It began with ear-piercing screams of wailing babies loudly emitting from speakers.
Counter-protesters tearing down the barricades. Laser pointers flashing into the encampment. People in masks waving strobe lights.
Tear gas.
This post was updated April 30 at 8:23 p.m.
UC Berkeley as an educational institution has long been synonymous with student activism and civic engagement, its campus serving as the backdrop to catalytic movements ranging from the Free Speech Movement to the Disability Rights Movement.
Editor’s note: This post was updated to include that the author is running for the Undergraduate Students Association Council.
In this year’s USAC elections, we will have 40 candidates, each with a unique set of viewpoints on a host of issues.
On Thursday morning, hundreds of UCLA students gathered outside Royce Hall with food, water, tents and medical supplies, declaring their encampment in solidarity with Palestine.
As this encampment joins other anti-war protests at universities across the nation, UCLA is tasked with upholding the principle of freedom of expression.
UCLA has long been known for its top-ranked programs in medicine, law and engineering.
However, there is one field of study that has been notably absent at the university: undergraduate business.
Editor’s note: This submission is an edited version of an open letter to the University. More than 270 members of UCLA faculty signed this submission. Please see the original letter to view the complete list of signatories.
Most Americans are well aware of the deepening political rifts in our nation and the damaging effects of this divide. But how to combat this state of partisan rigidity is rarely discussed.
Writing can often feel like an exercise in fruitlessness. And yet, I can’t help but shake the notion that if I were to just approach it from the right angle, it wouldn’t prove to be so unapproachable.
Earning over a 3.98 GPA as a biomedical engineering student is no easy feat. Nor is being selected out of hundreds of academically qualified candidates to be class valedictorian.
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