UCLA students interested in regularly meeting with Holocaust survivors during winter quarter and listening to their experiences can apply over the next two weeks to participate in the Bearing Witness program. Read more...
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November 25, 1:17 am
Program to allow students to learn firsthand from Holocaust survivors
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November 24, 3:24 pm
UC students walk out of class to protest tuition hikes
While UCLA's demonstration in front of Powell Library remained relatively small, students in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and San Diego marched and occupied administration buildings. Read more...
Photo: More than 20 students occupied the Powell Library steps to protest the tuition hike and lack of university funding. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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November 24, 12:57 am
Student group holds Bhangra Banquet to share Punjabi culture
Students filled the stage with the passionate steps and energetic arm movements of the traditional bhangra dance, but added their own urban twist with modern hip-hop dance moves and music. Read more...
Photo: Simran Bohgunh, a third-year political science student and MC for the night, speaks to the crowd at the Sikh Student Association’s culture night. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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November 21, 8:04 am
Student organization, veterans address military discrimination at event
She rose from her crouched position to the sound of “Hallelujah” with sharp, erratic movements that flowed into one another. Using music to guide her dance, Tiffanie Chow shared her story of being raped when she was 13 years old. Read more...
Photo: Dwayne Carl and David Lyons spoke about their struggles serving in the military as gay men. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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November 21, 7:47 am
Artsakh Awareness Week brings attention to regional conflict, Armenian history
A war waging thousands of miles away forced Julie Avetisyan’s parents to flee their home in Baku, Azerbaijan, when they were 17 years old. Avetisyan, now a first-year fine arts student and member of the Armenian Students’ Association, said her family was uprooted from their home during the Artsakh Liberation War, fought in the 1980s to the 1990s. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Natalie Kalbakian)
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November 20, 5:35 pm
UCLA Academic Senate approves diversity-related course requirement
This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 5:50 p.m. The UCLA Academic Senate’s Legislative Assembly approved a diversity-related course requirement for the College of Letters and Science with a 85-18 vote Thursday afternoon. Read more...
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November 20, 5:16 pm
Beat ‘SC bonfire canceled because of tuition hike protest
This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 9:54 p.m. UCLA officials canceled the bonfire portion of the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally Thursday night as about 50 students marched in circles around the bonfire site to protest potential tuition hikes. Read more...
Photo: About 50 student protesters cancelled Thursday’s traditional Beat ‘SC bonfire, which between 4,000 and 5,000 students attended. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)