On The Steps Episode 10: UCLA community protests student’s detention
By Verna Chen, Max Davis-Housefield, Madeline Woo, Nora Gallagher, Hannah Morgan, Katie Chavez, Yujin Lee, Victor Ayaay, Cooper Cuya, and Aaron Doyle
April 28, 2025 4:57 p.m.
April 17, students held a protest outside of Murphy Hall urging the administration to take action to resolve the detention of an UCLA international graduate student at the southern border. We then take you to the annual Luskin Summit and the Gaming and E-sports Expo before Daily Bruin Assistant Sports Editor Aaron Doyle joins us to talk about UCLA Gymnastics’ performance at the NCAA championship.
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.
Woo was a 2024-2025 assistant Video producer. She was previously Video staff. Woo was a philosophy student minoring in film, television, and digital media and global studies from Lafayette, California.
Woo was a 2024-2025 assistant Video producer. She was previously Video staff. Woo was a philosophy student minoring in film, television, and digital media and global studies from Lafayette, California.
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.
Morgan is Video senior staff and a News contributor. She was previously a 2025-26 assistant Video director. Morgan is a fourth-year English student minoring in conservation biology and film, television and digital media.
Morgan is Video senior staff and a News contributor. She was previously a 2025-26 assistant Video director. Morgan is a fourth-year English student minoring in conservation biology and film, television and digital media.
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.
Doyle was a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor. He was a psychobiology student from Las Vegas.
Doyle was a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor. He was a psychobiology student from Las Vegas.
