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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.

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Hillel at UCLA hosted its first interfaith Passover Seder Monday, bringing together students and administrators to build connections across campus.
The celebration – jointly hosted by the Interfaith Living Learning Community and Dialogue Across Differences at UCLA – featured readings, Jewish prayers and teaching about Passover traditions.

The UCLA Store announced it will accept meal swipes for residents living on the Hill.
Students previously could exchange meal swipes in the 2022-2023 academic year, but the ability to do so was removed this academic year.

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This post was updated March 31 at 9:55 p.m.
Researchers found in part one of UCLA’s 2024 Hollywood Diversity Report that while films have improved in racial diversity on- and off-screen this year, the number of female directors has stagnated.

This post was updated March 21 at 10:35 a.m.
Around 100 protesters gathered outside the UC Board of Regents’ meeting Wednesday to call for better contracts and protections for service, patient technical care and skilled craft workers.

This post was updated March 17 at 1:34 p.m.
The Prison Education Program at UCLA hosted a spoken poetry recital in Kaufman Hall on Friday.
The performance served as the final project for African American Studies/World Arts and Cultures, taken by 12 UCLA students and 12 women from the Victorville Federal Correctional Institution.

This post was updated March 15 at 7:31 p.m.
UCLA’s off-campus meal plan pilot scheme will continue into the spring quarter. 
In a Thursday email to residents living in UCLA’s off-campus apartments, UCLA Dining said it would again offer the opportunity to residents to purchase 77 swipes at the cost of a $1,155 up-front payment.

Michael Grunstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry, died Feb. 18. He was 77 years old.
Grunstein – best known for his study of histones, the proteins that DNA is coiled around – first became a faculty member at UCLA in 1975.