On May 17, Students Supporting Israel at UCLA sponsored an event titled “Indigenous Peoples Unite.” Protestors entered the room and disrupted the event with enough ferocity that the panelists and audience felt silenced and intimidated.

We write to denounce two recent acts of vandalism that targeted the Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commission.
First, the pride flag hanging on the AAC’s office door was stolen.

Dear campus community,
Like you, we are incredibly excited about the start of the school year. New adventures and explorations await you at one of the world’s great universities.

Last week, a photograph of a UCLA undergraduate making a gang sign went viral. There is much we as administration don’t know about its context, including whether the photo was taken on campus.

We are grateful that the Daily Bruin has apologized for the offensive editorial cartoon that ran in yesterday’s edition. As individuals, and in our organizational capacities, we have repeatedly emphasized the need for collective humility – to realize when we have hurt others, to show the courage to admit error and to manifest the integrity to make amends.