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Medics, physicians recall ‘dystopian’ violence of encampment attack and sweep

This post was updated May 14 at 11:29 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA demonstrations, see here. Read more...

Photo: Volunteer medics are pictured organizing supplies at the foot of Janss Steps on the afternoon of May 1. Dozens of medics, ranging from undergraduates to hospital physicians, staffed the now-dismantled Palestine solidarity encampment during the April 30 attack and the May 2 police sweep. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA teaching assistants remain optimistic despite increasing difficulties

Amid the hustle and bustle of UCLA’s campus, teaching assistant James Johnson wakes up at 5:30 a.m. in preparation for the day ahead of him. Like many other TAs, Johnson, a graduate student in the philosophy department, spends his mornings navigating the course materials for his sections, thinking about how to supplement the week’s lectures. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Royce Hall in Dickson Plaza. Teaching assistants at UCLA teach more than 33,000 undergraduate students, including in buildings around the plaza. (Daily Bruin file photo)


American Indian Student Association hosts 39th annual UCLA Pow Wow

Hundreds of Native Americans and other community members attended the 39th annual UCLA Pow Wow from Saturday to Sunday. Hosted by the American Indian Student Association and held at the Wallis Annenberg Stadium, the two-day event – which was free to the public – featured music and dances across different Native American cultures. Read more...

Photo: Dreamcatchers hang from vendors’ tents at the UCLA Pow Wow. The American Indian Student Association held its 39th annual Pow Wow on Saturday and Sunday. (Gabrielle Siegel/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Academic Senate to decide on censure of, no-confidence vote in Gene Block

Leading UCLA Academic Senate faculty will consider two proposals criticizing Chancellor Gene Block’s leadership during an emergency meeting Friday as he faces scrutiny over UCLA’s handling of the Palestine solidarity encampment. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured. Leading Academic Senate faculty will meet Friday to discuss Block’s leadership of the university. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


Transfer Bruin Day postponed, moved online following on-campus demonstrations

This post was updated May 9 at 11:52 p.m.  Transfer Bruin Day has been moved online and postponed to an unspecified date later this month following ongoing demonstrations in support of the dismantled Palestine solidarity encampment. Read more...

Photo: Admitted students walk through Bruin Walk during last year’s Transfer Bruin Day. The event featured presentations on campus life, student organizations and financial aid. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)



UAW members rally in Court of Sciences to support strike authorization vote

This post was updated May 9 at 11:28 p.m.  This post was updated May 9 at 10:43 p.m. Around 100 members of the United Auto Workers Local 4811 Union gathered in the Court of Sciences on Thursday to discuss an upcoming strike authorization vote in response to UCLA’s recent decisions regarding the now-dispersed Palestine solidarity encampment.  The union – which represents UC academic student employees, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars – announced Monday that it will vote May 13 to 15 to authorize a strike. Read more...

Photo: Postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers represented by United Auto Workers Local 4811 march through the Court of Sciences with a banner representing their former union, UAW Local 5810. UAW Local 4811 will vote to authorize a strike in response to UCLA’s decisions surrounding the Palestine solidarity encampment. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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