This post was updated Feb. 14 at 11:07 p.m. Conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos will no longer be speaking at UCLA, the Bruin Republicans announced in a Facebook post Wednesday night. Yiannopoulos was originally scheduled to speak at the Bruin Republicans’ “Ten Things I Hate About Mexico” event on Feb. 26 at the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. However, […]
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Pakistani ambassador discusses importance of US relationship
The Pakistani ambassador to the U.S. said he thinks it is important for Pakistan and the U.S. to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship at an event Monday. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry talked about the need to improve relations between the two countries, despite President Donald Trump’s criticism of Pakistan, at an event hosted by the UCLA […]
Chicago mayor speaks on education system amid protests, arrests
The mayor of Chicago said he thinks it is important for the government to increase investment in public education at an event Monday. Rahm Emanuel talked about ways to improve the American education system and refine Chicago as a future global city at the Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership at Royce Hall. Emanuel’s speech was […]
White supremacist activity has not risen at UCLA but still poses threat
UCLA has not seen more white supremacist activity on campus since fall 2016, despite a rise in such behavior on other college campuses. A report released by the Anti-Defamation League on Jan. 29 reported an increase in white supremacist recruitment on college campuses following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. There were 147 reports nationwide […]
Photo: ‘Stain of Denial’ condemns government silence on Armenian genocide
Members of the Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA held signs and duct taped their mouths for their annual “Stain of Denial” silent protest on Bruin Walk on Thursday. The protest aimed to call attention to what the organizers said was the denial of the Armenian genocide by various governments, including the Turkish and United States […]
Democratic congressional candidates share views at Hammer Museum forum
Democratic congressional candidates said Monday they think the Democratic Party may take back control of the House of Representatives in the next election. The Hammer Museum hosted “The 2018 Midterms: California’s Blue Wave” forum Monday night, which featured three Democratic candidates looking to unseat Republican incumbents. The candidates said they think college education should be […]
Students establish TASO chapter at UCLA, support transborder community
Isaac Felix woke up before sunrise to get to elementary and middle school, only to wait in four-hour lines at the U.S.-Mexico border because he attended school in the United States while living in Mexico. “Once you cross, you would get there way too early before school opened so (you’d) be sleeping in your car,” […]