This post was updated Nov. 27 at 4:47 p.m. Students formed a coalition called Westwood Forward, challenging the existing Westwood Neighborhood Council and petitioning to ratify a new council they say will better represent the UCLA campus and Westwood Village. A town hall meeting was held Nov. 16 to address this issue.
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Video: Santiago’s Trip
Santiago’s Trip is a UCLA-based group of students who perform rock and alternative music around Los Angeles and in unconventional spaces such as campus parking lots. Lead singer Sahfa Aboudkhil, lead guitarist Nish Selvalingam and bass player Marcel Burgunder speak about their journey as a band.
Video: International student-athletes bond over Thanksgiving dinner
More than 50 UCLA student-athletes from more than 25 different countries joined together with their favorite foods from home as well as a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate the holiday and bond as a community.
Dance Break: Hui O ‘Imiloa
Hui O ‘lmiloa at UCLA seeks to share Hawaiian culture with the community through dance. Zilla Wentworth, the president of Hui O ‘Imiloa, teaches a tutorial for a dance for the song “Waiahole E,” which is about partners appreciating the land and each other as they live together.
Video: UCLA Dashew Center’s World Café
The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars held the World Café event and social Friday as part of its International Education Week program. There, the center served caffeinated drinks from locations including the U.S., Mexico, Israel, Cuba and Thailand.
Video: UCLA Game Art Festival returns for fifth year to showcase new projects
On Tuesday, the Hammer Museum hosted UCLA’s fifth Game Art Festival at its first- and second-floor courtyards. The UCLA Game Lab invited select artists and gamemakers from UCLA and around the world to showcase their work, which ranged from board games to cinema.
Video: The Rodriguez sisters, UCLA’s dynamic soccer duo
Redshirt sophomore Anika Rodriguez and freshman Karina Rodriguez discuss their relationship as sisters as they compete together as teammates for the UCLA women’s soccer team. They describe their competitive rivalry while growing up, the role of their father in their development as athletes and the instant appeal of being Bruins.