Al-Talib Newsmagazine endorses Aaliya Khan in this year’s USAC elections. We believe her leadership experience in student organizations and USAC, as well as her platforms, make her the strongest candidate running for Gen Rep. Aaliya co-founded Chai Talks, a series of events that establish a safe space to discuss social justice issues impacting the South…
On Tuesday April 21st, students filed into Ackerman Grand Ballroom for the free screening of American Sniper hosted by the Campus Events Commission (CEC). Yet even before the lights were dimmed one could feel the sense of silent anticipation and the indescribable tension of waiting rooms. A CEC staff member handed out papers with discussion questions,…
By Victoria Rhee Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the number one killer of student athletes and the number two killer of young adults under the age of twenty-five. It strikes without warning; death is often the first and only symptom. As the newly founded UCLA chapter of the Saving Hearts Foundation (SHF), our mission…
It’s that time of the year again! January is both an exciting and significant month, not only as it opens up the new year, but also as it will bring forth the highly anticipated MSA West Conference. It is with much excitement that the MSA at UCLA will be hosting the 17th Annual Conference this…
The door unlatches, gracing the influx of more than 200 jigsaws, soon to frame the nearing puzzle. A gentle gust peels through the hermetic air, breathing its ethereality across the chairs, and rattling the languor of a formerly empty Town Hall. A truly elegant milieu licks the corneas of many intentful eyes, as they readily…
Al-Talib: Tell us a little bit about your background and what inspired you to run for General Representative? Sofia: I transferred to UCLA a few years ago from Mount San Antonio College. A little bit about my background. Both my parents immigrated to the United States. My mother was born in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. She immigrated…
Authors: Noor Zanial & Nafees Imtiyaj During this year’s elections week, Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, the Let’s Act! candidate for Internal Vice President, encountered Islamophobic remarks and threats while campaigning. In an interview with Al-Talib, the candidate discussed problematic questions she was asked during the “Meet the Candidates” event that took place April 25. One in particular…
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed by the author do not necessarily represent the opinions of Al-Talib Newsmagazine as a whole. The author, Saif Ghias, is president of the Pakistani Student Association. I support Manjot Singh for General Representative because Singh understands his power comes from the people. He understands what students want and need and…
The Al-Talib editorial board calls on Avinoam Baral, the Bruins United candidate for Internal Vice President (IVP), to publicly distance himself from the organization Hasbara Fellowships because of its association with the production and dissemination of Islamophobic documentaries across the United States. Unless Baral distances himself from an organization that disseminates Islamophobia, ties to anti-Muslim…
Editor’s note: Al-Talib Newsmagazine occasionally publishes content that may offend some readers. While it is not our intention to offend, it is important to us as a newsmagazine to report on important issues regarding the Muslim community. When we include profanity and other offensive language it is only in the context of the specific piece…