Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

UCLA students protest Walmart construction in historic Chinatown

More than 50 UCLA students donned red clothing to join about 100 other protesters in Chinatown on Friday, as they gathered on Cesar Chavez Avenue to rally against the development of a Walmart Neighborhood Market in the neighborhood. Read more...

Photo: Students in an Asian American studies class at UCLA gathered in Chinatown on Friday to oppose the construction of a Walmart Neighborhood Market. The Chinatown Community for Equitable Development held a press conference while protesters chanted and held signs.


UCLA professor, student with family in Egypt discuss its status

Under a night sky, Zeyad Zaky’s cousins guarded their neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt with pipes and brooms from looters who were running rampant. That year, Hosni Mubarak, the former autocratic president of Egypt, stepped down from his 30-year rule in the country, marking the climax of the Egyptian revolution. Read more...