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June 1, 2025 11:54 p.m.Maya Abdallah went on 9 day hunger strike to encourage UCLA to divest, disclose
Maya Abdallah stopped eating May 9 in support of Palestine.
Eight days later, she left campus in an ambulance after losing consciousness from hunger.
Abdallah, a third-year film and television student, went on a hunger strike to demand that the university divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and disclose its financial investments.
By George Faville and Josephine Murphy
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May 1, 2025 9:51 p.m.Susan Gerski, longest-serving School of Dentistry employee, dies at 76
Susan Gerski, the longest-serving employee at the UCLA School of Dentistry, died Jan. 5. She was 76.
The UCLA School of Dentistry hired Gerski in 1968 – less than four years into its six-decade existence.
By George Faville
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Feb. 12, 2025 12:49 a.m.‘A wild animal’: Squirrels on UCLA campus create memories, make mischief
“You can’t spend a day walking around UCLA and not see a squirrel. That’s an impossible day,” said Peter Nonacs, vice chair of the ecology and evolutionary biology department.
By George Faville
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Jan. 30, 2025 10:55 p.m.‘It brings everyone together’: Matsuri celebrates Japanese culture with music, art
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:15 a.m.
Crisscrossed with red-and-white lanterns, Kerckhoff Patio bustled with students taking in the atmosphere of the Matsuri festival Jan.
By Saya Mueller and George Faville
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