Thunderous drumbeats, synchronized movements and sharp vocalizations fill performances by UCLA’s Kyodo Taiko, the first collegiate taiko drumming ensemble in the United States.
The student-run organization, founded in 1990, brings around 30 members together each year to learn taiko – a 12,000-year-old traditional Japanese art form – and engage with Japanese American history and culture.

This post was updated June 7 at 9:19 p.m.
UCLA students interning in Washington, D.C., this year navigated anti-immigration enforcement protests, congressional budget negotiations during appropriations season and uncertainty surrounding federal funding.

UCLA’s Teacher Education Program plans to discontinue one of its signature course offerings, faculty said.
The program’s critical media literacy classes help students analyze media, evaluate the quality of information sources and examine representation online, according to the TEP website.

The UCLA Anderson School of Management will launch a new sports leadership and management minor for undergraduate students this fall.
Laurie Summers, the special advisor of academic initiatives at the School of Management, said the minor – which is set to launch at the same time as a real estate minor – reflects a growing demand for specialized management coursework at UCLA.

This post was updated April 19 at 9:28 p.m.
UCLA is defunding a program that trains educators to teach ethnic studies in K-12 schools, faculty alleged.

This post was updated Feb. 22 at 10:26 p.m.
UCPD is investigating an alleged burglary by a man who posed as a delivery worker at Levering Terrace on Monday.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council banned candidates from campaigning outside of university-managed property at its Feb. 10 meeting.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA.

Amid rising costs and deferred state funds, the UC Board of Regents weighed key financial decisions – including a shift that bypasses full board approval for tuition increases in professional programs – at its bimonthly meeting Wednesday.

This post was updated July 6 at 7:49 p.m.
Aleph, UCLA’s only official undergraduate research journal for the humanities, arts and social sciences, was two weeks away from printing its final volume of the academic year when student editors learned the journal would lose all of its funding from the university.

Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring.
Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.