UCLA students joined hundreds of thousands of people in the Los Angeles Women’s March on Saturday in support of rights for women and minorities. Buses organized by several undergraduate student government offices dropped students off at Pershing Square at around 8 a.m. Students dispersed throughout the square to listen to different speakers, including California Secretary […]
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UCLA student turns to activism in the face of Trump presidency
Jaya Loharuka stood in front of hundreds of protesters at the “Love Trumps Hate” rally in November and encouraged members of the crowd to stand in solidarity with each other. “I want to be taken seriously and treated respectfully as a woman of color, not judged by my attractiveness or emotions,” Loharuka said to the […]
Alum transforms film-narrating experience into creative passion
When Dallas King’s mother brought him to the movie theaters as a child, he was tasked with more than just finding the right seat and the right-sized popcorn. He also had to interpret the movies for his mother, who was unable to see them. His mother’s blindness gave King a base for storytelling and an […]
Grad student hopes to break misconceptions of Iran with travel memoir
Shawndeez Jadalizadeh embarked on a four-month solo journey through her home country, which she had never visted before, in the spring of 2015. “I was slightly terrified, but I put aside my fears and fantasies to enjoy the present, to enjoy Iran,” wrote Shawndeez, a graduate student in gender studies, in a memoir about her […]
William Zou: Midterm dates should be posted before enrollment begins
They say that fortune favors the prepared – yet, UCLA students frequently face sudden academic issues beyond their control that can easily derail their meticulously plotted-out course plans. Much of the blame lies in enrollment difficulties, and one of the most dire dilemmas that Bruins face during enrollment is the fact that while the school […]
UCLA’s Fowler Museum displays 20th-century West African headdresses
Walking into the Fowler Museum’s latest installation is like stepping into a time machine to 20th-century Freetown, Sierra Leone. “Did you bring your passport with you?” said curator Gassia Armenian as she led me toward the exhibition, “Joli! A Fancy Masquerade from Sierra Leone.” The exhibit, open through July 16 at the Fowler in Focus […]
UCLA skilled trade workers end five-day strike protesting wages
Hundreds of workers waved plastic-wrapped signs that read “UC unfair! Strike!” in the air, undeterred by the rain. Members of Teamsters Local 2010 marched on campus and throughout Westwood several times Tuesday as part of their push for higher wage increases. At one point, strikers marched into the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, […]