Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building Sunday, holding signs and flags to show their support for Israel in light of its current conflict with Hamas. The protest was the ninth in the past two months to address recent attacks exchanged between Israel and Hamas, the latter of which has ruled the Gaza […]
Tag Archives: db-story-ns
UCLA under investigation for possible Title IX violations
UCLA was added to a list of colleges and universities under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education Wednesday for possible federal violations in its handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints.
Arrests made at pro-Palestine protest in Westwood
More than a thousand pro-Palestine protesters marched down Wilshire Boulevard once again Saturday afternoon, drawing verbal conflicts with about 30 pro-Israel supporters who walked across the crowd. Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Andy Neiman said there have been at least two arrests made at the protest, although he could not say which protesters were arrested […]
Students gather on campus to celebrate end of Ramadan
Sarah Bundogji woke up at 3:40 a.m. and ate her suhoor, or pre-dawn meal, alone. The UCLA alumna celebrated the first days of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, for the first time away from her home in Orange County as she finished up her last summer classes. “I figured I could just […]
Scholarship winner UCLA-bound after weathering financial circumstances
Rocky Rojas knew there was more to the world than his conservative town in Arizona. “I feel limited in my location because there’s not a lot of opportunities or room for involvement in my community in Arizona,” said Rojas, who will be a first-year student at UCLA this fall. Growing up in a financially unstable […]
Campbell Hall renovations to be completed in spring 2015
Juan Llano said he remembers peer tutoring sessions in Campbell Hall where, amid the loud noise and cramped atmosphere, concentrating was sometimes exhausting.
First food truck lot opens in Westwood amid support, backlash
An empty lot across the street from UCLA on Gayley Avenue officially opened to the public Monday as Westwood’s only food truck parking lot. The lot was met with an outpouring of support from hungry customers and backlash from Westwood business leaders who question its legality. The Westwood Village Food Truck Lot, on the corner […]