A Closer Look
Nov. 17, 2025 10:49 p.m.
Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector and conservative speaker, is pictured giving a lecture in Kaplan Hall. Park was hosted by the UCLA chapter of Young America’s Foundation and spoke about her experience growing up in North Korea, as well as her thoughts on the political climate of the U.S. (Gabby Yang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 18 at 11:08 p.m.
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Yeonmi Park said she had never feared for her life as a conservative speaker in America – the country she once lauded for its freedom.
By Phoebe Huss
Higher Education
Nov. 11, 2025 5:21 p.m.This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:57 p.m.
Fred Ramsdell, one of the recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, sat down with science and health contributor Leilani Krantz to discuss his journey with scientific exploration and the importance of foundational research.
By Leilani Krantz
Higher Education
Oct. 25, 2025 4:13 p.m.Trump administration’s UCLA demands target international students, DEI initiatives
This post was updated Oct. 26 at 10:27 p.m.
The federal government wants UCLA to restrict its enrollment of international students, end diversity initiatives and hire external auditors to oversee the university, according to a draft settlement publicized Friday.
By Josephine Murphy
Higher Education
Oct. 22, 2025 6:41 p.m.UAW Local 4811 rallies to demand UC protect international workers
This post was updated Nov. 2 at 11:29 p.m.
About 70 members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 rallied outside of Royce Hall on Wednesday afternoon to demand that the UC protect international workers.
The union began the rally around noon, with multiple leaders speaking in support of a petition outlining its demands for international workers that has at least 10,000 signatories and was delivered to UC administrators and campus leaders earlier in the day.
By Natalia Mochernak
International
Oct. 8, 2025 5:59 p.m.UCLA alumnus, journalist taken into Israeli military custody on Gaza aid flotilla
This post was updated Oct. 9 at 10:46 p.m.
A UCLA alumnus was taken into Israeli military custody while traveling on a ship attempting to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
By Amanda Velasco and Maggie Konecky
Campus
Oct. 7, 2025 5:37 p.m.SJP protests, commemorates 2-year anniversary of Israeli military campaign in Gaza
This post was updated Oct. 8 at 12:49 a.m.
Around 70 people attended a protest led by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA on Tuesday afternoon that commemorated two years since the start of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
By Josephine Murphy
A Closer Look
July 27, 2025 10:54 p.m.Students impacted by Trump administration travel ban, fear loss of connection
This post was updated July 28 at 2:43 p.m.
Sarira Namavar, a dual United States and Iranian citizen, said she suspected she would not be able to see her grandparents for at least four years after President Donald Trump began his second term.
By Izzy Becker and Sophia Pu
A Closer Look
July 2, 2025 6:36 p.m.Marianna Bezhanyan labeled ‘extremist’ by Russian government for her political art
This post was updated July 6 at 8:01 p.m.
Marianna Bezhanyan created art symbolizing Russian identity. The Russian government then labeled her as an “extremist.”
Bezhanyan, a rising fourth-year design media arts student, said she decided to search her name around May on a public database after her friend Nikita Shekhovtsov found himself on a similar list.
By Lucine Ekizian
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