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This event is from our partner Disabilities and Computing Program This training introduces participants to Siteimprove, UCLA’s automated accessibility evaluation platform. Attendees will learn how to navigate the main accessibility dashboard, review accessibility issues across their websites, and use the platform’s menus and tools effectively. The session will also cover strategies for prioritizing accessibility issues identified by Siteimprove, helping participants understand which fixes have the greatest impact. By the end of the hour, participants will be confident in using Siteimprove to monitor, evaluate, and improve the accessibility of their digital content.

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Ever been curious about what technical standards and patents are? Or how to find them? In this workshop you'll gain an introductory overview to technical standards and patents, as well as guidance on how to locate them at UCLA. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day of the workshop. Instructor: Shelby Hallman, Physical Science and Engineering Librarian

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These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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Undergraduate students are rarely taught how science and medicine perpetuate disparities or how these fields can be leveraged for change. During this seminar, Dr. Tripp will address how undergraduate science education can play a role in addressing persistent health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and implicit bias through justice-centered science curricula from her study. Undergraduate researchers with lived experiences of oppression, alongside community partners, co-created Social Justice in Science case studies that were implemented in an upper-division human physiology course. These materials guided pre-health students to connect physiology content with broader issues of health disparities and advocacy. Findings from student interviews revealed growth in critical consciousness, encompassing the ability to critically reflect on structural oppression that produces inequities, to develop critical self-efficacy to challenge these injustices, and to act in solidarity with those most affected. These findings underscore how justice-centered, community-informed curricula can empower educators to cultivate socially responsive healthcare professionals and scientists prepared to confront inequities. Bio: Brie Tripp is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Davis. She leads a lab of undergraduate researchers who study how to promote social and racial justice in undergraduate science classrooms, as well as the impacts of alternative grading practices. The lab performs mixed methods education and psychology research by centering students’ voices from underserved communities and developing justice-centered curricula in physiology and neurobiology education.

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The Dashew Center invites you to join our quarterly International Scholar Lunch Hour this Fall! Meet other members of the UCLA International Scholar community to socialize, connect, and expand your network. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 12th from 11:30 AM - 1 PM PT @Bradley 300. Registration is recommended.

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How long can you hang? Come find out at FITWELL Games!

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Please join us on Thursday, November 13, 3-4pm in Powell Library room 190 for a TLC-facilitated book club for Dear Elia: letters from the Asian American abyss by Mimi Khúc, including discussion questions and reflective exercises. Participants will discuss what “wellness,” “wellbeing,” and “unwellness,” mean to them; reflect on their own sense of wellbeing or unwellness, as well as how that relates to their positionality within the university; and explore strategies for care-centered pedagogy to foster wellbeing for students and instructors. This event is open to all instructors, including graduate students and postdocs. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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A conversation with data consortium ICPSR director Dr. Margaret Levenstein Federal agencies are going through major transitions, and researchers are dealing with changes in data access and documentation. Join Dr. Margaret Levenstein, Director of Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world's largest social science data archive, for a conversation about how the research community is responding. Since January 2025, ICPSR's DataLumos archive has expanded from 103 to over 1,200 datasets to preserve access. UCLA Library has been updating research guides to point researchers to archived versions and alternative sources. Lunch will be provided by ICPSR. What you'll learn: Where to find archived and alternative data sources How to document data for reproducibility Strategies for adapting ongoing projects Ways to participate in preservation networks Who should attend: Faculty and grad students using federal data (Census, CDC, BLS, etc.), librarians, data specialists and anyone interested in research data infrastructure. ICPSR received a National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2019. UCLA has been an ICPSR member since 1962 and hosts the California Research Data Center.

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Join us on Monday, November 17th from 2:30-4pm at the Sunset Recreation Garden for the Seeds of Intention Workshop, a healing and reflective community gathering. In collaboration with Bruin Underground Scholars and HCI Gardens, we’ll connect through the grounding practice of gardening nurturing both the soil and our personal growth. This event centers and uplifts students who are justice-impacted, in recovery, or impacted by addiction, providing a space for healing, connection, and reflection. Participants will have the opportunity to plant seeds symbolizing their intentions for the year ahead and share brief stories of resilience, growth, and renewal. Light meal provided! What is the HCI Garden? In partnership with the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel, the jane b semel Healthy Campus Initiative Community Garden provides an on-campus space for the UCLA community to grow healthy food and foster education of urban gardening practices. Important: If you do not RSVP by November 10th, you are still welcome to attend the event. However, please make sure to bring your Bruin Card for admission. All currently enrolled UCLA students have access to the Sunset Recreation Center with their Bruin Card.

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This session will introduce you to Leganto (the "Course Reading List" tool) in Bruin Learn to request course reserves from UCLA Library. Please join us to learn how the Library can support your class by providing free access to required and recommended course texts to your students. Presenter: Emilie Eshbaugh, Access Services Reserves Lead, UCLA Library. #bruinlearn, #leganto, #coursereadinglist, #freeaccess, #accessibletext Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to edp@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Please join us for the "Self-Care as a Journey: Mission-Driven Approaches to Navigating Mental Health" workshop on Tuesday, November 18, 3pm-4pm in Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570. This workshop delivers evidence-based strategies from the field of psychology for deepening resilience, cultivating belongingness, and affirming purpose in one’s teaching and research. Rooted in frameworks of authentic storytelling, this training is designed for instructors seeking strategies to prevent burnout and restore their capacity for engaged, compassionate teaching. From improving interpersonal effectiveness to mitigating stressors, these skills will help instructors reflect on their unique journeys and lived experiences, with the aim of aligning their professional practices with their personal values and mission. Facilitated by Drea Letamendi, Ph.D., Director of UCLA CAPS Compassionate Response Program (CORE). This workshop is open to any faculty, including professors, lecturers, and adjunct instructors. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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This event is hosted by our partner Disabilities and Computing Program This session provides an introduction to creating accessible documents in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and PDFs. Participants will learn the fundamentals of digital accessibility, including how to use proper heading structure, write effective alt-text for images, create descriptive links, and ensure sufficient color contrast. The training will also demonstrate how to use built-in and automated accessibility checkers to identify and correct common issues. By the end of the session, attendees will have practical tools to make their documents more inclusive and compliant with accessibility standards.

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Join us for a transformative 4-session series rooted in mindfulness, ancestral teachings, and land-based knowledge. Hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars, Green Arrow Co-Lab, and 580 Café, each session will take the form of a talking circle paired with hands-on experiences designed to deepen our connection to the land and to one another. Guided by Indigenous perspectives, each circle will explore one of the Four Directions North, South, East, and West through storytelling, cultural sharing, and reflections on our relationships with the Earth. Gardening Experience: Each session will include a hands-on gardening component, where participants can engage directly with the land through planting, tending, and harvesting activities. This immersive practice provides an opportunity to cultivate both plants and a deeper connection to the natural world. Enjoy food history demonstrations curated by The People’s Café, highlighting ancestral foodways and community nourishment.

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UCLA students, faculty and staff are invited to register for this hands-on workshop exploring the ethical and practical uses of generative A.I. tools. Led by UCLA Library staff, this 90 minute workshop will focus on writing effective prompts, evaluating A.I.’s ability to understand and summarize academic writing and explore ways to use A.I. tools to improve research strategies, while keeping issues of plagiarism, intellectual property protection and other impacts of A.I. in mind. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own or borrow a CLICC laptop or Chromebook(opens in a new tab) to follow along with workshop activities. This workshop will be led by Michelle Brasseur and Helen Song.

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Worried about your grading load this quarter? Join us for a workshop centered on time-saving strategies for grading many students. Along with a walkthrough of how to leverage tools such as comment libraries, rubrics, and automated grading, we will discuss the differences between assessment and grading, as well as how you can establish feedback loops with your class without having to give detailed comments on every piece of student work. Participants will leave this session prepared to integrate a new strategy or tool into their course and having had the opportunity to troubleshoot and brainstorm with colleagues. This online workshop will be facilitated by the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). All instructors, including TAs and postdocs, are welcome. The event will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3pm-4pm. Please register to receive the Zoom link. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Join RISE, BUS, and First To Go for a creative space to share your story through art and writing. Express your voice, connect with the community, and create your own zine.

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Are you looking to refresh, rewrite, or rethink your syllabus? Are you designing a new course, and want to learn about best practices for syllabus design? Join the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) for a co-working session during which you will look at example syllabi, consider best practices for student-centered and inclusive syllabus design, and peer review each other’s materials. This session is open to all instructors, including TAs and postdocs. The event will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 2pm-4pm in Powell 190. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Join us for a transformative 4-session series rooted in mindfulness, ancestral teachings, and land-based knowledge. Hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars, Green Arrow Co-Lab, and 580 Café. Each session will take the form of a talking circle paired with hands-on experiences designed to deepen our connection to the land and to one another. Guided by Indigenous perspectives, each circle will explore one of the Four Directions: North, South, East, and West, through storytelling, cultural sharing, and reflections on our relationships with the Earth. Following each session, enjoy food history demonstrations curated by The People’s Café, highlighting ancestral foodways and community nourishment.

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on December 6, 2025 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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This training session will introduce the newest iteration of Ally Accessibility Tools to instructors and TAs. The first part of this training will describe Ally functionality and how it supports compliance with accessibility standards for content within Bruin Learn. Session facilitators will introduce Ally's Accessibility Score Indicator, the Alternative Formats Tool, and the new Ally WYSIWG editor ("What You See Is What You Get"). Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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Need a quick boost while powering through finals? Please stop by the Bruin Resource Center (BRC) for our Finals Week Grab-&-Go, hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars (BUS), Undocumented Students Program (USP), and the Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP). We’re offering free snacks and drinks to help keep you fueled while you study or head to your exams. Whether you’re on your way to a test or taking a break after a long night of studying, we’ve got you covered with easy, grab-and-go options to keep you energized. Come by, recharge, and finish the quarter strong. Your wellness matters, and we’re here to support you! The even is taking place from 12-8-2025 through 12-10-25

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Need a quick boost while powering through finals? Please stop by the Bruin Resource Center (BRC) for our Finals Week Grab-&-Go, hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars (BUS), Undocumented Students Program (USP), and the Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP). We’re offering free snacks and drinks to help keep you fueled while you study or head to your exams. Whether you’re on your way to a test or taking a break after a long night of studying, we’ve got you covered with easy, grab-and-go options to keep you energized. Come by, recharge, and finish the quarter strong. Your wellness matters, and we’re here to support you!

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Celebrate the holidays in your coziest pajamas! Join us for brunch, games, and giveaways for the whole family at our festive Pajama Jammy Jam Party. Hosted in collaboration with UCLA Residential Life, Students with Dependents Program, and Bruin Underground Scholars Program.

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The Dialogue across Difference Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety.

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The Dialogue across Difference Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety.

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Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team! Reserved seating area. Happy Hour Pricing.

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team!

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team!

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team! Astro Beer Hall is located in downtown Washington, DC, and is located on top of the Metro Center WMATA Metro Rail station, which is served by the Red, Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines.

In-person: film preservationist and author Ross Lipman, filmmaker Eleanor Antin, actor Christine Berry, violinist Alicia Svigals, pianist Donald Sosin. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. The Man Without a World U.S., 1991 Los Angeles restoration premiere! Through the persona of a censored, persecuted Soviet-era filmmaker, Yevgeny Antinov, writer-director Eleanor Antin constructs a captivating silent film portrait of Jewish shtetl life in 1920s Poland. Evocative of Guy Maddin, Antin remediates and repurposes period melodrama suffusing Jewish communal life before the Holocaust with mysticism, politics and homespun wisdom swirling in a pot of love, jealousy and murder. Presented with live original music composed and performed by world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and celebrated silent film pianist Donald Sosin, The Man Without a World was largely overlooked on its initial release but, restored in 2020, it is, as Ross Lipman writes, “ripe to at last be truly discovered.”—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm DCP, b&w, silent with live musical accompaniment, 98 min. Director/Screenwriter: Eleanor Antin. With: Pier Marton, Christine Berry, Anna Henriques. Restored by Milestone Films with funding from the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts. This screening was made possible with the essential support of the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts. Part of: Ross Lipman and The Archival Impermanence Project

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CRAA D1A League Match

Join us to cheer on our UCLA football team!

UCLA AAPAN is hosting a reunion to celebrate our shared Bruin roots and bring it back to a home away from home – Campbell Hall. The event is open to all UCLA Alumni, with a special invitation to those we were part of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) through the decades. Whether you joined CCCP, FTSP, RAE, VIPS, the McNair Scholars Program, or other AAP initiatives, this event is for you! With a homecoming spirit, the reunion is a chance to reconnect with old friends, meet fellow alumni across generations, and strengthen the Bruin network. It's an opportunity to reminisce about your UCLA journey, share your stories, and build new connections in the AAP community. The reunion will be filled with food, drinks, and great conversation as we celebrate our legacy and look ahead to what’s next.

Alumni Band performance, time TBA

In-person: film preservationist and author Ross Lipman, Archive Head of Preservation Jillian Borders. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Four Women U.S., 1975 Set to Nina Simone’s stirring ballad of the same name, Julie Dash’s dance film features Linda Martina Young as strong “Aunt Sarah,” tragic mulatto “Saffronia,” sensuous “Sweet Thing” and militant “Peaches.” Kinetic camerawork and editing, richly colored lighting, and meticulous costume, makeup and hair design work together with Young’s sensitive performance to turn longstanding Black female stereotypes to oblique, critical angles.—Jacqueline Stewart 16mm, color, 7 min. Director: Julie Dash. With: Linda Martina Young. The Juniper Tree Iceland, 1990 While still a graduate film student at UCLA, writer-director Nietzchka Keene used a Fulbright Fellowship to shoot this stunning folk horror story adapted from a Grimm fairytale on location in Iceland. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, The Juniper Tree features a pre-Sugarcubes Björk in her film debut as one of a pair of sisters (the other played by Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir) who are cast to the rocky wilds after their mother is accused of witchcraft and burned alive. The harsh but beautiful Icelandic landscape captured in dazzling black and white by cinematographer Randolph Sellars feels, as Ross Lipman writes, “so palpable it almost functions as a character.”—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm 35mm, b&w, 79 min. Director/Screenwriter: Nietzchka Keene. With: Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring. Restored by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation. Part of: Ross Lipman and The Archival Impermanence Project

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Event to honor the donors that provide Alumni Scholarships and introduce them to the students they will be supporting.

This film series celebrates the radical legacy of UCLA’s Ethno-Communications Program (1969–1973), a pioneering affirmative action initiative launched by Elyseo Taylor, the School of Theater, Film and Television’s first Black faculty member. Designed to train Black, Asian American, Latina/o/x and Native American students to use film as a tool for social change, the program paired filmmaking with journalism, mass communications and community engagement. The alumni in this film program created works that redefined independent media in Los Angeles, offering expansive, socially engaged portraits of multiracial America.

Bruin Underground Scholars is hosting bi-weekly BUS community meetings in a welcoming space to connect, recharge, and build community. These gatherings offer a chance to come together, share stories, and support one another in a relaxed atmosphere. Meetings will be held at various locations across campus to help introduce students to different resources and programs available at UCLA. This rotation will give students the opportunity to connect with campus partners, discover new support services, and build stronger networks within the UCLA community. Food will be provided for students, first-come first served. Space to speak & be heard. Community & connection. Come as you are, we look forward to being in community with you.

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Join UCLA alumni, fans, and friends for a pregame happy hour before UCLA Women’s Basketball takes on the Oklahoma Sooners at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center. Enjoy a pregame meal with fellow Bruins at Sauced BBQ — conveniently located just steps from the arena at 1028 7th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Date: November 10, 2025 Time: 5 - 6:30 p.m. Cost: Free (No-host food & drinks)

Film Screening and discussion with filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu. This multilingual documentary takes viewers on an expansive journey through the UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and France, offering a compelling reexamination of European art history and its cultural legacy.

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Join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) for another unforgettable evening of connection, community, and Bruin spirit! This time, we’re heading to Santa Ana to connect with alumni where they live and work. Mingle with professionals, recent grads, donors, and friends of ULAA. Enjoy great company, grab delicious food and drinks (available for purchase at the venue). * Location: Perez & Perez Law Firm * Address: 217 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 * Date & Time: Monday, November 10, 2025, at 5:30 PM * Event Duration: 3 hours * Cost: $25.00 per person (Proceeds support ULAA programs and services) A special thank you to alumnus Frank Perez for generously hosting us Perez & Perez! This event supports ULAA’s student and alumni engagement programs, fundraising activities, and our volunteer-led mission to empower the next generation of Bruins. Don’t miss it — come for the food, stay for the connections! Please note that transactions made through Eventbrite are non-gift payments. Your transaction will not be tax-deductible, and no donor credit will be provided. For more information on events or UCLA ULAA initiatives, please reach out to us at latino@alumni.ucla.edu

Come join Bruin Alumni and Friends for a fun and relaxing discussion of books. We try to curate a wide variety of genres (all recommended by our own members) to accommodate all tastes and to encourage each other to read something we wouldn't on our own. We would love to have you join us. All are welcome! NOVEMBER: Poetry Night - bring your own poem or song lyric to share **Please email bkronbeck@socal.rr.com to be added to the waitlist for the South Bay Book Club.**

Come together with Team UC to take on reigning champions GW in an evening of friendly competition and connection at the US Alumni Club's Annual Pub Quiz! Guests will enjoy a lively night of trivia, networking, and camaraderie with fellow alumni and friends as they aim to take home the win for their alma mater.

Who better to explain California’s economy than a Bruin? California—the world’s fourth-largest economy—is evolving rapidly amid global trade shifts, government spending debates, demographic transitions, and the rise of artificial intelligence. To help the UCLA community make sense of these forces, join us for a special conversation with Dr. Somjita Mitra ’00, Chief Economist for the California Department of Finance. Dr. Mitra will provide a clear and accessible forecast of where California’s economy is heading, offering insight on: * Demographic & workforce trends – How population changes, regional migration, and AI adoption are reshaping California’s labor force—from Silicon Valley engineers to Central Valley service workers. * Tariffs & global trade – How supply-chain realignments are impacting California’s key industries: technology, agriculture, logistics, and manufacturing. * Federal government shutdown effects – How interruptions to federal funding could ripple through California’s economy, affecting universities, public programs, research grants, and the state’s many government-adjacent employers. * AI & innovation – How emerging technologies are redefining productivity and competitiveness across Hollywood, biotech, and beyond. After Dr. Mitra’s presentation, participants will be invited into small-group breakout sessions to explore key themes more deeply and connect with fellow Bruins for open discussion and idea sharing. **About the Speaker** Dr. Somjita Mitra serves as Chief Economist at the California Department of Finance, where she oversees the Economic Research Unit responsible for preparing the state’s economic forecasts and advising on policy developments. She also guides the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors and provides analysis to the Director of Finance, the Governor’s administration, and other state and local agencies. Before joining the Department of Finance, Dr. Mitra was Director of the Institute for Applied Economics at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), where she led regional and industry studies across California. Earlier in her career, she worked as an economist and consultant specializing in market analysis, economic damages, and strategic research for public and private clients. A member of the Public Policy Institute of California’s Economic Policy Center Advisory Council, Dr. Mitra earned her BA in Economics and Political Science from UCLA and her MA and PhD in Economics from Claremont Graduate University. **Why Attend** This webinar is designed for Bruins across all fields—not just those in economics or government. * **For alumni:** Gain credible insights to inform business strategy, investments, and career planning. * **For students:** Connect classroom learning to real-world job markets. * **For faculty & staff:** Understand the broader economic forces shaping higher education and community engagement. This program highlights the influence of UCLA leadership in guiding policy, innovation, and economic resilience across California.

Join BP Century City Chapter for their monthly meeting!

Come march alongside our warriors and caregivers in a show of support for their service to our nation! We will provide more information regarding meet-up time at The Pearl and we all walk to the train station. The parade start time is 12:30 PM. However, our meet-up time and spot has not been determined yet and the parade organizers will provide this information one week prior to the parade. We encourage you to wear Operation Mend gear (shirts, jacket, sweatshirt, hat). If you need any gear, you are able to purchase them directly on our new store site: https://www.bruincustomprint.com/operation\_mend/shop/home and part of the proceeds go back to us. Operation Mend was established in 2007 as a partnership between UCLA Health and the United States military. We provide advanced surgical and medical treatment, comprehensive psychological evaluation and support, and an intensive treatment program for symptoms related to post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury for post- 9/11 service members, veterans and their families. The program is available at absolutely no cost to the veterans or service members and is available to eligible warriors injured during combat operations or while training for service. UCLA Health Operation Mend is a member of the Warrior Care Network.

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Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Robin Choudhury, professor of cardiovascular medicine, University of Oxford When Aristotle searched for the first signs of life, he lifted a flap in the shell of a fertilized chick egg and there he saw a beating heart – the self-evident originator of life. The beating heart has fascinated thinkers from Aristotle to Aquinas, Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Descartes and Pascal. Across time and place, the story of our understanding of the heart has been richly decorated with images that illuminate the dance between art, religion, philosophy and ‘scientific’ thinking. It is a truly interdisciplinary organ. The secret of our fascination lies in its apparent sentience and automatic and responsive beat. The mystery of the self-beating heart was solved by Professor Denis Noble (as a graduate student in London in 1960). A demonstration of early biological computation, he solved the puzzle that had hung over the ages. And yet, even as the heart function is understood, it retains all its fascination as a cultural icon. This is the story of The Beating Heart. This talk is offered both in person and online. Light refreshments will be served.

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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) is led by Grunwald Cener director and chief curator Naoko Takahatake.

This event is from our partner Disabilities and Computing Program This training introduces participants to Siteimprove, UCLA’s automated accessibility evaluation platform. Attendees will learn how to navigate the main accessibility dashboard, review accessibility issues across their websites, and use the platform’s menus and tools effectively. The session will also cover strategies for prioritizing accessibility issues identified by Siteimprove, helping participants understand which fixes have the greatest impact. By the end of the hour, participants will be confident in using Siteimprove to monitor, evaluate, and improve the accessibility of their digital content.

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Ever been curious about what technical standards and patents are? Or how to find them? In this workshop you'll gain an introductory overview to technical standards and patents, as well as guidance on how to locate them at UCLA. This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day of the workshop. Instructor: Shelby Hallman, Physical Science and Engineering Librarian

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The Work for California — Your State Career presentation will give you an opportunity to learn about the benefits of California state service, the range of career opportunities with the State of California, and the process for searching and applying for state jobs. We will provide resources and be here to answer your questions. Join this session to learn why you should work for California’s largest employer and make an impact. The session will be led by Anthony Bonilla, a Recruitment Analyst from the CA State Parks.

These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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Join BP West Coast for their October Chapter meeting!

Undergraduate students are rarely taught how science and medicine perpetuate disparities or how these fields can be leveraged for change. During this seminar, Dr. Tripp will address how undergraduate science education can play a role in addressing persistent health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and implicit bias through justice-centered science curricula from her study. Undergraduate researchers with lived experiences of oppression, alongside community partners, co-created Social Justice in Science case studies that were implemented in an upper-division human physiology course. These materials guided pre-health students to connect physiology content with broader issues of health disparities and advocacy. Findings from student interviews revealed growth in critical consciousness, encompassing the ability to critically reflect on structural oppression that produces inequities, to develop critical self-efficacy to challenge these injustices, and to act in solidarity with those most affected. These findings underscore how justice-centered, community-informed curricula can empower educators to cultivate socially responsive healthcare professionals and scientists prepared to confront inequities. Bio: Brie Tripp is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Davis. She leads a lab of undergraduate researchers who study how to promote social and racial justice in undergraduate science classrooms, as well as the impacts of alternative grading practices. The lab performs mixed methods education and psychology research by centering students’ voices from underserved communities and developing justice-centered curricula in physiology and neurobiology education.

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The Dashew Center invites you to join our quarterly International Scholar Lunch Hour this Fall! Meet other members of the UCLA International Scholar community to socialize, connect, and expand your network. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 12th from 11:30 AM - 1 PM PT @Bradley 300. Registration is recommended.

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Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners.

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How long can you hang? Come find out at FITWELL Games!

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The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe, with wildly inventive filmmaker presentations and performances, followed by a courtyard party with DJ and cash bar.

Please join us on Thursday, November 13, 3-4pm in Powell Library room 190 for a TLC-facilitated book club for Dear Elia: letters from the Asian American abyss by Mimi Khúc, including discussion questions and reflective exercises. Participants will discuss what “wellness,” “wellbeing,” and “unwellness,” mean to them; reflect on their own sense of wellbeing or unwellness, as well as how that relates to their positionality within the university; and explore strategies for care-centered pedagogy to foster wellbeing for students and instructors. This event is open to all instructors, including graduate students and postdocs. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Join the Bruin Affiliates for our November luncheon, featuring a presentation by Dr. Sara Safari, president and founder of Climb Your Everest, a non-profit empowering marginalized young women through educational programs. An award-winning author, professor, and advocate, Dr. Safari's life was profoundly changed by an avalanche on Everest, deepening her resolve to help others face challenges. Her contributions have been recognized with the UN's Global Citizen Award, and she continues to inspire audiences to climb their own "Everests" and make an impact. Dr. Sara Safari will share her extraordinary journey of climbing the world’s highest peaks to raise awareness for women’s empowerment. From surviving a devastating earthquake on Everest to becoming the first Iranian woman to complete the Seven Summits, Sara translates her mountaineering lessons into powerful insights on resilience and leadership. Through her story and non-profit work, she will inspire the audience to embrace perseverance and reach new summits in their own lives.

Join BP Calabasas Chapter for their monthly meeting!

Celebrate the legendary Los Angeles rivalry with a night of competition and mingling at The Grey Lady in the Lower East Side. Join fellow alumni for drinks, conversation, and a spirited trivia showdown to crown this year’s NYC champions. Bring your best game and your school pride!

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Join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) for an unforgettable evening of connection, community, and Bruin spirit! We are excited to host this mixer in Koreatown, bringing the ULAA network closer to you. Come mingle with professionals, recent grads, donors, and friends of ULAA. This is a complimentary event, generously hosted by Isana Academic, featuring free food, drinks, and parking for all attendees! Location: Isana Academic Address: 3580 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1130, LA 90010 Date & Time: Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM Event Duration: 3 hours Cost: $20.00 per person (Proceeds support ULAA programs and services) Complimentary food, drinks and parking. This mixer supports ULAA’s student and alumni engagement programs, fundraising activities, and our volunteer-led mission to empower the next generation of Bruins. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your network and celebrate the Bruin community!

A conversation with data consortium ICPSR director Dr. Margaret Levenstein Federal agencies are going through major transitions, and researchers are dealing with changes in data access and documentation. Join Dr. Margaret Levenstein, Director of Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world's largest social science data archive, for a conversation about how the research community is responding. Since January 2025, ICPSR's DataLumos archive has expanded from 103 to over 1,200 datasets to preserve access. UCLA Library has been updating research guides to point researchers to archived versions and alternative sources. Lunch will be provided by ICPSR. What you'll learn: Where to find archived and alternative data sources How to document data for reproducibility Strategies for adapting ongoing projects Ways to participate in preservation networks Who should attend: Faculty and grad students using federal data (Census, CDC, BLS, etc.), librarians, data specialists and anyone interested in research data infrastructure. ICPSR received a National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2019. UCLA has been an ICPSR member since 1962 and hosts the California Research Data Center.

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Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. A Place of Rage U.S., 1991 This insightful documentary, one of Pratibha Parmar’s early features, delivers candid interviews with activists Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker where they talk through their experiences with the Civil Rights, Black Power, Feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. As they reassess key figures like Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer, the film offers essential perspectives from the 1990s culture wars that provide vital historical context for ongoing struggles for justice and equality. DCP, color, 52 min. Director: Pratibha Parmar. With: Angela Davis, June Jordan, Alice Walker. My Name Is Andrea U.S., 2022 Pratibha Parmar’s My Name Is Andrea is a bold hybrid documentary reexamining the life and legacy of radical feminist Andrea Dworkin. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin challenged sexism and rape culture with fearless urgency, shaped by values learned in the Civil Rights Movement. Blending rare archival footage with performances of Dworkin’s salient writing by Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg, Andrea Riseborough and Christine Lahti, Parmar crafts a rousing portrait of a brilliant yet misunderstood public intellectual whose searing call for justice still resonates powerfully today. DCP, color, 91 min. Director/Screenwriter: Pratibha Parmar. With: Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg. —Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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Join us for the Arizona-UCLA men's basketball watch party and cheer on the Bruins to another win against the Wildcats.

UCLA Alumni Bruin Bash at the exclusive Pavilion Club in Pauley Pavilion prior to the UCLA Women's Volleyball match against Nebraska on Friday, November 14, 2025. Time: 4:30. - 6 p.m. Cost: $50 per person for Adults Children ages 5 to 12: $25 Children under 5: Free

This convening marks the publication of Beyond Sanctuary: The Humanism of a World in Motion (Duke University Press, 2025), an anthology of scholarship that thinks across the United States and Europe to critically interrogate policies and philosophies of sanctuary and asylum.

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Join us at the official UCLA Bruin Bash Pregame Party on Saturday, Nov. 15, when the Bruins travel to The Horseshoe to take on the defending National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes. UCLA Bruin Bash events are designed for alumni, fans, and friends to gather and celebrate the Bruin Spirit before entering the game. Bruin Bash is family-friendly, nostalgic and exciting for all ages. Everyone is welcome, from first time Bruin fans to life-long supporters. Sign up for a fun way to beat the traffic by arriving early and enjoying a pre-game meal! * * * **Cost:** $95 for Adults $30 Children 5-12 Children under 5 free * * * **Hotel Information:**  Hotel room blocks are no longer available. * * * **Shuttle Bus Information:**  Shuttle bus transportation is no longer available. * * * Our team has compiled a list of the **Top 10 Things to do in Columbus - Check it out!:** 1. Attend the **Pre-Game Bruin Shabbat Dinner** on Friday, Nov. 14. RSVP to rachael@uclahillel.org for more details. RSVP by Wednesday, Nov. 12 2. [Wexner Center for the Arts](https://wexarts.org/) - 1871 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210 3. [Orton Geological Museum](https://ortonmuseum.osu.edu/) - 155 S Oval Mall, Columbus OH 43210 4. [Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum](https://cartoons.osu.edu/) - 1813 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210 5. [Jack Nicklaus Museum](https://www.nicklausmuseum.org/) - 2355 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43210 6. [Explore German Village](https://germanvillage.com/explore/) - 588 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43206 7. [Topiary Park](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g50226-d278902-Reviews-Topiary_Park-Columbus_Ohio.html) - 480 E Town St, Columbus, OH 43215 8. [Short North Arts District](https://shortnorth.org/) 9. [North Market Downtown](https://northmarket.org/) - 59 Spruce St, Columbus, OH 43215 10. [The Little Grand Market](https://thelittlegrandmarket.com/) - 710 Grandview Xing Wy Columbus, OH 43215 * * * For more information, e-mail events@alumni.ucla.edu.

Join us at the James West Alumni Center for a Día de los Muertos benefit supporting Grupo Folklórico de UCLA's fundraising efforts for a portable wooden stage. The evening will feature vibrant dance performances by Danza Azteca de West LA and alumni members, live music from the 605 All-Stars band, and delicious Mexican cuisine with aguas frescas. As we celebrate this meaningful tradition, we'll honor the legacy of founding professor Emilio Pulido and remember alumni who are no longer with us. Your participation will directly support the group's future performances and cultural preservation. We hope you'll join us for this special celebration of art, tradition, and community!

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team!

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team!

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team! Reserved seating area. Happy Hour Pricing.

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team!

Join UCLA's Pilipino Alumni Association for our annual Parol Workshop and Holiday Party! Guests will enjoy a cultural presentation on the Parol, a colorful star-shaped lantern traditionally hung in homes and streets throughout the Philippines during the holidays. All are welcome to make their very own parols to take home and spread the holiday cheer. Stay for our holiday party, which includes traditional Pilipino lunch and a performance from UCLA's Tinig Choral. Tinig, which means “voice” in Tagalog, is a student-initiated, student-run, a capella choir.

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team! Astro Beer Hall is located in downtown Washington, DC, and is located on top of the Metro Center WMATA Metro Rail station, which is served by the Red, Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines.

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum In-person: Introduction by chef and restaurateur Alice Waters. Q&A with USC Cinema & Media Studies Associate Professor Lan Duong and chef Minh Phan, moderated by UCLA Assistant Professor Thuy Vo Dang, Information Studies and Asian American Studies. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. The Scent of Green Papaya France, 1993 Writer-director Tr?n Anh Hùng won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes for his debut feature, The Scent of Green Papaya, a luminous portrait of the sensuous world as experienced by Mùi, a young servant girl to a troubled, middle-class family, in 1950s Saigon. Taking up her duties as a child, Mùi marvels at the small wonders that suffuse the open-air home — raindrops glistening on leaves, the hum of insects, the scent of papaya in the courtyard. Preparing and sharing meals becomes central to her attunement with the rhythms of nature and family life, as well as Hùng’s larger meditation on memory, desire and the grace of the everyday.—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm 35mm, color, in Vietnamese with English subtitles, 104 min. Director/Screenwriter: Tr?n Anh Hùng. With: Tran Nu Yen Khe, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong. Print courtesy of the Yale Film Archive. Part of: Food and Film

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CRAA D1A League Match

Join us as we cheer on the UCLA football team!

Meet at Kathy May's Lakeview Cafe. We'll walk Central Park West, then Central Park East across Golden West St, and visit the Secret Garden. We'll return to Central Park West for brunch at Kathy May's Lakeview Cafe. Anyone who is interested can optionally to hike the dirt trails to the Urban Forest afterwards.

This holiday season, bring comfort and joy home. Join your fellow Seattle Bruins alumni for a rewarding day of service at the Furniture Repair Bank. Together, we'll restore donated furniture and prepare it for distribution to people transitioning into stable housing. No special skills required, just a willingness to roll up your sleeves. Parking: There is limited street parking in front of Furniture Repair Bank, plus additional parking behind their building near the back entrance. Snacks: Furniture Repair Bank will have a few healthy snacks and drinks available. PPE (Personal Protection Equipment): We’ve got you covered. Please come in comfortable clothes suitable for a dusty space and in closed-toe/closed-heel shoes with heels no higher than one inch. For more info, review FAQs at https://www.repairbank.org/group-volunteering

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. The Phantom Tollbooth U.S., 1970 A mysterious tollbooth and a toy car transport young Milo to a magical, topsy-turvy world where letters are at war with numbers. Accompanied by the “watchdog” Tock, Milo embarks on a fantastical adventure to reunite the Kingdom of Wisdom in this live action/animated film based on the children’s book by Norton Juster. 35mm, color, 90 min. Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow. Screenwriters: Chuck Jones, Sam Rosen. With: Butch Patrick. Recommended for ages 8+ Part of: Family Flicks

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In-person: Professor Kathleen McHugh, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, will give a brief talk before the screening. Q&A to follow screening. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. I May Destroy You U.K., 2020 Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You is a radical, genre-defying exploration of trauma, consent and creative survival in the post-#MeToo era. Professor Kathleen McHugh’s latest research on women and anger explores the topic through the series, which, McHugh argues, channels Coel’s anger as both trauma response and creative force. The result: a bold, complex portrait of survival, consent and artistic self-possession. Inspired by Coel’s own experience of assault, the series follows Arabella, a rising writer whose rape during a night out shatters her sense of reality. In Episode 1, Arabella vanishes into the night, only to wake with no memory and a wound on her forehead. Episode 9 explores how her growing online presence alienates those closest to her. The finale imagines alternate confrontations with her rapist before Arabella ultimately reclaims her narrative. Formally daring and emotionally fearless, Coel’s series resists tidy resolutions, instead offering a bold meditation on self-preservation and the messy, nonlinear work of healing. Professor McHugh will give a brief talk, followed by a screening and on-stage conversation. Episode 1: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes” Digital video, color, 30 min. Max. Director: Sam Miller. Screenwriters: Michaela Coel, Sherie Myers, Stephanie Yamson. With: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Marouane Zotti, Stephen Wight. Episode 9: “Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect” Digital video, color, 32 min. Max. Director: Sam Miller. Screenwriters: Michaela Coel, Sherie Myers, Stephanie Yamson. With: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Wight. Episode 12: “Ego Death” Digital video, color, 34 min. Max. Directors: Michaela Coel, Sam Miller. Screenwriters: Michaela Coel, Sherie Myers, Stephanie Yamson. With: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Lewis Reeves. —guest programmer Kathleen McHugh and Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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A mysterious tollbooth and a toy car transport young Milo to a magical, topsy-turvy world where letters are at war with numbers. Accompanied by the “watchdog” Tock, Milo embarks on a fantastical adventure to reunite the Kingdom of Wisdom in this live action/animated film based on the children’s book by Norton Juster. 1970, dir. Chuck Jones, 90 min.

Seats for the Modigliani Quartet concert will go on sale at 12 noon on Tuesday, October 14, 20235 $55 General Public/$45 Seniors/$15 current UCLA students with UID. Please note, seats are very limited and will sell out within minutes. Please see our website for full event details. Program; Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) String Quartet in F Major, op. 77, no. 2 Hob III:82 (“Lobkowitz”) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, op. 18, no. 2 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, op. 51, no. 2

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Join us on Monday, November 17th from 2:30-4pm at the Sunset Recreation Garden for the Seeds of Intention Workshop, a healing and reflective community gathering. In collaboration with Bruin Underground Scholars and HCI Gardens, we’ll connect through the grounding practice of gardening nurturing both the soil and our personal growth. This event centers and uplifts students who are justice-impacted, in recovery, or impacted by addiction, providing a space for healing, connection, and reflection. Participants will have the opportunity to plant seeds symbolizing their intentions for the year ahead and share brief stories of resilience, growth, and renewal. Light meal provided! What is the HCI Garden? In partnership with the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel, the jane b semel Healthy Campus Initiative Community Garden provides an on-campus space for the UCLA community to grow healthy food and foster education of urban gardening practices. Important: If you do not RSVP by November 10th, you are still welcome to attend the event. However, please make sure to bring your Bruin Card for admission. All currently enrolled UCLA students have access to the Sunset Recreation Center with their Bruin Card.

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This session will introduce you to Leganto (the "Course Reading List" tool) in Bruin Learn to request course reserves from UCLA Library. Please join us to learn how the Library can support your class by providing free access to required and recommended course texts to your students. Presenter: Emilie Eshbaugh, Access Services Reserves Lead, UCLA Library. #bruinlearn, #leganto, #coursereadinglist, #freeaccess, #accessibletext Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to edp@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Pioneering conceptual artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has spent six decades exploring technology, identity, and surveillance with prophetic vision. Long before digital avatars became commonplace, she created groundbreaking works like interactive touch screen installations and the Roberta Breitmore series, inhabiting a fictional alter ego with IRL credentials. Her prescient art warned of technology’s perils while celebrating transformation. From unconventional venues to acclaimed films starring Tilda Swinton, she carved her path as a visionary who foresaw our hyper-connected world. Join Leeson and art historian Margot Norton for an evening of video screenings and insights into a revolutionary career and her new book Private I.

Please join us for the "Self-Care as a Journey: Mission-Driven Approaches to Navigating Mental Health" workshop on Tuesday, November 18, 3pm-4pm in Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570. This workshop delivers evidence-based strategies from the field of psychology for deepening resilience, cultivating belongingness, and affirming purpose in one’s teaching and research. Rooted in frameworks of authentic storytelling, this training is designed for instructors seeking strategies to prevent burnout and restore their capacity for engaged, compassionate teaching. From improving interpersonal effectiveness to mitigating stressors, these skills will help instructors reflect on their unique journeys and lived experiences, with the aim of aligning their professional practices with their personal values and mission. Facilitated by Drea Letamendi, Ph.D., Director of UCLA CAPS Compassionate Response Program (CORE). This workshop is open to any faculty, including professors, lecturers, and adjunct instructors. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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This event is hosted by our partner Disabilities and Computing Program This session provides an introduction to creating accessible documents in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and PDFs. Participants will learn the fundamentals of digital accessibility, including how to use proper heading structure, write effective alt-text for images, create descriptive links, and ensure sufficient color contrast. The training will also demonstrate how to use built-in and automated accessibility checkers to identify and correct common issues. By the end of the session, attendees will have practical tools to make their documents more inclusive and compliant with accessibility standards.

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Haven’t interviewed in years? You’re not alone. The job market has changed—but your experience, skills, and story still matter. Join our career coach, Emily Baxt '92, for a practical and empowering session designed for professionals 50+ who are ready to land their next opportunity with confidence.

Twentieth Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade, Lecture by William Zachs, Director of the Blackie House Library and Museum. In this lecture, William Zachs outlines the origins of stereotype printing (print production from metal plates rather than moveable type), then turns his focus to the “non-moveable type” productions of Edinburgh goldsmith William Ged (c. 1683–1749). Taking a forensic look at Ged’s few known works, Zachs hypothesizes the existence of a group of previously unknown stereotyped books, thus offering a revised history of alternative methods of book production in Britain in the first half of the 18th century.

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Join us for a transformative 4-session series rooted in mindfulness, ancestral teachings, and land-based knowledge. Hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars, Green Arrow Co-Lab, and 580 Café, each session will take the form of a talking circle paired with hands-on experiences designed to deepen our connection to the land and to one another. Guided by Indigenous perspectives, each circle will explore one of the Four Directions North, South, East, and West through storytelling, cultural sharing, and reflections on our relationships with the Earth. Gardening Experience: Each session will include a hands-on gardening component, where participants can engage directly with the land through planting, tending, and harvesting activities. This immersive practice provides an opportunity to cultivate both plants and a deeper connection to the natural world. Enjoy food history demonstrations curated by The People’s Café, highlighting ancestral foodways and community nourishment.

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Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners.

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Join the Orange County Network for our monthly book club! This month, we will discuss Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Newcomers are always welcome!

UCLA students, faculty and staff are invited to register for this hands-on workshop exploring the ethical and practical uses of generative A.I. tools. Led by UCLA Library staff, this 90 minute workshop will focus on writing effective prompts, evaluating A.I.’s ability to understand and summarize academic writing and explore ways to use A.I. tools to improve research strategies, while keeping issues of plagiarism, intellectual property protection and other impacts of A.I. in mind. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own or borrow a CLICC laptop or Chromebook(opens in a new tab) to follow along with workshop activities. This workshop will be led by Michelle Brasseur and Helen Song.

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Worried about your grading load this quarter? Join us for a workshop centered on time-saving strategies for grading many students. Along with a walkthrough of how to leverage tools such as comment libraries, rubrics, and automated grading, we will discuss the differences between assessment and grading, as well as how you can establish feedback loops with your class without having to give detailed comments on every piece of student work. Participants will leave this session prepared to integrate a new strategy or tool into their course and having had the opportunity to troubleshoot and brainstorm with colleagues. This online workshop will be facilitated by the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). All instructors, including TAs and postdocs, are welcome. The event will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3pm-4pm. Please register to receive the Zoom link. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Students are free to stop by to pick up any of our supplies

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Calling all UCLA Alumni and friends! It's time for the ultimate showdown at our 3rd Annual Rivalry Week Game Show: UCLA vs USC Edition! Join us for an epic evening of fast-paced, high-energy competition inspired by your favorite TV game shows. Battle through multiple rounds of UCLA- and USC-themed challenges and prove once and for all why the Bruins reign supreme! What's Included: One draft drink on us to fuel your competitive spirit and delicious food is available for purchase from Craft Tacos (just steps away!) The ultimate prize: BRAGGING RIGHTS for the entire year! Bring Everyone! This isn't just for Alumni—invite your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors! Whether they bleed blue and gold or just love a good game night, everyone's welcome to join the fun. Dust off your best Bruin gear, rally your crew, and bring your A-game! It's going to be an unforgettable night of laughter, friendly competition, and pure UCLA spirit. See you there! #GoBruins

UCLA Athletics and the UCLA Alumni Association are proud to invite all alumni to this Alumni Association Appreciation Day. Click the "RSVP" link to purchase a discounted ticket and watch the Bruins take on Illinois, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.! Use Promo Code **WVBALUMNI25** at checkout. Go Bruins! * * * Join us for alumni appreciation days at select UCLA sporting events! All UCLA alumni are invited to attend the selected events below at a discounted rate by using the corresponding promo codes on our ticket website or visiting the venue's ticket window on event days. Alumni Appreciation tickets are 50% off and you can receive up to 8 discounted tickets! Any UCLA alumni is eligible for this offer by mentioning it to our venue Box Office staff! Alumni are also encouraged to bring their UCLA Alumni Association Member ID. If you do not have your member ID, **[follow these instructions](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp-wpNOjyLdvvOhrO8XUCsJFOrRrtOa9/view)** to print one. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last on game day. For more information, [click here](https://uclabruins.com/sports/2020/7/1/ucla-Alumni-Association-tickets).

Join RISE, BUS, and First To Go for a creative space to share your story through art and writing. Express your voice, connect with the community, and create your own zine.

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Join BP Silicon Beach for their November Chapter Meeting! Leaders who Respond: Every leader faces seasons that feel full. Too much change, too many demands, and not enough time. This session equips leaders to respond rather than react, focus on what matters most, and lead from identity and strength instead of exhaustion.

In-person: Q&A with cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud and filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. La Chinoise France, 1967 A major influence on Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik, Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise follows a group of students who form a Maoist revolutionary group over their summer vacation. No lazy bunch, they start each day with calisthenics and slogans before a crowded schedule of Maoist lectures and discussions they lead themselves. Like the theater workers in Reel Politik, they learn revolution as they go. Boldly designed and obliquely stated, the film itself doubles as a catalog of its own political and aesthetic influences, with a regular stream of propaganda posters, comic books, news photos, book covers and slogans filling the frame like a cinematic syllabus for radical home schooling.—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm DCP, color, in French with English subtitles, 96 min. Director/Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard. With: Anne Wiazemsky, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Juliet Berto. Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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Bruin Family Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Bruin Family Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin community. Historically, Bruin Family Socials have taken place over the course of one weekend each year. During spring 2023, these events transitioned to a year-round model that accommodates a variety of activities and locations, ultimately allowing for added flexibility and more opportunities to build community than ever before. We hope you will join us at an event near you!

Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment In-person: Joe Saltzman, Alison Martino. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Premiering in 1964 on CBS affiliate KNXT (now KCBS), Ralph Story’s Los Angeles (1964–69) remains one of the most fondly remembered series in L.A. television history (and one of the most requested items in the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s collections). Created by Dan Gingold (of KNXT's historic The Big News broadcast), the locally produced Ralph Story’s Los Angeles explored the history, personalities and landmarks of L.A. in one of the first newsmagazine-styled programs on television. Foregrounding the warm, wry personality of newsman and commentator Ralph Story, the local Emmy-winning series earned high television ratings, often outperforming network programs in prime time. In later years, the innovative series inspired an entire genre of popular local TV programs covering the unique landscape of Los Angeles, including Visiting With Huell Howser. Today, the surviving episodes of Ralph Story's Los Angeles represent an invaluable moving image archival record of an evolving L.A. as it stood at mid-century. Join us for a reprise of a specially curated best of Ralph Story’s Los Angeles omnibus, last presented a decade ago to a sold-out crowd at the Archive’s This Is the City symposium. Featuring excerpts and complete episodes documenting such iconic locales as Angels Flight, Clifton’s Cafeteria, Disneyland at night, Sunset Boulevard, the long lost landmarks Hollywood Ranch Market and Beverly Park, and more! With in-person guests Joe Saltzman, producer of Ralph Story’s Los Angeles, and historian Alison Martino of Vintage Los Angeles. Before the screening in the lobby, there will be a display of a selection of archival materials from the Ralph Story papers in UCLA Library Special Collections. Programmed and notes written by John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley. Ralph Story’s Los Angeles U.S, 1965–69 DCP, b&w and color, approx. 110 min. KNXT. Executive producer: Dan Gingold. Producer: Joe Saltzman. Director: Jim Johnson. Writer: Jere Witter, Nate Kaplan. Angels Flight segment: Executive producer: Joe Sands. Producer: Dan Gingold. Director: Dan Gingold. Writers: Jere Witter, Nate Kaplan. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Video transfers at DC Video; engineering services by David Crosthwait. Additional transfers at CBS Media Exchange. Special thanks to Paul Button, KCBS. Part of: Archive Television Treasures

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Join UCLA Alumni Diversity Programs & Initiatives (DPI) and the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) for an intimate book talk event with Bruin author Mike de la Rocha ’00 at [Tepito Coffee](https://www.tepitocoffee.com/) in Pasadena. De la Rocha is the co-founder of [Revolve Impact](https://www.revolveimpact.com/)**,** an award-winning creative agency merging art and activism, and [Tepito Coffee](https://www.tepitocoffee.com/)**,** a social enterprise creating jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals in partnership with [Homeboy Industries](https://homeboyindustries.org/). Named one of GOOD Magazine’s top 100 people changing the world and recognized as a pioneering innovator by Stanford Social Innovation Review, Mike’s USA Today Bestselling memoir_,_ _Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How To Love_ (Regalo Press / Simon & Schuster), is a powerful reflection on masculinity, generational healing, and the courage it takes to transform. Come and enjoy a facilitated conversation and Q&A session with de la Rocha and build community with other Bruins over refreshments provided by [Homegirl Café](https://homeboyindustries.org/social-enterprises/cafe/).

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Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Born in Flames U.S., 1983 This radical, post-punk vision of feminist revolt is set in a dystopian New York a decade after a failed social-democratic revolution. When Adelaide Norris, founder of the Women’s Army, is mysteriously killed, women across race, class and sexual orientation unite to challenge a government bent on repression. Shot guerrilla-style on the streets of 1980s pre-gentrified New York, on a $40,000 budget, over five years, the film is a fierce DIY manifesto and unforgettable entry in the canon of science fiction genre films. It remains a landmark of feminist cinema — visionary and startlingly urgent. DCP, color, 80 min. Director/Screenwriter: Lizzie Borden. With: Jean Satterfield. Preserved by Anthology Film Archives, with restoration funding from the Golden Globe Foundation and The Film Foundation, and supervised and approved by director Lizzie Borden. Stranger Inside U.S., 2001 Cheryl Dunye’s Stranger Inside is a raw, gripping women’s prison drama starring Yolonda Ross as Treasure, a young butch who commits a crime to reunite with her lifer mother, Brownie (Davenia McFadden). By engaging and reshaping women-in-prison film conventions, Dunye centers incarcerated Black lesbians and their family ties rather than crime or punishment. This constitutes “a radical act — to center Black queer women behind bars, on their own terms,” says Dunye. Through its intimate focus and Dunye’s auteurist vision, the film reframes a marginalized community, blending maternal melodrama and genre subversion into a landmark of American independent cinema. DCP, color, 97 min. Director/Screenwriter: Cheryl Dunye. With: Yolonda Ross, Davenia McFadden. —guest programmer Kathleen McHugh Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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We will be hiking Sullivan Canyon. It's in and out so those who want a shorter hike can turn around early and the rest of us will continue on for a longer hike for a total of up to 8.5 miles round trip. Please also bring water, snacks, and sun protection as you will need.

Sunday, November 23 | Arrive by 2:45 PM | Cinemark Century Stadium 25 & XD, Orange “It’s time to go back to Oz… where friendship becomes legend.” Something Wicked this way comes — and OC Bruins have the theater all to ourselves! Join us for an exclusive private screening of Wicked: For Good, the next spellbinding chapter in the untold story behind the Land of Oz. With breathtaking music, dazzling visuals, and a friendship that changed everything, this is where the world finally learns what it truly means to be For Good. We’ve reserved an entire auditorium with 46 seats, but we’re keeping the first row blocked off—so every Bruin enjoys a perfect view of the Emerald magic. Event Details: Arrive by 2:45 PM — our theater opens at 3:00 PM for check-in and mingling. Showing starts at 3:30 PM sharp, no trailers. If you arrive after 3:00 PM, your ticket will be left at will call under your name. After purchasing your ticket, email east.of.eden@alumni.ucla.edu with your seating preference. You’ll receive a reply with the current seating chart so you can choose from available seats — confirmed in the order received. Add a little flair to the fun: wear pink to sparkle like Glinda or green to stand tall like Elphaba. Gather your fellow Bruins, grab your popcorn, and let’s fly — because good and wicked were never so wonderfully entwined.

Bruin Underground Scholars is hosting bi-weekly BUS community meetings in a welcoming space to connect, recharge, and build community. These gatherings offer a chance to come together, share stories, and support one another in a relaxed atmosphere. Meetings will be held at various locations across campus to help introduce students to different resources and programs available at UCLA. This rotation will give students the opportunity to connect with campus partners, discover new support services, and build stronger networks within the UCLA community. Food will be provided for students, first-come first served. Space to speak & be heard. Community & connection. Come as you are, we look forward to being in community with you.

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Join UCLA alumni, fans, and friends for a pregame happy hour before UCLA Men’s Basketball takes on the California Golden Bears at San Francisco’s Chase Center. Enjoy a pregame meal at Gott’s Roadside — conveniently located just steps from the arena at 151 Warriors Way — featuring your choice of a three-piece chicken tenders, eight Impossible™ Chicken Nuggets, 100% beef hot dog, or hamburger/cheeseburger, along with a 16 oz. soft drink. Time: 4:30 - 6 p.m. Tickets for the basketball game can be purchased here: https://tinyurl.com/EmpireClassic

The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Students are free to stop by to pick up any of our supplies

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Join us in celebrating Thanksgiving with fellow UCLA alumni here in Paris! We’re hosting a cozy Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 27th, at the home of one of our alumni in the 7ᵉ arrondissement by the Eiffel Tower. Your ticket will help cover the cost of the turkey and shared expenses. Please RSVP by November 20th to confirm your spot. This will be a potluck-style dinner, so each guest is invited to bring a dish to share. Once tickets are purchased, we’ll send out details and a shared Excel sheet to coordinate who’s bringing what. We can’t wait to celebrate together! Go Bruins

UCLA Alumni Bruin Bash prior to the UCLA Women's Basketball game against Tennessee on Sunday, November 30, 2025.

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This workshop provides an overview on the various forms of academic dishonesty regarding plagiarism. Participants will learn when, where, and why it is important to cite properly. Students will also learn how to avoid plagiarism and the information presented will stress the need to attribute work to the original author and the potential outcomes for plagiarizing. Additionally, paraphrasing, and direct quoting will be discussed. ZOOM. Register through MyEvents on MyUCLA.

Are you looking to refresh, rewrite, or rethink your syllabus? Are you designing a new course, and want to learn about best practices for syllabus design? Join the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) for a co-working session during which you will look at example syllabi, consider best practices for student-centered and inclusive syllabus design, and peer review each other’s materials. This session is open to all instructors, including TAs and postdocs. The event will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 2pm-4pm in Powell 190. Please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Take 20 minutes in your day to enjoy much-needed relaxation and calm. When registering, please enter "UCLA" under "organization." Monthly meditation is led by Michal Rinkevich (MBA '14) who has been practicing healing arts and meditation since 1995 and teaching since 2006.

Winter Wonderland Potluck & Paint Party! San Diego Bruins, Get ready to brush up on your creativity this winter! Join our SD UCLA Alumni Network on Wednesday, December 3rd for a festive evening of art, food, and friends! Paint a Winter Wonderland. Our talented art instructor will guide us through creating a beautiful winter landscape—no experience necessary! Come ready to have a blast and take home your creation. Feast & Mingle ????Bring your favorite potluck dish to share and dig into a festive spread while catching up with fellow Bruins. Spread the Holiday Cheer. Stick around for an optional white elephant gift exchange (bring a wrapped gift up to $20 in value if you'd like to participate). Expect laughs, surprises, and plenty of holiday spirit! Event Details: When: Wednesday, Dec. 3rd. Doors open at 5:30 PM for potluck & mingling. Painting begins at 6:00 PM Where: Civita Rec Center, Mission Valley. Address: 2684 Community Ln, San Diego, CA 92108 Cost: $35 per person (All painting supplies included!) Family and friends of all ages are welcome to join in the fun! Reminder: •Please bring a potluck food or drink item •Optional white elephant gift exchange (up to $20 in gift value)

Join the Alumni Scholars Club(ASC) for an opportunity to study and recharge with coffee and cookies. ASC will open the James West Alumni Center on December 3, 2025 from 6PM to Midnight to allow for uninterrupted study space and snacks. Please RSVP and we look forward to seeing you there.

Join us for a transformative 4-session series rooted in mindfulness, ancestral teachings, and land-based knowledge. Hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars, Green Arrow Co-Lab, and 580 Café. Each session will take the form of a talking circle paired with hands-on experiences designed to deepen our connection to the land and to one another. Guided by Indigenous perspectives, each circle will explore one of the Four Directions: North, South, East, and West, through storytelling, cultural sharing, and reflections on our relationships with the Earth. Following each session, enjoy food history demonstrations curated by The People’s Café, highlighting ancestral foodways and community nourishment.

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The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Students are free to stop by to pick up any of our supplies

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In-person: Q&A with Thomas J. Coates, director emeritus, UC Global Health Institute, and distinguished research professor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles Through Positive Eyes artivist Lynnea Garbutt; David Gere, professor, UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance, and director, UCLA Art & Global Health Center; “Eyes on Ukraine” director Mo Stoebe; moderated by May Hong HaDuong, director, UCLA Film & Television Archive; and Wilna Julmiste Taylor, associate director, UCLA Art & Global Health Center. by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in partnership with the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, UCLA Art & Global Health Center, the UCLA AIDS Institute and the Herb Ritts Foundation Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Eyes on Ukraine U.S./Ukraine, 2025 In commemoration of AIDS Awareness Month (and World AIDS Day, December 1), the UCLA Film & Television Archive presents the official world premiere of Eyes on Ukraine, a powerful documentary that explores the intersection of two crises — war and the HIV epidemic. Directed by Mo Stoebe and executive produced by Richard Gere, the film follows HIV-positive Ukrainian activist Yana Panfilova as she joins “Through Positive Eyes,” a global photo-storytelling project co-directed by award-winning South African photographer Gideon Mendel and the UCLA Art & Global Health Center. Part of an engrossing visual anthology that connects the power of community, art and activism in the face of a global pandemic, Eyes on Ukraine depicts the harrowing and inspiring daily struggle of young people living with HIV. Arriving at a time when the global health community is confronting historic cuts to research and support, Eyes on Ukraine looks to the resilience of a new generation, navigating survival and community through art and activism. Preceding the film will be a short presentation looking back at the history of “Through Positive Eyes,” an initiative of MAKE ART/STOP AIDS. A post-screening panel will focus on the quickly changing landscape of HIV/AIDS funding, featuring UCLA faculty and a representative group of international “Through Positive Eyes” “artivists.” DCP, color, 37 min. Director: Mo Stoebe. Executive Producer: Richard Gere. Producers: David Gere, Katja Kulenkampff. With: Yana Panfilova, Liza Shevchuck, Yehor Pasko.

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In-person: Associate Professor Kathleen McHugh, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Chasing the Moon U.S., 1991 Chasing the Moon, directed by Dawn Suggs, is a lyrical, introspective work following a Black lesbian as she navigates the lingering impact of an attack that leaves her uneasy in public spaces. Created in the 1990s when Suggs was part of the directing program at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and Third World Newsreel’s production program, the film weaves together a rare and resonant portrait of the personal and political.—Public Programmer Beandrea July DCP, b&w, 4 min. Director/Screenwriter: Dawn Suggs. Our Father, the Devil U.S., 2021 Babetida Sadjo gives a riveting performance as Marie, a Guinean refugee and head chef at a French retirement home whose life is upended by the arrival of Father Patrick, a priest tied to a harrowing past. This taut, elegant revenge thriller stands up as one of the most engrossing depictions of the aftermath of trauma, even as it surrenders to the allure of supposed payback. Writer-director Ellie Foumbi’s assured direction builds sophisticated tension, crafting a gripping psychological drama and a profound meditation on true healing.—guest programmer Kathleen McHugh DCP, color, 108 min. Director/Screenwriter: Ellie Foumbi. With: Babetida Sadjo, Souleymane Sy Savané, Jennifer Tchiakpe. Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on December 6, 2025 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. The Wiz U.S., 1978 Director Sidney Lumet’s dazzlingly inventive adaptation of the hit Broadway musical transplants L. Frank Baum’s fantastical world from somewhere over the rainbow to somewhere over the Brooklyn Bridge. Diana Ross, as Dorothy, heads the all-Black cast featuring Michael Jackson as The Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as The Tin Man, Ted Ross as The Lion and Richard Pryor as The Wiz. DCP, color, 134 min. Director: Sidney Lumet. Screenwriter: Joel Schumacher. With: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor. Recommended for ages 7+ Part of: Family Flicks

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In-person: cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Putney Swope U.S., 1969 Anarchic trickster of American cinema, Robert Downey Sr. is another pillar in the canon of radicalized movie theater workers in Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik, and Putney Swope stands at the zenith of Downey’s devilish, bomb-throwing career. After the corporate board of a Madison Avenue ad firm accidentally votes its only Black member to be chairman, Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson) transforms the company’s image-making apparatus into a machine for revolution and profit. Soon, a parade of CEOs and activists alike are beating a path to his door to pay respects (and cash) to get their piece of the action. 35mm, color and b&w, 85 min. Director/Screenwriter: Robert Downey Sr. With: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield. Hi, Mom! U.S., 1970 Raw and raucous, Brian De Palma’s early career dark comedy with Robert De Niro fuses underground aesthetics and Hitchcock homage on the streets and in the tenements of New York. De Niro reprises his character Jon Rubin from De Palma’s Greetings, now struggling to make a living, first with a voyeuristic pitch to a porn producer then as an actor in a political theater troupe looking to cash in on radical chic. Revolution is in the air and everyone seems in on the hustle as De Palma veers wildly from broad comedy to sexual farce to documentary-style realism and outright shock, deftly capturing the tumult of the times. 35mm, color and b&w, 87 min. Director/Screenwriter: Brian De Palma. With: Robert De Niro, Jennifer Salt, Allen Garfield. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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This training session will introduce the newest iteration of Ally Accessibility Tools to instructors and TAs. The first part of this training will describe Ally functionality and how it supports compliance with accessibility standards for content within Bruin Learn. Session facilitators will introduce Ally's Accessibility Score Indicator, the Alternative Formats Tool, and the new Ally WYSIWG editor ("What You See Is What You Get"). Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

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Need a quick boost while powering through finals? Please stop by the Bruin Resource Center (BRC) for our Finals Week Grab-&-Go, hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars (BUS), Undocumented Students Program (USP), and the Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP). We’re offering free snacks and drinks to help keep you fueled while you study or head to your exams. Whether you’re on your way to a test or taking a break after a long night of studying, we’ve got you covered with easy, grab-and-go options to keep you energized. Come by, recharge, and finish the quarter strong. Your wellness matters, and we’re here to support you! The even is taking place from 12-8-2025 through 12-10-25

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Join the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) for another unforgettable evening of connection, community, and Bruin spirit! This time, we’re heading to Santa Monica to connect with alumni where they live and work. Mingle with professionals, recent grads, donors, and friends of ULAA. Enjoy great company and some light bites. Location: Gilberto El Indio Address: 2526 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405 United States Date & Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 5:00 PM Event Duration: 3.5 hours Cost: $20.00 per person (Proceeds support ULAA programs and services) Light bites included A special thank you to alumnus Mike Paul and his family for generously hosting us at their family-owned restaurant, Gilbert El Indio! This event supports ULAA’s student and alumni engagement programs, fundraising activities, and our volunteer-led mission to empower the next generation of Bruins. Don’t miss it — come for the food, stay for the connections!

This training session will build on the foundational knowledge from Ally: Instructor Training 1 while introducing more technical functions of Ally's Accessibility Tools. Session facilitators will introduce the new Course Accessibility Report, compare the benefits of the Course Accessibility Report, the WYSIWYG editor, and the Canvas Accessibility Checker, and explore the new AI Auto-Generated Alternative Image Descriptions Tool. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

Need a quick boost while powering through finals? Please stop by the Bruin Resource Center (BRC) for our Finals Week Grab-&-Go, hosted by Bruin Underground Scholars (BUS), Undocumented Students Program (USP), and the Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP). We’re offering free snacks and drinks to help keep you fueled while you study or head to your exams. Whether you’re on your way to a test or taking a break after a long night of studying, we’ve got you covered with easy, grab-and-go options to keep you energized. Come by, recharge, and finish the quarter strong. Your wellness matters, and we’re here to support you!

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As the year comes to a close, join us for a special virtual meditation session—an opportunity to pause, reflect, and come together. When registering, please enter "UCLA" under "organization." The session will be led by Michal Rinkevich (MBA '14) who has been practicing healing arts and meditation since 1995 and teaching since 2006.

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Los Angeles Filmforum In-person: Q&A with Steve F. Anderson, filmmaker and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, moderated by Los Angeles Filmforum programmer Diego Robles. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. A filmmaker and the current Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, Steve F. Anderson grew up in Los Angeles watching images filmed in the city on television. Seeing images of where you live on screen as well as out your window can generate a desire to always decipher what is “real” and what isn’t. As filmmaker Thom Andersen notes in Los Angeles Plays Itself, Angelenos can quickly be taken out of a movie’s car chase scene when their geographical map of Los Angeles doesn’t correspond with the street directions on screen. Steve F. Anderson sought to explore this “intersection of fact and fiction on the screens of Hollywood” with his latest essay feature film, Reality Frictions, which we are pleased to debut in Los Angeles in partnership with Los Angeles Filmforum. One of the films referenced in Anderson’s work is Marlon Fuentes’ Bontoc Eulogy, which explores the performative images taken at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904 of displaced and coerced indigenous Filipino communities. A screening of Reality Frictions and Q&A with Steve F. Anderson will be followed by Bontoc Eulogy.—Programming Coordinator Nicole Ucedo Programmed by Los Angeles Filmforum Executive and Artistic Director Adam Hyman and Archive Programming Coordinator Nicole Ucedo. Reality Frictions U.S., 2024 Los Angeles premiere! Steve F. Anderson declares the goal of his film as “...not just to investigate the lines between reality and fiction, but to understand what happens when images, events, or people from the real world intrude on the cinematic one.” With structures resembling chapters, the audiovisual essayistic investigations siphon philosophical inquiries while also ushering in a fury of quotidian interrogations from archival sources. Conceptually, the film is framed by Vivian Sobchack’s ideas on “Documentary Consciousness,” while aesthetically, the film’s mannerisms express direct connections to the cinema of Thom Andersen, especially Los Angeles Plays Itself.—Los Angeles FiImforum Programmer Diego Robles DCP, color, 68 min. Director: Steve F. Anderson. Bontoc Eulogy Philippines/U.S., 1995 Marlon Fuentes’ film journeys into learning about Markod, the filmmaker’s grandfather, who along with many Igorot people, was displayed in St. Louis’ World Fair of 1904. Cinematically, he voices concerns against the cosmology that frames the archival footage. His presence combines with scenes he recreates that probe generational fissures from centuries of colonialism, and neo-imperialist pressures against a more diverse Filipino and Filipino-diasporic cultural identity. Against the backdrop of media (mis)representation, he lovingly reinstates honor and respect to his grandfather, showing himself bear witness to the inhumane “studying” of human remains in our very own academic institutions.—Los Angeles FiImforum Programmer Diego Robles DCP, b&w, 56 min. Directors: Marlon Fuentes, Bridget Yearian. Screenwriter: Marlon Fuentes. Part of: Reality Frictions / Bontoc Eulogy

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Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment In-person: Q&A with Todd S. Purdum, author of “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.” Book signing before the screening. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. A natural comedic actor, singer and percussionist, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, better known as Desi Arnaz, also possessed considerable behind-the-scenes creative and business acumen that proved equally paramount to his incredible success. In the biography Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, author Todd S. Purdum illuminates that the visionary practices introduced to the television industry by Arnaz dramatically altered the course of the medium. Arnaz’s most significant contribution was his audacious abandonment of live TV to shoot his new sitcom on film with three cameras. The runaway utility of the then-novel (and costly) production technique paved the way for the lucrative redistribution of I Love Lucy, and what ultimately became known as the “rerun.” The proceeds of Arnaz’s brilliant innovation helped fund Desilu Studios — his joint venture with Lucille Ball that quickly became one of the most prolific production arms of the rapidly expanding medium of television in the 1950s and ’60s. As a refugee forced to flee Cuba during the revolution of 1933, Arnaz faced extreme poverty and racism upon arrival in the United States. His unlikely rise to superstar and studio mogul represents a truly American rags to riches story, often undertold, with Arnaz’s genius overshadowed by the peerless comedic talents of his partner, Lucille Ball. Join us for a screening of beloved classics and archival gems honoring television pioneer Desi Arnaz, featuring a Q&A with Todd S. Purdum, author of Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television. Programmed and notes written by John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley. Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra U.S., 1946 In this one-reeler, Warner Bros. introduces Desi Arnaz to motion picture audiences as a rising new star, complete with a performance of his signature tune, “Babalú.” 35mm, b&w, 10 min. Director: c. With: Desi Arnaz. I Love Lucy: “Job Switching” U.S. 9/15/1952 With original commercials! Internationally beloved for Lucille Ball’s and Vivian Vance’s hilarious turns as inept chocolate factory workers, this landmark episode also highlights Arnaz’s comedic instincts as his alter ego Ricky Ricardo attempts domestic chores. In 1996, TV Guide ranked this episode number 2 in their “100 Most Memorable Moments in TV History,” surpassed only by coverage of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. DCP, b&w, 30 min. CBS. Production: A Desilu Production. Executive Producer: Desi Arnaz. Producer: Jess Oppenheimer. Director: Marc Daniels. Writers: Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr. With: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. Westinghouse Promotional Film (excerpt) U.S., ca. 1958 In this corporate film, Desilu President Desi Arnaz offers an aerial tour of the vast production facilities across Los Angeles that he co-owned with partner Lucille Ball. Following the helicopter tour, Arnaz presents Westinghouse sponsors with his detailed production bible for the ambitious Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse television anthology that he executive produced. DCP, b&w, 20 min. With: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show: “Lucy Meets the Mustache” U.S., 4/1/1960 Directed by Desi Arnaz, this final episode of the I Love Lucy phenomenon represents the last time that he and Lucille Ball appeared together as the beloved Ricardos. Tensions between the couple, in the midst of divorce, were palpable on set as the cultural touchstone came to an end. The classic episode finds Lucy trying to revive Ricky’s flagging career by haranguing fellow TV pioneers Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams for work. DCP, b&w, 60 min. CBS. Production: Desilu Productions. Executive Producer: Desi Arnaz. Producer: Bert Granet. Director: Desi Arnaz. Writers: Bob Schiller, With: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Ernie Kovacs, Edie Adams. The Mothers-in-Law home movies U.S., ca. 1967 Shot on the set of the short-lived sitcom The Mothers-in-Law (1967–69), these home movies, with commentary by longtime Desilu collaborators, writer Madelyn Pugh and editor Dann Chan, and series star Kaye Ballard, offer a rare glimpse of Desi Arnaz at work as executive producer and director. DCP, color, 15 min. With: Desi Arnaz, Kaye Ballard, Eve Arden. Special thanks to Jim Pierson. Courtesy of Desilu Too. Part of: Archive Television Treasures

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**Please RSVP by Saturday, Dec. 6** If you don't plan on attending the actual game, feel free to stay at Tom's to watch live on TV! Seattle Hoops Showdown - UCLA Men’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga Sat, Dec 13th at 7:30pm\* Climate Pledge Arena Purchase tickets on Ticketmaster, link found on our Linktree page \*Event Time is Subject to Change for National TV Schedule.

Save the date to join UBAA for their annual Holiday Party! More event details will be provided soon.

Celebrate the holidays in your coziest pajamas! Join us for brunch, games, and giveaways for the whole family at our festive Pajama Jammy Jam Party. Hosted in collaboration with UCLA Residential Life, Students with Dependents Program, and Bruin Underground Scholars Program.

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Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. British Sounds U.K., 1970 When their surprised patrons ask the theater staff in Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik what they plan to show in their newly liberated movie house, “the Godard-Gorin stuff” is at the top of their list. An agitprop primer in Marx and Mao, radical feminism, and the deconstruction of capitalist image production, British Sounds was Jean-Luc Godard’s first completed project with the Dziga Vertov Group, a militant film collective that included Jean-Pierre Gorin and Jean-Henri Roger, and marked the New Wave icon’s radical break from auteurist filmmaking. Overlapping voiceover readings from the Communist Manifesto and other radical texts illuminate and clash with an extended montage — a car assembly line, a union strategy meeting, a nude woman at home, student organizers — that suggests, if not a fully realized vision, a vital new cinema struggling to be born. DCP, color, 54 min. Directors/Screenwriters: Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Henri Roger. The Third Generation Germany, 1979 The precision and elegance of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s camerawork (he also acted as cinematographer) stands in sharp contrast to the shambolic activities of the would-be terrorist cadre he turns his gaze on in this late ’70s satire of bourgeois revolutionaries. Contrasts bold and subtle abound in this film suffused with high art cinematic allusions and bathroom graffiti, banal routines and sudden bursts of violence. Ostensibly living underground while making vague plans to kidnap a corporate fat cat, these middle-class Marxists play Monopoly to unwind even as their target unspools plans of his own to turn the threat of terrorism into higher profits. DCP, color, in German with English subtitles, 110 min. Director/Screenwriter: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With: Harry Baer, Hark Bohm, Margit Carstensen. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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Join us for a special holiday hike on the Westridge Trail on 12/14 to the Nike missile site at San Vicente Mountain. Wear your most outrageous holiday sweaters and festive colors, along with any other holiday swag you want to show off. The hike is approximately 7 miles with an elevation gain of 730 feet and with the option to turn around early for those who do not want to join the full hike. Please also make sure that you are prepared with appropriate footwear, sunscreen and/or a hat, and plenty of water. For questions the morning of the hike, contact Morvareed Salehpour at msalehpour@salehpourlaw.com.

Hone your writing skills into an op-ed format and establish an authoritative voice that demands attention. With so much proverbial noise from AI generated content, bots, and constant social media chatter, knowing how to think critically and communicate clearly and from the heart will be the secret weapon for the leaders of tomorrow. Led by Ralinda Harvey Smith, a writer whose opinions and essays have been published in Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Huffington Post. Her upcoming gift book Free Pass to Order Pizza for the Kids, published by Chronicle Books, is due to be released this fall.

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In-person: cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Punishment Park U.S., 1971 Long before reality TV and the current right-wing vogue for alliterative concentration camps (Alligator Alcatraz, et al.), English filmmaker Peter Watkins envisaged the end point of the American right’s demonization of its political enemies in this still disturbing mockumentary. After Nixon declares a national emergency, convicted thought criminals — anti-war activists, conscientious objectors, civil rights leaders — are given a choice: go to prison or take their chances in Punishment Park, an inhospitable desert expanse where, if they can survive three days while being hunted by cops, they can win their freedom. As a European TV crew documents their tribunals and tribulations, a band of leftists struggle across the wasteland rallying around the shared humanity the authorities try to deny them. 35mm, color, 88 min. Director/Peter Watkins. With: Patrick Boland, Carmen Argenziano, Kent Foreman. Ice U.S., 1970 Of all the films in this series, Robert Kramer’s Ice unfolds with the least sense of irony in its rough-hewn, hand-held depiction of an earnest revolutionary network organizing against a fascist takeover of the American government. Kramer himself was co-founder of the radical New York-based collective Newsreel, which produced documentaries in support of leftist causes that would hopefully, in his words, “explode like a grenade in people’s faces.” Kramer’s experience with the era’s revolutionary underground informs Ice’s realism, from the furtive strategy sessions to internal ideological debates, punctuated by sudden bursts of violence. DCP, b&w, 128 min. Director/Screenwriter: Robert Kramer. With: Leo Braudy, Robert Kramer, Paul McIsaac. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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In-person: cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. We Can’t Go Home Again U.S., 1973 If the theater workers in Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik made a movie, it would look something like Nicholas Ray’s We Can’t Go Home Again. Beginning in 1969 and throughout his tenure teaching at Harpur College in New York, Ray recruited students to contribute improvised scenes to an audacious, idealist act of collective filmmaking that Ray wove into an ever-evolving, split-screen tapestry of the times. On its decidedly kaleidoscopic surface, Ray’s ostensible final feature contrasts sharply with his studio career — Rebel Without a Cause (1955), In a Lonely Place (1950), Johnny Guitar (1954) — even as its intensely personal, deeply empathetic and confessional tone resonates with the qualities that made Ray an exemplar Hollywood auteur. DCP, color and b&w, 93 min. Director/Screenwriter: Nicholas Ray. With: Nicholas Ray, Richard Bock, Tom Farrell. A Night at the Opera U.S., 1935 As ever with the Marx Brothers, it’s the delirious moments in between the plot points that make the experience. And of course, everyone will have their own favorites. For one of Nathan Gelgud’s reel revolutionaries, in A Night at the Opera it’s when the boys, on a steamship crossing the Atlantic, join a gathering of Italian immigrant families on the upper deck for a feast of spaghetti, music and dancing. It’s a beautiful sequence of abundance, togetherness and joy that she recalls in moments of doubt or despair. “I think the world could be like that,” she says. “And that keeps me going.” Amen. 35mm, b&w, 91 min. Director: Sam Wood. Screenwriters: Morrie Ryskind, George S. Kaufman. With: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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Friendly Match

The Dialogue across Difference Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety.

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The Dialogue across Difference Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety.

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CRAA D1A League Match

CRAA D1A League Match

USQ National Qualifier