In a quiet third-floor Rolfe Hall classroom, evening light streamed through the window shutters as students joined this school year’s first meeting of the Dead Writers Society. Read more...
Photo: (Joy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)
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October 24, 11:15 pm
Ben Shapiro talks Israel-Hamas war, condemns left-leaning campus politics at UCLA
This post was updated Oct. 25 at 12:17 a.m. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized UCLA for teaching left-wing policies and allegedly condoning antisemitism in a Monday speech. Read more...
Photo: Ben Shapiro speaks to an audience. The conservative political commentator and UCLA alumnus spoke Monday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom about the political state of college campuses and the Israel-Hamas War. (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
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October 23, 12:02 am
UCPD sweeps Gaza solidarity sukkah in Dickson Court, one protester arrested
Editor’s note: This post was updated Oct. 23 at 7:06 p.m. to clarify Betar’s offer of legal aid. Pro-Palestine organizations at UCLA set up a Gaza solidarity sukkah for nearly 12 hours Monday. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators participate in the Gaza solidarity Sukkah in Dickson Court Monday. Jewish Voice for Peace at UCLA and Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA erected the sukkah – a temporary structure used to celebrate the weeklong Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot – around 8:45 a.m. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 22, 11:52 pm
UCLA accused an ecologist of harassment. She’s now suing for discrimination.
A prominent UCLA ecologist on involuntary leave filed a lawsuit against the University earlier this month, alleging wrongful suspension, harassment and racial discrimination. Ecology and evolutionary biology professor Priyanga Amarasekare joined UCLA in 2005, but she was suspended in July 2022 for a year with no pay by then-Chancellor Gene Block. Read more...
Photo: Priyanga Amarasekare leans on a lab table. The professor of ecology and evolutionary biology filed a lawsuit against UCLA and the UC Board of Regents on Oct. 10. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 22, 4:53 pm
SWC’s Healthcoming event features goat yoga, wellness education
Hundreds of people attended the Student Wellness Commission’s Healthcoming event, an annual fall health festival, on Wednesday. The Wilson Plaza festival showcased the commission’s offerings and provided an overview of UCLA’s health and wellness resources. Read more...
Photo: Students visit booths in Wilson Plaza. The Student Wellness Commission held its annual Healthcoming event in the plaza Wednesday. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 22, 1:24 pm
UCPD detains person with spray paint cans outside Royce Hall
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 12:03 a.m. UCPD police officers detained a person with spray paint cans outside Royce Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:35 p.m., the officers handcuffed someone wearing a red dress. Read more...
Photo: UCPD detain and handcuff a person with spray paint cans outside Royce Hall. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 22, 1:06 pm
Faculty, students sue UC over violating protester rights in spring encampment
Two students and two faculty members filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University has unfairly repressed pro-Palestine protests. The lawsuit – filed by attorneys from the Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union – alleges the University violated the rights of protesters who participated in the spring Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Graeme Blair, an associate professor of political science and member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, speaks at a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the UC. Two faculty members and two graduate students filed the lawsuit Tuesday, calling for injunctions against the University. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)