Bold Beauty at UCLA is bringing its vision of the connection between art and disability to campus. The club is a chapter of the Bold Beauty Project – a national organization that pairs women with disabilities and photographers to create “photo-stories” of each model, according to its website. Read more...
Photo: Bold Beauty at UCLA board members are pictured at a shoot with videographers, photographers and a model for one of the photo shoots. (Courtesy of Gracie McEwen)
Sandra Harding, a former distinguished professor of education and gender studies, died March 5. She was 89. Internationally recognized for developing “standpoint theory” – which frames science as shaped by cultural and social contexts rather than as purely objective – Harding’s work critiqued classic academic theories that often overlooked the impacts of race, gender and ethnicity on knowledge production and the practice of science. Read more...
Photo: Sandra Harding, a former distinguished professor of education and gender studies, is pictured. Harding died March 5 at age 89. (Courtesy of Emily Harding-Morick)
This post was updated May 16 at 12:24 a.m. Two people were arrested during a demonstration held Thursday by pro-Palestine organizations at UCLA in remembrance of the 1948 Nakba. The demonstration was hosted by several campus organizations – including Students for Justice in Palestine, a temporarily suspended organization – and intended to recognize Nakba Day – which recognizes when around 700,000 Palestinians were expelled by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. “The day is important to recognize today because it just demonstrates the longevity of the violence of the Zionist entity against Palestinians and the fact that it did not start October 7,” said Mohammed, an SJP spokesperson who was granted partial anonymity due to fear of retaliation. Read more...
Photo: Protesters stand in Dickson Plaza holding a sign reading, “The Nakba never ended.” Several student groups hosted a protest Thursday in remembrance of the 1948 Nakba. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 16 at 12:35 a.m. Students said UCLA should fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education. The United States Department of Education has withheld funding from Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania since the beginning of the Trump administration. Read more...
Photo: Students walk down Bruin Walk. Students said UCLA should fight back against the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 16 at 12:43 a.m. A new Westwood Chinese restaurant opened in March following a trend of Westwood restaurant closures in recent years. Read more...
Photo: The interior of Bruin Bowl Malatang is pictured. Bruin Bowl Malatang opened in March and serves customizable, individual hot pot bowls. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
Inmaculada García-Sánchez used to conduct research at a Los Angeles church, where the gates were open to all. But the church now looks like a fortress, she said. Read more...
Photo: A “know your rights” poster is pictured. Local churches expressed concern over potential raids from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was selected for the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Read more...
Photo: Liz Izhikevich, a UCLA professor who was selected for the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, is pictured. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
