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February 26, 1:45 am

UCLA Blood & Platelet Center hosts annual Black History Month blood drive

UCLA Blood & Platelet Center hosted its annual Black History Month Blood Drive in the De Neve Plaza Rooms on Feb. 13. Undergraduate students volunteered and participated in the event – which has run for four consecutive years – with the support of groups such as the Black Bruin Resource Center. Read more...

Photo: People participate in the annual Black History Month Blood Drive. The event has run for four years straight and aimed to increase the availability of diverse blood types. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

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February 26, 1:36 am

UAW Local 4811 leaders meet to fight National Institutes of Health funding cuts

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 4811 joined students across the UC on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s cuts in National Institutes of Health funding. Read more...

Photo: Sydney Campbell presents during a union-wide meeting focused on implementing strategies to fight the NIH funding cuts. (Courtesy of UAW Local 4811 Communications)

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February 26, 1:30 am

UCLA community commemorates legacy of 2 students in Black Panther Party

Editor’s note: This article includes mentions of gun violence that may be disturbing to some readers. UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union and Academic Advancement Program co-hosted a memorial Thursday for two students and Black Panthers killed in Campbell Hall. Read more...

Photo: A stone outside Campbell Hall recognizes the deaths of Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins Jr. – two UCLA students and members of the Black Panther Party who were shot inside Campbell Hall on Jan. 17, 1969. UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union and Academic Advancement Program co-hosted an annual memorial Thursday for the two students. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)

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February 26, 1:22 am

Thousands of workers from AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA 9119 to strike across UC

Two unions have called on nearly 60,000 workers to strike across the UC starting Wednesday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents patient care, service and skilled craft workers, called for its second strike against the UC this academic year for Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Bernie Sanders speaks at a 2019 rally for the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299. UPTE-CWA 9119 and AFSCME Local 3299 will strike across the UC starting Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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February 25, 9:16 pm

Sex Week aims to destigmatize conversations about sex, give space for expression

This post was updated February 27 at 9:38 a.m. After a year’s hiatus, Sex Week returned to UCLA Feb. 10. The annual event devoted to promoting sex positivity on campus was hosted during week six by Sexperts, a committee under the Student Wellness Commission of the Undergraduate Students Association Council working toward educating students on sexual health and wellbeing, and the Health Education and Resource Team (HEART). Read more...

Photo: The drag queen, Lorelei, performs at a Feb. 13 drag show hosted by UCLA Sexperts and the Health Education and Resource Team as part of their annual Sex Week – a week devoted to educational events on sexual health and well-being. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)

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February 25, 12:25 am

UTeaLA steeps well-being, Japanese tradition into ceremonies and community

This post was updated Feb. 26 at 1:40 a.m. A room inside Macgowan Hall went quiet as students shuffled across tatami mats, kneeling to acknowledge a purple flower and bowing to accept a bowl of matcha tea. Read more...

Photo: UTeaLA club members participate in Japanese tea ceremonies, or chado. The club, founded in 2022, meets every Tuesday to take part in the ceremonies. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


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