Celebratory dinners, festivals and parties have been planned on campus this week to commemorate Israeli independence, and organizers say the events are an effort to celebrate the nation’s culture and history rather than discuss politics. Read more...

A new movement is taking root at UCLA. The national popularity of organic foods has continued to increase over the past decade, and UCLA students and officials are looking to jump on board with plans to include several organic food options at on-campus eateries. Read more...

University of California officials and those involved in the search for the next chief executive of UCLA have not confirmed or denied a report that Deborah Freund, provost at Syracuse University, is the sole remaining candidate to replace Chancellor Albert Carnesale. Read more...

Millions across the country are expected to protest in support of immigrant rights today. UCLA students and staff plan to express this sentiment with speeches, performances and city-wide marches along with a projected 500,000 others. Read more...

A million people in one area might seem like nothing more than a fire hazard to some. But today in downtown Los Angeles, if a million people actually show up to participate in two pro-immigrant marches (as city officials have predicted they will) then they will also be in the vanguard of one of the most important issues facing this country right now. Read more...

UC officials and those involved in the search for the next chancellor have not confirmed or denied a report in the Los Angeles Times that named Deborah Freund, provost at Syracuse University, the sole remaining candidate to replace Chancellor Albert Carnesale. Read more...

In the hours after UCLA student Julien D’Avanzo’s death early Thursday morning, one of his closest friends decided to take his mourning online. “I got back to my room, and that was the only thing that I could think to do,” said Erick Magana, a second-year English student who described D’Avanzo as “one of my best friends.” Magana created the “In Memory of Julien Bukkake D’Avanzo” group on Facebook to give D’Avanzo’s friends and family an outlet to grieve for their friend and celebrate his life. Read more...