Editor’s note: This is part one of a three part series in which Bruin contributors Sydney Walls and Laurel Scott follow two international students through the Dashew Center’s quarter-long Language Exchange Program. TRANSCRIPT: Bruin: Any first impressions so far? Maurer: It’s good. Quintero: Well I spoke to him in Spanish and he went like, “Oh”. […]
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Middle Eastern music concert celebrates harmony, humanity
BY KAYLA HAUSMANN A&E contributor khausmann@media.ucla.edu Farzad Amoozegar straddled two cultures, North American and Iranian, throughout much of his childhood. Before he was 9, the Persian language, culture and food had begun to shape his identity as an Iranian; after moving to Canada and then to America, he discovered music to bridge the gap between […]
Photo Gallery: United Coalition Against Mass Deportation organizes student protest
Students gathered in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday to protest mass deportations. The protest was organized by the United Coalition Against Mass Deportation, which is comprised of several student groups including the Afrikan Student Union, MEChA de UCLA and others.
Photo Gallery: UCLA remembers Berky Nelson for decades of service
Berky Nelson’s memorial was held Jan. 19 in Pauley Pavillion. Friends, family and colleagues expressed their admiration for Nelson, who was a mentor and role model for many in the UCLA community. READ MORE: Berky Nelson’s memorial evokes memories of loved colleague, friend
No. 1 men’s volleyball continues streak, defeating UC Irvine, UCSD
UCLA squashed any doubts about its ascension to men’s volleyball royalty this weekend with a 3-1 win over a highly touted UC Irvine team. The No. 1 Bruins (5-0, 2-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) defeated the No. 4 Anteaters (2-2, 1-1) with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-23 and 25-23. Junior middle blocker Mitch Stahl […]
UCLA professor brings political expertise to 2016 election
Bill Schneider lost track of time during a conversation with David Cameron, the current prime minister of the United Kingdom, in 2005. Schneider, who has covered every U.S. and British general election in the past 40 years, asked Cameron whether he recalled the 1974 election, ready to discuss the only election in British history that […]
Photo Gallery: UCLA men’s basketball falls to USC for first time since 2013
On Wednesday, the UCLA men’s basketball team (11-7, 2-3 Pac-12) crumbled before a Trojan stampede at Pauley Pavilion. USC led for nearly 35 of the game’s 40 minutes en route to an 89-75 victory – the Trojans’ first over UCLA since January 2013.