Tuesday, June 30

Chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov champions democracy

Russian chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov delivered this year’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on Monday evening. The lecture series – sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for Internal Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and Hillel at UCLA – celebrates the memory of Pearl, a journalist who was abducted and killed by terrorists in 2002 while reporting in Pakistan. Read more...

Photo: Garry Kasparov speaks at the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture on Monday evening, discussing the state of democracy abroad and in the United States. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Sports-themed First Thursdays event underscores successful 1st year

This post was updated March 7 at 10:19 p.m. Hundreds of Bruins and Westwood community members gathered on Broxton Avenue to celebrate UCLA athletes for this month’s First Thursdays block party. Read more...

Photo: UCLA and Westwood celebrated UCLA athletes in this month’s First Thursdays block party, which included a booth for Dunk MS, an annual fundraiser for multiple sclerosis research. (Sofia McMaster/Daily Bruin)




USAC calls for accountability after staffing shortages delay funding

The Undergraduate Students Association Council has been affected by staffing issues that have caused delays in funding and called for more accountability from offices that manage student funds. Read more...

Photo: The door to the Undergraduate Students Association Office of the President and accompanying plaque are pictured. USAC has experienced repeated delays in funding which are largely due to changes in staffing in Student Government Accounting, which manages USAC funding. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion grants awards to student leaders

The UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion awarded seven students the inaugural EDI Student Leadership Award on Jan. 31, celebrating their leadership, engagement and support for EDI within the UCLA community. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion awarded seven students (pictured) the EDI Student Leadership Award. They received the award to recognize their leadership in EDI. (Clockwise from top left: Courtesy of Tina Del Carpio, Courtesy of Carolanne Link, Courtesy of Umiemah Farrukh, Courtesy of Gloria Kim, Courtesy of Norma Sandoval, Courtesy of Ashley Ceballos Hernandez, Courtesy of Andrew Ramirez)