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Sex Week aims to destigmatize conversations about sex, give space for expression

This post was updated February 27 at 9:38 a.m. After a year’s hiatus, Sex Week returned to UCLA Feb. 10. The annual event devoted to promoting sex positivity on campus was hosted during week six by Sexperts, a committee under the Student Wellness Commission of the Undergraduate Students Association Council working toward educating students on sexual health and wellbeing, and the Health Education and Resource Team (HEART). Read more...

Photo: The drag queen, Lorelei, performs at a Feb. 13 drag show hosted by UCLA Sexperts and the Health Education and Resource Team as part of their annual Sex Week – a week devoted to educational events on sexual health and well-being. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)



UTeaLA steeps well-being, Japanese tradition into ceremonies and community

This post was updated Feb. 26 at 1:40 a.m. A room inside Macgowan Hall went quiet as students shuffled across tatami mats, kneeling to acknowledge a purple flower and bowing to accept a bowl of matcha tea. Read more...

Photo: UTeaLA club members participate in Japanese tea ceremonies, or chado. The club, founded in 2022, meets every Tuesday to take part in the ceremonies. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


LASD fails to be transparent about role in police response to encampment

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it sent two squads to back up police who cleared last spring’s Palestine solidarity encampment – but only after an acting captain told the Daily Bruin it hadn’t participated at all. Read more...

Photo: A letter stating that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not send officers to the UCLA campus during last spring’s encampment is layered over a collage of photos showing LASD officers on campus. LASD did in fact send officers to campus to assist with protest policing, a senior officer said. (Photos by Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff and Zimo Li/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Lindsey Murto/Design director)


USAC commission opens funds to subsidize BruinCard replacement, laundry

The Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports Commission is piloting new funding initiatives to subsidize BruinCard replacements and laundry costs. The commission’s Replacement BruinCard Fund will provide students with a once-per-quarter $10 discount on the $25 BruinCard replacement fee or complete coverage of the $5 fee to exchange an existing BruinCard with a new one. Read more...

Photo: A $10 bill is pictured on top of a BruinCard. The Undergraduate Students Association Financial Supports Commission is piloting programs to fund laundry in university housing and BruinCard replacements. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pro-Israel demonstrators rally in Bruin Plaza in mourning of Israeli hostages

Around 50 pro-Israel demonstrators gathered in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday to raise awareness about Israeli hostages. The event – hosted by the organization Let’s Do Something, which provides equipment and funds for the Israeli military and Israelis affected by war – followed an announcement that three Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Members of fundraising organization “Let’s Do Something” speak in Bruin Plaza to honor Israeli hostages. The organization hosted a rally Wednesday following Tuesday’s pro-Palestine protest on campus. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


American Indian, Pacific Islander students celebrate ‘When 2 Worlds Collide’

This post was updated Feb. 23 at 11:08 p.m. Wearing a purple lei headdress and gold bangles, Kiara Elizabeth Santos welcomed students to an event as Native American and Pasifika music echoed across the De Neve Plaza Room. Read more...

Photo: Performers bow and hold flowers at the “When 2 Worlds Collide” event held Feb. 12 by the American Indian and Pacific Islander Living Learning Community to celebrate Native and Pasifika cultures. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)



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