By: UCLA Radio Editorial Board

A year has passed since October 7, 2023, but the news pouring out of Gaza is only becoming darker and more heartbreaking. One year of Israel’s ‘moral war’ on the strip has seen an estimated death toll in the hundreds of thousands, the revival of polio among children, and the relentless destruction of hospitals, homes and schools. But despite Israel’s best efforts to make Gaza inhospitable for human life, the steadfast Palestinian spirit lives on.

By: Caroline Sanchez & Jeslyn Wang

Like most teenage girls, I began to curate my music taste by deep diving into bedroom pop, indie, and subsequently, Clairo. Claire Cottrill’s “Flaming Hot Cheetos,” “4EVER,” and “Pretty Girl” soundtracked my youth, tying together memories of mustard yellow, mom jeans, old crushes, and the girl I used to be.

By: UCLA Radio Editorial Board

It has been a month and a half since protesters proudly waved the flags of Bangladesh and Palestine, side by side, over ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s house. For the first time in weeks, student protesters were not met with state violence on the streets. Instead, they stood together, celebrating the end of a repressive government that had been toppled seemingly overnight by the youth of Bangladesh.

By: Ethan Kung

Ahead of her Santa Monica Beach Clean Up & performance in downtown LA this Saturday, September 14th, we caught up with producer/DJ/label owner/philanthropist BLOND:ISH to hear about all that’s going been going on in her world this summer in Ibiza and beyond, Bye Bye Plastic, and more.

By; Chloe Ling

On Thursday 19 September 2024, the UC Board of Regents held their second day of meetings at the Luskin Conference Center. While multiple items were discussed in their agenda, including salary increases for high-level administration and collective bargaining with unions, their most controversial item was the approval of military equipment for use by UC police departments.

By; Jeslyn Wang

It’s the closing night of Wallows’s Model Tour and what better way to celebrate than playing at the sold-out Kia Forum?! Nestled in the heart of Los Angeles, there was no better place for the three-part band to celebrate their third studio album, Model, released earlier in May of 2024.

By: UCLA Radio Digital Press Department

You heard it here first folks. Even as another sunny June comes to a close, it is and will always be… a pride summer. From vacuums as a metaphor for coming out to wistful homages to our past loves, our writers powerfully shared what their identities mean to them — to us.