(Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Early Thursday morning, police breached the pro-Palestian encampment which led to the use of less-than-lethal weapons against protesters, hundreds of arrests and a full dismantling of the encampment.
After Chancellor Gene Block declared Tuesday that the Palestine solidarity encampment was “unlawful,” pro-Israel counter-protesters attempted to storm the encampment in a violent attack that same night.
Counter-protesters demonstrated against pro-Palestine protesters Sunday, filling Dickson Plaza and Portola Plaza with thousands of people.
The counter-protest, organized by the Israeli American Council, drew thousands of participants.
Demonstrations persisted at Dickson Plaza after an encampment led by UCLA students and community members was set up in support of Palestine on April 25. Outside Royce Hall, encampment members encountered counter-protesters, displaying the escalating tension on college campuses across the country.
Monday marked the second solar eclipse that moved across the United States in the last seven years. While people in Los Angeles only saw a partial – rather than total – eclipse, UCLA students and community members still came out to witness the phenomenon.
After seeing the highest voter turnout since 2020, the 2023 USAC elections resulted in a passed transit referendum while also reelecting three incumbents, toppling President Carl King Jr.
Almost 1,000 members of the Los Angeles community marched to City Hall on Monday to celebrate the accomplishments of the labor movement and advocate for workers’ citizenship and housing rights for immigrants.
Hundreds of students paid their respects to Powell Cat on Thursday evening, writing messages and leaving flowers for the school’s unofficial mascot.
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