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April 26, 2024 7:01 p.m.
A line of orange and yellow cones in Portola Plaza is pictured. Students alleged that these cones, which blocked pathways Thursday, restricted access to campus for students with disabilities. (Megan Cai/Photo editor)
Students expressed concern that UCLA has not provided proper accessibility for students with disabilities, including alleged ADA violations, on campus after an encampment began in Dickson Plaza.
By Matthew Royer
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April 26, 2024 12:04 p.m.Participants of the pro-Palestine encampment at UCLA said they spent Thursday night and the early hours of Friday morning maintaining their structures without knowing how the UCLA administration would react.
By Dylan Winward
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April 25, 2024 9:28 p.m.Pro-Palestine encampment features teach-ins, speeches as counter-protesters engage
This post was updated April 25 at 1:06 a.m.
Organizers led chants and speeches in Dickson Plaza on Thursday afternoon as the protest encampment continued and counter-protests formed.
By Dylan Winward
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April 25, 2024 9:24 p.m.Student onlookers express differing opinions on pro-Palestine encampment
Students and community members had mixed feelings about the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment on campus, with some expressing support while others said it made them uncomfortable.
Hundreds of people gathered with tents outside Royce Hall on Thursday to call for the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and to boycott Israeli academic institutions.
By Sam Mulick
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April 25, 2024 7:13 p.m.Panelists discuss mental health amid conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iran
Armenian and Iranian sororities hosted a panel to discuss the impacts of military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and government crackdowns in Iran on the mental health of UCLA community members.
By Christopher Mancini
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April 25, 2024 4:57 p.m.Examining parallels to 1985 student calls for divestment from South Africa
This post was updated April 25 at 1:05 a.m.
Student and faculty calls for divestment Thursday echoed the demands made against apartheid in South Africa in 1985, which led to divestment from the UC a year later.
By Matthew Royer
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April 25, 2024 11:19 a.m.UCLA community organizes encampment in response to national call for escalation
This story is developing. Follow along for updates.
This post was updated April 26 at 12:53 a.m.
UCLA students and community members set up around 30 tents in front of Royce Hall on Thursday morning to demand UC divestment as the war in Gaza passes its 200th day.
Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and the UC Divest Coalition at UCLA, the encampment represents solidarity with Palestine, said Annie, a spokesperson for the organizations who did not provide their last name for safety reasons.
By Dylan Winward and Catherine Hamilton
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April 24, 2024 5:48 p.m.USIE program allows fourth-year to facilitate class about summer camp benefits
The final slide of Idella Smolyar’s classes isn’t homework or review questions but a childhood photo of her at summer camp.
Education 88SB: “Educational and Psychological Impacts of Summer Camps on Children and Adolescents” is a one-unit seminar exploring the behavioral, social and academic impacts of summer camps on children.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
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