The keffiyeh – an Arab headscarf – has historically been a symbol of Palestinian liberation, but since Oct. 7, some students said it has made them and others a target for rising Islamophobia. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Office of the Chancellor is pictured. Students complained they felt recent statements from UCLA Chancellor Gene Block supported Jewish students more than Palestinian students. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 19 at 9:16 p.m. Organizations for Armenian students hosted events and fundraisers this quarter to raise awareness about people in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Read more...
Photo: A workshop teaching traditional Armenian dance is pictured. The workshop was held as part of the Armenian Students’ Association’s annual Artsakh Awareness Week. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A survivor of an Oct. 7 attack on a music festival in Israel spoke at an event hosted at Chabad House at UCLA on Thursday. Speaker Maya Parizer shared her story at the 6 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Maya Parizer, a survivor of a Hamas attack on the open-air Tribe of Nova music festival Oct. 7, is pictured. Parizer spoke at the Chabad House at UCLA on Thursday. (Brisa Muñoz/Daily Bruin)
Dozens of students demonstrated in support of Palestine and called for divestment from companies involved with weapons manufacturing outside of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center and Murphy Hall on Thursday. The assembly began at 8:15 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Students with the UC Divest Coalition and UCLA chapter of Law Students for a Free Palestine are shown gathered at the steps of Murphy Hall to call for support of Palestine and UC divestment from BlackRock. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 12 at 9:50p.m. Over 100 people gathered in Bruin Plaza on Thursday for a demonstration in support of Palestine. The event, which began at noon, was hosted by Students for Socialism at UCLA, alongside other Southern California organizations, such as Students for Justice in Palestine at Irvine Valley College and the Los Angeles chapter of the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition. Read more...
Photo: Protesters in support of Palestine march through Bruin Walk. The event was held to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editor’s note: This post was updated to retroactively provide anonymity to a source out of concern for their safety. This post was updated Nov. 12 at 9:55p.m. Read more...
Photo: Protesters marching around campus in support of Palestine are pictured. The rally was co-hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA in collaboration with the UCLA chapter of the UC Divest Coalition. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:12 p.m. Around 200 people gathered in Wilson Plaza on Tuesday to call for the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas exactly one month ago. Read more...
Photo: People gathering in Wilson Plaza to show support for Israel are pictured. The rally, which was co-hosted by UCLA organizations and the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, featured singing, prayers and speeches. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
