Wednesday, June 18

Afghan students at UCLA fear for safety of family amid crisis in Afghanistan

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 12:34 p.m. Members of the Afghan diaspora and Afghan students at UCLA are anxious for their families caught in the Afghanistan crisis and are disappointed by the global response. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Afghan community at UCLA expressed worry for their family members now trapped in the country under Taliban rule. Many hope more people will join protests to call for other countries to provide greater assistance in ensuring the safety of the people of Afghanistan. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)


International students plan for long-awaited campus return

Despite issues with travel bans and securing housing, some UCLA international students remain eager for a safe return to campus. The U.S. Department of State announced May 27 that international students from travel-restricted countries like Brazil, China and India would qualify for National Interest Exceptions, which would allow them to reenter the U.S. Read more...

Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)


UCLA professors shine light on border crisis in new documentary ‘Águilas’

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:59 p.m. Two UCLA professors hope to raise awareness about the border crisis and humanize the experiences of undocumented migrants who died trying to cross the United States-Mexico border in the documentary “Águilas.” The film features the humanitarian organization Aguilas del Desierto and its missions in the Sonoran Desert to find missing migrants. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Maite Zubiaurre)


Alumni, community members discuss Gidra’s legacy, importance to Asian Americans

This post was updated Aug. 29 at 8:39 p.m. When asked what his academic major was, alumnus Mike Murase jokingly replied, “Activism.” Murase, who completed his undergraduate degree in 1970, said he had few opportunities to learn about Asian Americans in the classroom. Read more...

Photo: (Above: A pointillist rendition of a photo of the GIDRA staff). At UCLA in 1969, a group of Asian American students banded together to form Gidra, a newspaper for Asian American issues. Nearly 50 years after its last regular issue in 1974, members of the Asian American community in Los Angeles, including UCLA alumni and others, have recently revived the publication as Gidra Media. (Suzi Partridge/Courtesy of GIDRA)


New ELTS department seeks to provide holistic approach in first full academic year

UCLA has retained its dedication to European language studies in creating the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, which has been official since spring 2021 and will begin its first full academic year as a fully operational department in fall 2021. Read more...

Photo: In Spring 2021, UCLA merged the departments of French and Francophone studies, Germanic languages, Scandinavian and Italian to create the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies. The new ELTS department, situated in Royce Hall, will embark on its first full academic year in operation in fall 2021, offering new majors and minors to students.


Students discuss benefits, drawbacks of Tokyo’s hosting Olympics during pandemic

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:07 p.m. When Kakeru Iwabuchi learned the 2020 Summer Olympics would be held in Tokyo, he was ecstatic. Iwabuchi, a fourth-year sociology student from Japan, said he even applied to be an Olympic volunteer, hoping to support the Games. Read more...

Photo: Japanese international students have mixed feelings about Tokyo’s decision to proceed with hosting the Olympic Games in July despite an ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and record numbers of daily infections. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)


California Legislature proposes bill to reduce number of nonresident UC students

This post was updated July 11 at 6:59 p.m. The California Legislature sent Gov. Gavin Newson a bill on June 28 to reduce the number of out-of-state and international students at the University of California. Read more...

Photo: The California Legislature is planning on reducing the number of out-of-state students at the University of California to let in more in-state students. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)



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