This post was updated Nov. 27 at 8:29 p.m.
I know firsthand what it feels like to have my culture and history tacked on to the end of a social studies unit.

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 7:21 p.m. to remove sensitive information.
“As a land grant institution, the University of California recognizes its presence on traditional, ancestral Native American territory.”
When students, faculty and administration hear this land acknowledgment, they are reminded that the land has greater cultural, historical and ecological significance than merely a place of education or work.

UCLA’s focus on linear growth is leaving its community behind.
The university purchased two new sites in Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro as part of a plan to address the University of California’s wider goal of increased enrollment, Chancellor Gene Block announced in a systemwide email Sept.

Batyah Jasper only managed to attend one uninterrupted week of classes during the first half of fall quarter because of overlap with the Jewish holidays.
Neha Farhan and other Muslim Bruins only now have a space to pray on campus after years of advocacy.

The once bright and colorful streets of Iran have been stained with the blood of innocents in the tireless fight for human rights for almost two months now.

The University of California has failed to meet the basic needs of student workers, time and time again.
Despite their crucial role in fostering a high-quality learning environment, academic student employees are still significantly undervalued, undercompensated and underpaid for their labor.

“God, it’s so overpopulated.”
Walking through Bruin Plate, a girl on FaceTime showed her friend how crowded the dining hall was. Almost all the tables were taken, there were long lines for the herb-roasted chicken and flank steak, and the rotating chain of dishes was overflowing.