Saturday, June 21

Faculty express support for ongoing solidarity encampment, academic freedom

This post was updated April 28 at 11:49 p.m. When associate professor of philosophy A.J. Julius sat down Thursday morning with his red backpack in Dickson Plaza, he became a student, and the plaza his new classroom. Read more...

Photo: Faculty members stand in front of Royce Hall holding a blue-and-gold banner that reads, “UCLA Faculty and Staff, we stand with our students.” Some faculty are participating in the ongoing encampment in solidarity with Palestine, while others stand outside to show support for their students. (Ella Coffey/Daily Bruin)


Students express discontent with UCLA’s provision of accessibility amid encampment

This post was updated April 29 at 7:27 a.m. Students expressed concern that UCLA has not provided proper accessibility for students with disabilities, including alleged ADA violations, on campus after a pro-Palestine encampment began in Dickson Plaza. Read more...

Photo: A line of orange and yellow cones in Portola Plaza is pictured. Students alleged that these cones, which blocked pathways Thursday, restricted access to campus for students with disabilities. (Megan Cai/Photo editor)


Pro-Palestine encampment, counter-protester activity continues overnight to day 2

Participants of the pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA said they spent Thursday night and the early hours of Friday morning maintaining their structures without knowing how the UCLA administration would react. Read more...

Photo: Tents in the ongoing UC Divest and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment sit in darkness in front of a brightly lit Royce Hall. The encampment began Thursday morning in Dickson Plaza. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


From ages nine to 18, Max Steinberg’s UCLA journey has been full of magic numbers

Most students in Chemistry 14A are around 19 years old, fresh out of high school and ready to take on the challenge of college. Max Steinberg, on the other hand, was nine. Read more...

Photo: Max Steinberg stands in a corridor in the Math Sciences Building. The fifth-year mathematics student is graduating in June with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)


Pro-Palestine encampment features teach-ins, speeches as counter-protesters engage

Editor’s note: This post was updated on March 14 at 2:09 p.m. to provide retroactive anonymity to a source due to safety concerns. Organizers led chants and speeches in Dickson Plaza on Thursday afternoon as the protest encampment continued and counter-protests formed. Read more...

Photo: A participant in the encampment points to the left as they stand amid other protesters. Those in the encampment, which began Thursday morning, participated in events such as a Passover Seder. (Ella Coffey/Daily Bruin)


Student onlookers express differing opinions on pro-Palestine encampment

Students and community members had mixed feelings about the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment on campus, with some expressing support while others said it made them uncomfortable. Hundreds of people gathered with tents outside Royce Hall on Thursday to call for the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Read more...


Panelists discuss mental health amid conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iran

Armenian and Iranian sororities hosted a panel to discuss the impacts of military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and government crackdowns in Iran on the mental health of UCLA community members. Read more...

Photo: Members of a panel to discuss the impact of recent international events in Artsakh and Iran are pictured. The panel – hosted by two cultural sororities – took place April 18. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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