Turkish Cultural Club appeals against ASA resolution to divest from Turkey

This article has been updated at 8:36 p.m. on Jan. 14.

The Turkish Cultural Club appealed to the undergraduate student government Tuesday to vote against a resolution drafted by the Armenian Students’ Association calling for the University of California to divest from the Republic of Turkey.

Sounds of LA: The Interrupters

Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East L.A. or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. This week, A&E; […]

Beat writers’ game day predictions: College Football Playoff National Championship

The NCAA football season officially wraps up on Monday with the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship. The contest pits the Pac-12 champion – No. 2 Oregon (13-1) – against the Big Ten champion – No. 4 Ohio State (13-1) – at the AT&T; Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Here’s how Daily Bruin Sports envisions the […]

Obituary: UCLA alumnus, journalist remembered for activism

Leland L. Nichols, a UCLA alumnus, former journalist and gay rights activist who acted as a mentor to many, died Dec. 14 in San Pablo from congestive heart failur. He was 85. Nichols graduated from UCLA in 1952 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and went on to serve as an instructor in the army. […]

Movie Review: ‘Mommy’

Had Xavier Dolan’s “Mommy” won the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor, the Palme d’Or, Dolan would have been the youngest winner in history at 25 years old, surpassing Steven Soderbergh’s accomplished win for “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” by one year. Still, maybe that says something about the Canadian director as a budding artist in the […]

Balloon & Panel: Comic books do not need adaptations to capture audience

Comic books are everywhere – Marvel and DC Comics are mining decades of storylines for a huge slate of movies and television shows. But comics are more than a source to be mined for superhero blockbusters. New creators are dealing with issues every month in ways that couldn’t be done in other formats – issues […]

Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 6

With the first weekend of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports gives its take on which teams are the best and worst in the conference. 1. Arizona (13-1, 1-0 Pac-12) A 71-67 loss to UNLV derailed Arizona’s hopes for an undefeated season and dropped the Wildcats down to No. 7. Arizona quickly […]