UCLA Jewish community members transformed Bruin Plaza into a large social event Thursday, as hundreds of students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate 67 years of Israeli independence through singing and dancing. The event, hosted by Bruins for Israel, featured speakers, musical performances and booths with information about Israel’s contributions to science and politics. Israel’s […]
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Diversity forum takes steps toward equality, inclusion
Students, faculty and staff brainstormed ways to improve diversity through better discrimination and bias reporting processes and retention resources, among other ideas, at an on-campus forum Thursday. Forum organizers plan to incorporate suggestions and concerns discussed at the event in a letter to Jerry Kang, UCLA’s new vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion. The […]
Students celebrate culture with colors at Holi
Nearly 600 pounds of colored powder sat neatly arranged in Ziploc bags Thursday afternoon at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Thirty minutes later, as the powder settled, the grass was no longer just green, and students left with multicolored clothing and a better understanding of a long-celebrated part of Indian culture. About 1,500 students attended UCLA’s […]
Powell celebrates opening of sustainability book collection
A new student-initiated book collection on the topic of sustainability opened this week in Powell Library. The collection is part of the Community Collections in Powell, a group of collections jointly built between students and faculty that aim to reflect topics students are interested in, said Sharon Farb, associate university librarian for collection management and […]
Bruins United files petition appealing Election Board sanction
A Bruins United slate campaign manager filed a petition with the undergraduate student government Judicial Board Tuesday to appeal a recent Election Board decision that prohibited the slate from online campaigning for two days. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board sanctioned LET’S ACT! and Bruins United candidates on Friday, saying the candidates violated the […]
Bruins for Israel campaign seeks to educate students on Zionism
Bruins for Israel recently launched a campaign called “We, the Zionists” to combat negative connotations surrounding Zionism and to teach students about the origins of the movement. Zionism is a national movement advocating for Jewish people’s right to a homeland, said Omer Hit, a third-year neuroscience student and incoming president of Bruins for Israel. For […]
Commencement speaker elicits lukewarm student response
Students expressed confusion and tepid approval about the recent announcement of UCLA alumnus Nathan Myhrvold as the keynote speaker for this year’s College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony. Most students, when asked for their thoughts on Myhrvold, were unaware that he is scheduled to speak and did not know who he is or what […]