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Amanda Velasco | Features and student life editor
Velasco is the 2025-2026 features and student life editor and a PRIME and Photo contributor. She is a second-year public affairs student minoring in statistics and data science.
Velasco is the 2025-2026 features and student life editor and a PRIME and Photo contributor. She is a second-year public affairs student minoring in statistics and data science.

International

Feb. 1, 2026 5:58 p.m.

Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m.
Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change.
Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. 
The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

By Alexandra Crosnoe and Amanda Velasco

Campus

Jan. 23, 2026 10:30 p.m.

UCLA students host vigil to remember lives lost in Iran

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 9:38 p.m.
About 60 people attended a Thursday vigil honoring civilians killed amid the Iranian government’s crackdown on anti-regime protests.

By Amanda Velasco and Zachery Chagoya

Higher Education

Jan. 13, 2026 6:19 p.m.

Former UCLA EDI official says he was terminated over Charlie Kirk posts

This post was updated Jan. 14 at 9:31 a.m.
An official in UCLA’s office of equity, diversity and inclusion said UCLA fired him Monday over social media posts in which he expressed satisfaction about the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk. 
UCLA put Johnathan Perkins, the EDI office’s former director of race and equity, on investigatory leave in September after he posted comments in which he appeared to celebrate Kirk’s death on the social media platform Bluesky.

By Amanda Velasco

A Closer Look

Jan. 1, 2026 4:25 p.m.

Beyond iconic films, Rob Reiner’s legacy extends to child wellness advocacy

This post was updated Jan. 2 at 12:42 p.m.
Rob Reiner, a filmmaker, activist and former UCLA theater student, was found dead Dec. 14. He was 78.

By Amanda Velasco

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