He started at UCLA 28 years ago as a teenager from a poor part of Los Angeles, a former gang member who had seen his friends fall to gunshots and knives while still in high school.
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Marching forward: UCLA activists recall memories of historic March on Washington
Even prison guards who kept watch over jailed civil rights activists in Savannah, Ga., listened to the radio broadcast of the March on Washington.
New UCSA president looks to incorporate student input
Hoping to resolve issues of transparency that emerged within the organization last year, the University of California Student Association board selected Kareem Aref, a third-year UC Riverside student, as its president for this year.
UCSA conference defines annual goals, elects president
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. University of California student activists will focus their efforts this year on encouraging divestment from fossil fuels and prisons and increased investment in education. Members of the UC Student Association, which advocates on […]
UC worker protest stops traffic
Police arrested 25 people in Westwood Friday during a protest organized by unionized University of California patient care workers against the UC. About 200 people were protesting the University’s decision to implement its last contract offer without reaching a settlement with the workers’ union. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 chapter, […]