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Alumni-founded art gallery aims to highlight diverse range of stories, cultures

This post was updated Nov. 28 at 11:53 p.m. Two UCLA alumni opened an art gallery on Melrose Avenue on Oct. 3, highlighting overlooked and underserved communities with their debut show “Luminarium: A Culture of Lights.” The mission statement of The LA Art Box is, “To tell your story to everyone, everywhere.” The LA Art Box founders Bernie Bernardo and Mar Dumlao first met through Samahang Pilipino at UCLA, developing a lifelong friendship that would eventually lead to the creation of the gallery. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumni Mar Dumlao and Bernie Bernardo first met through Samahang Pilipino at UCLA. Years after graduating, the two friends were inspired to open an art gallery together on Melrose Avenue and showcase works from different cultures. (Courtesy of Matt Petit, Jordan Murph and Gabriela Ojeda)



UC grant integrates Indigenous voices in reshaping view of colonial missions

A critical mission studies grant program funded by the University of California to help researchers rewrite the history of the California colonial mission system is coming to a close. Read more...

Photo: Critical missions studies, a grant funded by the University of California, fosters collaboration between academics and Indigenous communities to reframe how the history of the colonial mission system in California is discussed. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


USAC recap – Nov. 16

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Nov. 16 in support of student-initiated and student-run projects overseen by the UCLA Community Programs Office. The Mother Organizations have voiced concerns about the CPO’s management of these projects, alleging that the CPO has mishandled student fees and has fostered a hostile work environment for student leaders. Read more...



UCLA community raises concern over water usage amid drought in California

UCLA community members expressed concern about water shortages in California amid one of the worst droughts in state history. After first declaring an emergency proclamation April 21, Gov. Read more...

Photo: The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The state is experiencing one of the most severe droughts in more than a century, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to extend the drought emergency to Oct. 19. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


USAC to withhold funds from CPO until student leaders’ demands are met

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to withhold funding from the Community Programs Office until administrators step down, and the office rehouses the Afrikan Student Union’s projects, following years of an allegedly hostile work environment. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to withhold funds from the Community Programs Office until the university meets the demands of the Mother Organizations coalition. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)