Friday, April 3



Hamze Awawde discusses creating peace, processing trauma of Israel-Hamas war

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 12:28 a.m. Hamze Awawde, a Palestinian peace activist, spoke about the Israel-Hamas war Tuesday in Bunche Hall. About 40 people attended the talk hosted by both Standing Together LA – a coalition of Jews and Muslims advocating for peace – and David Myers, the Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History and chair of the Dialogue Across Differences Committee. Read more...

Photo: Hamze Awawde gives a talk at Bunche Hall. The Palestinian peace activist spoke Tuesday about the urgency for peace in the Israel-Hamas war and what college students can do to affect change in the region. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


David Geffen School of Medicine hosts inaugural Medical Education Day

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 11:49 p.m. David Geffen School of Medicine hosted its inaugural Medical Education Day on Oct. 8. The event was attended by educators, students and faculty and was inspired by previous retreats for the Medical Education Committee and the Clerkship Curriculum Committee, a DGSOM spokesperson said. Read more...

Photo: Medical students, faculty, residents and staff listen to a presentation about MiMentor. MiMentor aims to encourage medical schools to support and inspire healthcare leaders to focus their work on underserved communities. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)




USAC officers announce additional arrests, warrants related to encampment attack

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 5:59 p.m. Three student government leaders announced additional arrests related to the April 30 counter-protester attack against the Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA.  The arrests were announced in a transparency report posted to Instagram on Friday evening by Undergraduate Students Association Council President Adam Tfayli, Internal Vice President Josh Garland and External Vice President Javier Nuñez-Verdugo. Read more...

Photo: A protester from the Palestine solidarity encampment and a counter-protester fight using objects that were lying on the ground. Multiple Undergraduate Students Association Council officers announced that they were informed Friday by Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Safety Rick Braziel of additional arrests related to the April 30 attack on the encampment. (Daily Bruin file photo)