Thursday, May 14


UCLA professor brings Chicana/o, Latina/o culture to Hill residents

On the Day of the Dead each year, Charlene Villaseñor Black goes to the cemetery with her family to reconnect with her ancestors. She then goes to the Hill to see through the Day of the Dead celebration, watching participants and guests create altars in honor of friends and family who have died. Read more...

Photo: Charlene Villaseñor Black, a professor in art history and a faculty-in-residence on the Hill, brought the Chican@/Latin@ Studies theme community to the second floor of Sproul Hall. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)


UCPD forum addresses questions on police brutality, body cameras

Students talked with university police officers about UCPD’s lack of body cameras and about the use of Long-Range Acoustic Devices during Undie Run, among other concerns, during a forum Monday. Read more...

Photo: Students listened to university police officers discuss issues such as body cameras and sound cannons at a forum held on campus Monday. (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)



Students at UCSA conference call for more funding, transparency

Hundreds of students marched to the California Capitol in Sacramento on Monday, demanding more state funding for the University of California and calling for Gov. Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano to be more transparent in their budget negotiations. Read more...

Photo: Hundreds of University of California students marched to the California Capital Monday to advocate for more state funding for the UC. (UC Student Asssociation)