UCLA Jewish community members transformed Bruin Plaza into a large social event Thursday, as hundreds of students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate 67 years of Israeli independence through singing and dancing. Read more...
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Students, faculty and staff brainstormed ways to improve diversity through better discrimination and bias reporting processes and retention resources, among other ideas, at an on-campus forum Thursday. Read more...
Nearly 600 pounds of colored powder sat neatly arranged in Ziploc bags Thursday afternoon at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Thirty minutes later, as the powder settled, the grass was no longer just green, and students left with multicolored clothing and a better understanding of a long-celebrated part of Indian culture. Read more...
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A new student-initiated book collection on the topic of sustainability opened this week in Powell Library. The collection is part of the Community Collections in Powell, a group of collections jointly built between students and faculty that aim to reflect topics students are interested in, said Sharon Farb, associate university librarian for collection management and scholarly communication. Read more...
A Bruins United slate campaign manager filed a petition with the undergraduate student government Judicial Board Tuesday to appeal a recent Election Board decision that prohibited the slate from online campaigning for two days. Read more...
Bruins for Israel recently launched a campaign called “We, the Zionists” to combat negative connotations surrounding Zionism and to teach students about the origins of the movement. Read more...
Students expressed confusion and tepid approval about the recent announcement of UCLA alumnus Nathan Myhrvold as the keynote speaker for this year’s College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony. Read more...
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