Friday, October 16

Eric Garcetti discusses modern approaches to peacemaking at UCLA event

A former Los Angeles mayor and United States ambassador to India said countries need to rethink their approaches to international peacebuilding at a UCLA event Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Eric Garcetti, a former Los Angeles mayor and United States ambassador to India, speaks to a crowd. Garcetti said countries need to rethink their approaches to international peacebuilding at a Tuesday UCLA event. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA student government accused of antisemitism for condemning Israeli hostage talk

This post was updated April 23 at 8:59 p.m. Student government officers faced accusations of antisemitism Tuesday after they condemned an on-campus event with an Israeli former hostage. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which houses the offices of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. Student government officers faced accusations of antisemitism Tuesday after they condemned an on-campus event with an Israeli former hostage. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Former U.S. ambassador discusses new novel, global affairs at School of Law

A former United States ambassador to Russia said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. Read more...

Photo: Michael McFaul, a former United States ambassador to Russia who served in the Obama administration for five years, is pictured. McFaul said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)


Universities Allied for Essential Medicines advocates for affordable health care

While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. Read more...

Photo: Justin Mendoza, the executive director of UAEM North America, is pictured giving a speech. UAEM, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)


Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest former Israeli politician’s campus lecture

This post was updated Feb. 26 at 11:20 p.m. About 30 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside of the Fowler Museum on Wednesday evening to protest a former Israeli politician’s campus lecture. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators are pictured holding a banner which reads, “War Criminals Off Campus.” About 30 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside of the Fowler Museum on Wednesday evening to protest a former Israeli politician’s campus lecture. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m. Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m.  The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Read more...

Photo: People protest in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters blocked off part of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)




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