Monday, December 9

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Selim Baysal (left) and Doruk Karinca (right) co-founded MDL GRND, an organization focused on informing readers about the possible bias in news. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
Selim Baysal (left) and Doruk Karinca (right) co-founded MDL GRND, an organization focused on informing readers about the possible bias in news. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
Members of the UCLA East African Student Association and Nigerian Student Association at UCLA are working together to learn about each other's cultural differences. The groups said they hope to unite African communities on campus. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
Members of the UCLA East African Student Association and Nigerian Student Association at UCLA are working together to learn about each other's cultural differences. The groups said they hope to unite African communities on campus. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
FLiXBUS, a Germany-based bus company, will allow students to travel long distances with a stop near campus. (Courtesy of FLiXBUS)
FLiXBUS, a Germany-based bus company, will allow students to travel long distances with a stop near campus. (Courtesy of FLiXBUS)
Jane Bitar, former manager of the department of communication, retired this June after having worked at UCLA for 37 years. She received the Chancellor’s Excellence in Service Award last month, which recognizes the achievements of UCLA faculty and staff. (Courtesy of Jane Bitar)
Jane Bitar, former manager of the department of communication, retired this June after having worked at UCLA for 37 years. She received the Chancellor’s Excellence in Service Award last month, which recognizes the achievements of UCLA faculty and staff. (Courtesy of Jane Bitar)
A graduate student in the department of African American studies is sharing his experiences of living in the foster care system in a new book. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)
A graduate student in the department of African American studies is sharing his experiences of living in the foster care system in a new book. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)
The event featured panelists who said they were frustrated that the university administration did not approve student proposals for the creation of a Chicano/a studies department in 1990. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

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May 23, 12:07 am

Students host event aimed to promote unified indigenous cultures on campus

UCLA alumni who participated in a hunger strike in 1993 said at an event Tuesday they faced racial and cultural barriers as indigenous students. The Eagle and the Condor Liberation Front, a student-led organization that promotes the unity of indigenous peoples, hosted an event to honor the 14-day sit-in and hunger strike in 1993 that led to the creation of the Chicana/o studies department. Read more...

The event featured panelists who said they were frustrated that the university administration did not approve student proposals for the creation of a Chicano/a studies department in 1990. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Marissa Stevens, a graduate student in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures, presented her research at the final round of the University of California Grad Slam in April. (Courtesy of Anastasiia Sapon)

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May 14, 11:55 pm

Graduate student unearths ancient Egyptian life stories from burial texts

A UCLA student discovered that ancient Egyptians used material objects to construct their social identities just as people do today. Marissa Stevens, a graduate student in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures, studied how ancient Egyptians used funerary papyri to convey social status and personalities by examining social documents buried with the dead. Read more...

Marissa Stevens, a graduate student in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures, presented her research at the final round of the University of California Grad Slam in April. (Courtesy of Anastasiia Sapon)

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