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A crowd stands in front of a stage as an artist performs under yellow lights. BelicoFest, featuring artists in the música mexicana scene, will make its California debut at BMO Stadium on Sunday with headliner Tito Double P. (Courtesy of BelicoFest)

Q&A: Andrés Charvel on BelicoFest’s mission to promote música mexicana in LA and beyond

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With its Los Angeles expansion, BelicoFest is regional no more. The music festival will make its California debut at BMO Stadium on Sunday with headliner Tito Double P after two years in Phoenix.



Driply transforms UCLA’s Chabad House lobby into an unexpected Westwood cafe

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Tucked into the lobby of the Chabad House at UCLA, a Jewish student center in Westwood, is a small shop serving lattes and pour-over coffee. Chabad’s lobby space was largely unused before Driply took it over in October, said Moshe Kashani, the shop’s founder and owner.


Serbian star Nikola Kusturica joins UCLA men’s basketball roster

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Mick Cronin has his guy. Serbian FC Barcelona Bàsquet wing Nikola Kusturica committed to UCLA men’s basketball Thursday, the California Post reported. 


Man sentenced for stealing, replacing rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA libraries

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A man was sentenced Wednesday for stealing more than $200,000 worth of rare Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA Library system. [Related: Man arrested for allegedly stealing rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA libraries] Jeffrey Ying, who is from Fremont, California, will serve one year of home confinement and three years on supervised release, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.


Dizon’s Disposition: UCLA baseball draft profiles 2026: part 1


USAC recap – June 23


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Trump’s DEI crackdown: How federal pressure influences the UC, UCLA

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Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has cracked down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from the halls of federal government agencies to K-12 schools.

What comes next for Westwood? Residents and experts offer solutions

GSA condemns conversion of Weyburn Terrace to undergraduate housing


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