Wednesday, March 11


Team of UCLA students wins Boeing case competition

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The world’s largest aerospace company recognized a team of UCLA students Wednesday for winning the 2014 Boeing USC vs. Read more...

Photo: Jared Edy (far right) presented undergraduate students (from left to right) Bach Dang, Jennifer Sheriff, Yousif Kurdi, and Spencer Graham-Thille a plaque for winning the Boeing USC vs. UCLA Case competition. (Courtesy of Lin Young)


Bruins for Israel criticizes actions it considers anti-Semitic

Bruins for Israel members issued a press release Thursday criticizing speech and actions they considered anti-Semitic at a past undergraduate student government meeting and in a recent statement asking next year’s councilmembers to refrain from taking free or sponsored trips with certain pro-Israel or non-student centered organizations.The release calls for the Undergraduate Students Association Council to denounce all forms of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism that members think was evident at a USAC meeting, where councilmembers voted on a controversial divestment resolution. Read more...



Activist Angela Davis addresses Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Renowned activist Angela Davis drew connections between Israel-Palestine conflict, South African apartheid and the prison system in the United States at a campus event Wednesday. Students for Justice in Palestine, a student group that aims to promote the self-determination of the Palestinian people and education about the Israel-Palestine conflict, hosted the discussion. Read more...

Photo: Asli Ü. Bâli, a law professor, participated in a conversation organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine that called for support for Palestinians. (Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)


Students help faculty develop diversity requirement proposal

More than a dozen students are helping faculty members develop a proposal for a new academic diversity requirement by the end of this month.The committee formed last month after the chair of the College of Letters and Science Faculty Executive Committee, Christina Palmer, asked several UCLA professors to work on a new diversity requirement proposal and present it to the College Faculty Executive Committee before the end of the quarter.Along with the faculty committee, a student advisory group was also created to work with faculty throughout the process. Read more...


Sixth Sikh Awareness Day educates students about culture

Traditional Punjabi music, resonant with the sounds of Northern India, filled Bruin Plaza during the Sikh Student Association’s sixth annual Sikh Awareness Day on Tuesday. The fifth largest religion in the world, Sikhism emerged in Northern India more than 500 years ago. Read more...

Photo: Gagan Sandhu, a third-year psychobiology student, demonstrates how to tie a turban at Sikh Awareness Day. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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