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May 23, 6:29 pm

Protesters occupy then vacate Dodd Hall following 2nd encampment dispersal at UCLA

This post was updated May 24 at 2:13 a.m. Pro-Palestine protesters staged a sit-in inside Dodd Hall following a police-led sweep of a second Palestine solidarity encampment and a graduate student union rally earlier in the day. Read more...

Photo: Protesters stand outside Dodd Hall with a sign reading, “UCLA Faculty and Staff, we stand with our students.” An occupation and protest at Dodd Hall began this afternoon after a police-led sweep of a second Palestine solidarity encampment. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)

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May 23, 12:04 pm

Gene Block faces scrutiny over protest response in Congress antisemitism hearing

This post was updated May 25 at 6:29 p.m. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Neither an unapologetic condemnation of campus antisemitism nor an acknowledgment that he should’ve cleared UCLA’s encampment sooner appeared to save Chancellor Gene Block from strong – and, at times, aggressive – questioning from federal lawmakers Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Gene Block testifies before the House Education and the Workforce Committee about antisemitism and his administration’s handling of recent protests. (Shaanth Kodialam/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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May 22, 9:59 pm

Ahead of congressional testimony, Gene Block faces scrutiny from UCLA community

WASHINGTON — Chancellor Gene Block’s upcoming congressional testimony has stirred debate about his administration’s recent handling of protests on campus and his response to lawmakers’ efforts to investigate the university. Read more...

Photo: The United States Capitol Building is pictured. Chancellor Gene Block will testify before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in Washington, D.C. on Thursday about his administration’s handling of protests on campus and his response to lawmakers’ efforts to investigate the university. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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May 22, 6:41 pm

UC Divest Coalition at UCLA leads on-campus protest ahead of Gene Block testimony

Around 200 protesters led by UCLA students and faculty marched on campus Wednesday afternoon condemning the UC’s unwillingness to divest from Israel and congressional scrutiny of pro-Palestine organizers’ activities. Read more...

Photo: Protesters march up Bruin Walk bearing a banner that reads, “UC invests $32,000,000,000 in genocide.” The Wednesday protest included speeches from student organizers and various union members. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)

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May 21, 8:56 pm

Nigerian Student Association spotlights unity, diversity at annual culture show

This post was updated May 22 at 3:32 p.m. Turquoise-sequined costumes and dazzling lights adorned the setting for the Nigerian Student Association’s 17th annual culture show Friday evening in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: Dancers perform at the Nigerian Student Association’s 17th annual culture show. The event was hosted at Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Friday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)

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May 16, 10:20 pm

Ying-Ying Meng remembered as kind researcher who mentored public health scholars

Ying-Ying Meng, the former director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, died April 11. She was 68. Meng, who began working at the center in 2000, also served as a senior research scientist and the co-director of the CHPR’s Chronic Disease Program. Read more...

Photo: Ying-Ying Meng, the former director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, died April 11. She was 68. (Courtesy of Mike Fricano/UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)


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