On The Steps Episode 7: Scientists walk out to protest funding cuts
By Verna Chen, Max Davis-Housefield, Katie Chavez, Luca Falvo, Isabella Yoeu, Victor Ayaay, Nora Gallagher, and Cooper Cuya
March 16, 2025 1:36 a.m.
Last Friday, over a thousand scientists from across Southern California met to protest cuts to the NIH and other agencies. We take you to the demonstration in Westwood and then we look at how students are preparing for finals, a magic show, and the Gymnastics meet against Stanford. Packages by Max Davis-Housefield, Madeline Woo, Katie Chavez, Luca Falvo, Izzy Yoeu, Victor Ayaay and Nora Gallagher.
Chen was Video senior staff. She was previously the 2024-2025 Video producer and a Video staffer. Chen was a fourth-year civil engineering student minoring in film, television and digital media from Holmdel, New Jersey.
Chen was Video senior staff. She was previously the 2024-2025 Video producer and a Video staffer. Chen was a fourth-year civil engineering student minoring in film, television and digital media from Holmdel, New Jersey.
Davis-Housefield is the 2026-27 Video director. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Video producer. Davis-Housefield is a fourth-year economics and public affairs student from Davis.
Davis-Housefield is the 2026-27 Video director. He was previously a 2024-25 assistant Video producer. Davis-Housefield is a fourth-year economics and public affairs student from Davis.
Chavez is Video staff from Thousand Oaks, California. She is a fourth-year English student.
Chavez is Video staff from Thousand Oaks, California. She is a fourth-year English student.
Falvo was a Video staff member. He was also a third-year philosophy student minoring in entrepreneurship.
Falvo was a Video staff member. He was also a third-year philosophy student minoring in entrepreneurship.
Gallagher is the 2026-27 digital managing editor and Video senior staff. She was previously a 2025-26 assistant Video producer. Gallagher is a fourth-year environmental science student minoring in environmental engineering from Manhattan, New York.
Gallagher is the 2026-27 digital managing editor and Video senior staff. She was previously a 2025-26 assistant Video producer. Gallagher is a fourth-year environmental science student minoring in environmental engineering from Manhattan, New York.
