Finals Week

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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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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The Holidays are right at the corner - and Bruin Professionals is ready to bring you another edition of our traditional Holiday Party! This year, Bruin Professionals invites you to Fogo de Chão, a special Brazilian Steakhouse with a privileged view in Santa Monica! Join us for the Bruin Professionals Annual Holiday Party, a festive evening filled with great company, Brazilian barbecue, drinks, and holiday cheer!

Join BP Century City Chapter on their monthly meeting! The Schmoozer's Cellar: A Sommelier's Playbook for Professionals who Network, Entertain, and Close

Calling all UCLA Staff and Faculty! Give yourself the gift of wellbeing this holiday season and participate in Holly Jolly Play Days! Join us for a Line Dancing workshop on Tuesday 12/9 from 12:00-1:00p. No experience needed—just bring your energy and be ready to learn easy steps, move to great music, and enjoy a lively break with colleagues.

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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!

Join fellow Bruins and friends for some holiday fun at Descanso Garden's Enchanted Forest of Light event! Please purchase tickets for 5:30pm or 6pm entry (you can go in any time after your ticket entry time) for Tues 12/9. We'll meet at 5:45pm and enter the event together at 6pm. Please purchase your tickets in advance for 6pm entry directly from Descanso as they may sell out. Descanso event details can be found [here](https://www.descansogardens.org/events-and-%20activities/enchanted/). Further details on meetup location will be sent to those who RSVP.

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident sees the director returning to a more traditional narrative form, yet it is also his most daring, unflinching political work. Based on his own experience as a political prisoner, and on stories shared by fellow cellmates, the film brings together a group of Iranian citizens who debate what they should do with a man they believe tortured them in prison, after a chance encounter brings them together again. Fifteen years after being banned from making films by the Iranian government, during which time he produced a remarkable run of clandestine works, Panahi courageously confronts his oppressor with a psychological drama about survival, moral choices, and political resistance. 2025. Written and directed by Jafar Panahi. With Vahid Mobasseri, Ebrahim Azizi, Mariam Afshari. DCP courtesy NEON. In Persian; English subtitles. 103 min. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/accident Tickets $10 Hammer members | $20 general admission Current members, check your email for your link to buy tickets, or contact membership@hammer.ucla.edu. Not a member? Become one today for 50% off tickets!

The Undocumented Student Program (USP) offers UndocuAlly Trainings twice per year for UCLA staff and faculty interested in strengthening their ability to support undocumented and mixed-status students. These interactive workshops provide participants with foundational knowledge, practical skills, and current information to help foster an inclusive and supportive environment for undergraduate and graduate students Training Topics Include: Understanding the Undocumented Student Experience Facilitated by USP, this session introduces the undocumented student experience at UCLA, highlights common challenges and strengths, and provides an overview of key campus resources designed to support student success and well-being. Legal Updates & Immigration Policy Led by UC Immigrant Legal Services, this workshop covers up-to-date immigration policy developments and campus protocols. Participants receive best-practice guidance to enhance safety, preparedness, and informed support for students navigating complex legal landscapes. Supporting College Student Mental Health Amid Uncertain Immigration Status Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) provides an overview of the mental health needs of undocumented and mixed-status students, including common stressors, available campus resources, and strategies for promoting student wellness amid uncertainty. Faculty Strategies for Equity: Enhancing Success for Undocumented Scholars Designed specifically for faculty, this session explores research-based approaches to creating undocu-serving academic spaces. Participants learn effective classroom practices, mentorship strategies, and policies that enhance the academic success and belonging of undocumented students. Email our Program Director at dleanos@saonet.ucla.edu to sign-up.

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UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly CPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

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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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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Made in L.A. 2025 artist Freddy Villalobos is led by curatorial assistant Juan Manuel Silverio. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/villalobos

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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

Love books? Care about mental health? Crave good convos with great people? You’re in the right place! Books and Bonding is a weekly club that meets to discuss ideas around various mental health topics and create a community of resilient Bruins.

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This UCLA Alumni Bruin Bash Zoom will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. Join UCLA’s softball and baseball head coaches as they discuss their respective journeys to the 2025 College World Series, preview their upcoming seasons, and share their thoughts on the current state of college athletics.

Presented in 70mm! Followed by a conversation with writer & director Ryan Coogler and actors Delroy Lindo & Wunmi Mosaku The horror film has never been as accepted as a mainstream storytelling genre, or a more powerful mirror of troubled times, as it is today. Rooted in the intertwined histories of Black cultural achievement and racism in America, Sinners is destined to be regarded as a landmark of the genre. Twin brothers “Smoke” and “Stack” (Michael B. Jordan, in a remarkable double performance), back from the trenches of WWI, use money stolen from the Chicago mob to purchase a sawmill and open an exclusive juke joint for a Black community in Mississippi. The irresistible energy of the music and dance emanating from within draws a coven of immigrant Irish vampires to the crowded club doors; at first they modestly request entry as fellow entertainers, but soon they are picking off locals before mounting a ferocious, climactic assault. Coogler uses vampirism as a metaphor for the complex history of racial “passing” and assimilation in America is profoundly affecting, as is the film’s inclusion of marginalized Chinese and Native American characters in the film’s horrific—and historically accurate—portrayal of the nation’s culture of prejudice. Not since the late Indigenous Canadian filmmaker Jeff Barnaby used horror to recall the history of abuse suffered by First Nations peoples in Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013) and Blood Quantum (2019) has a director so provocatively employed the genre to lay bare the monstrous political realities of his place and time. Sinners may be set in 1932, but it calls for serious reflection in 2025. 2025. USA. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler. With Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo. 70mm, courtesy Warner Brothers. 137 min. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/sinners Tickets $10 Hammer members | $20 general admission Current members, check your email for your link to buy tickets, or contact membership@hammer.ucla.edu. Not a member? Become one today for 50% off tickets!

Join BP Calabasas Chapter for their December meeting!

UCLA Alumni Network in Paris invites all alumni to this exclusive Christmas Dinner for 12 at a lavish Belle Époque brasserie with speciality cuisine from the Alsatian region by Bastille. We look forward to celebrating this Holiday Season with our fellow Bruins in town. Seats are limited to only 12 individuals, sign ups are required.

Calling all UCLA Staff & Faculty! Participate in Holly Jolly Play Days and enter the Pickleball Tournament on Thursday 12/11 12:00-1:00pm! The winning team will each receive a Fitbit prize!

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Join us in Powell Library 190 for TA and postdoc drop-in hours, social grading edition! Work through your end of quarter grading while enjoying refreshments and building community with your fellow TAs. TLC staff members from the Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Engagement (GSPSE) team will also be available to support you.

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Followed by a conversation with actress Zoey Deutch Richard Linklater pays tribute to a film that shook the world like few others and sparked an aesthetic revolution that still fascinates audiences: Jean-Luc Godard’s À bout de souffle (Breathless) (1960). In Nouvelle Vague, the American director revives the French New Wave and goes back to the locations where Godard’s tiny film crew improvised scenes to offer a fly-on-the-wall tale on how a semi-chaotic, seemingly unimportant shoot led by a young, moody visionary became one of the most influential films in cinema history. 2025. France. Directed by Richard Linklater. Screenplay by Holly Gent, Laeititia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michèle Pétin. With Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin. DCP courtesy Netflix. 106 min. Tickets $10 Hammer members | $20 general admission Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/nouvellevague Current members, check your email for your link to buy tickets, or contact membership@hammer.ucla.edu. Not a member? Become one today for 50% off tickets!

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.

Join BP Real Estate Affinity Group for their December Lunch!

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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