27 p.m. Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor of information studies, sat down with Matthew Royer, the Daily Bruin’s national news and higher education editor, to discuss Srinivasan’s new podcast “Utopias,” which spotlights his outlook on the future of media and what he hopes students will learn in a world surrounded by new technologies. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor of information studies, speaking at the UC’s Academic Congress on Artificial Intelligence on Feb. 28. Srinivasan launched a podcast last month titled “Utopias.” (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Broxton Nights celebrates Women’s History Month with pink-themed market

Westwood community members were able to “Paint the Town Pink” at March’s edition of Broxton Nights on Saturday evening, which featured roller skating, music, dance and hot pink outfits. Read more...

Photo: A vendor at Broxton Nights is pictured. Bruins and community members came together for a night of roller skating, music and shopping Saturday night on Broxton Avenue. (Nina Schmidt/Daily Bruin)