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Epoch Times
7 hours ago
- Epoch Times
Man Charged With Stealing Rare Chinese Manuscripts From University Library
A man from the San Francisco Bay Area has been charged with allegedly stealing rare and historical Chinese manuscripts valued at about $216,000 from the library system of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California on Aug. 7 announced that Jeffrey Ying, 38, of Fremont, had been arrested recently. Ying is charged with theft of a major artwork, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Time of India
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Watch: Video of 'UCLA administrator' applauding as Chinese-origin student blasts ICE, Trump
Screenshot from the viral video of UCLA student Jamie Han slamming Trump and ICE in her speech. A Chinese-American student of the University of California, Los Angeles, won applause at her valedictorian speech in which she blasted the Donald Trump administration and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ceremony took place last month but now that the video went viral, MAGA commentators pointed out that a UCLA professor or administrator was applauding and smiling. "The most interesting image here is the bearded UCLA administrator nodding and applauding. The Trump administration should make sure that gesture alone is extremely costly for the university," Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza posted. Jamie Han, in her fiery speech, called herself a first-generation immigrant and now a citizen, as she criticized the administration for actively attacking democracy and freedom. "Education, free speech, and democracy itself is being threatened by the very institutions that claim to value it, and in a country that not only refuses to protect, but actively persecutes, scapegoats, and villainizes the indisputable backbone of immigrants who make America what it is," she said. "Which as a first-generation immigrant myself, and as a now citizen who has the privilege of not having to fear for my life every second of the day, and as a communication major of all things, preaching up here about the importance of using your education and using your voice." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Woman Puts Baking Soda On Her Toes Every Day, And You Will Too Beach Raider Undo "Excuse my language, but to that I say, fu** ICE and fu** the Trump administration,' Han said as there were claps and the person, D'Souza pointed out, nodded. "This is so embarrassing on so many levels. Wow, where do you start. First, giving a political speech at a graduation, albeit to the approval of the teachers, definitely says dirtbag hit piece on it. Obviously she has been trained to be a Democrat pit bull as opposed to being a potential new hire at a Fortune 500 company," one wrote commenting on D'Souza's post. Many called for the speaker's deportation, while others rued that there is no freedom of speech. The administration and UCLA are already at odds as Trump demanded $1 billion settlement from the university in exchange of the restoration of research funding that the administration recently stopped.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Joey Aguilar enters 2025 season as FBS active career leader in total offense per game
Tennessee practiced in full pads for the first time in fall training camp on Wednesday at Haslam Field. Wednesday marked the Vols' sixth practice in fall camp. Tennessee will kick off its 2025 season on Aug. 30 versus Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Vols entered fall camp with a starting quarterback competition between Joey Aguilar, George MacIntyre and Jake Merklinger. "We will have a competition at the quarterback position, three guys inside of that room, really proud of what they've done," Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said at SEC media days. "Joey, since he got there in May, Merklinger and George MacIntyre, what those three guys have done since they've been on campus. They've taken the summer, developed relationships, rapport with the guys around them, their ability to compete in a positive way with each other in the meeting room and on the field. Their ability to have leadership traits and to continue to grow in that. I'm really excited about getting on the field with those guys.' More: Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar ranked as No. 50 college football player in 2025 Aguilar transferred to Tennessee from UCLA after spring practices. He never played in a game for the Bruins. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound quarterback transferred to UCLA after the 2024 season from Appalachian State. He played at Appalachian State from 2023-24 after transferring from Diablo Valley Community College. Aguilar enters the 2025 season as the FBS active career leader in total offense per game (288.5, minimum 2,500 yards) and ranks second in passing yards per contest (270.4, minimum 5,000 yards), according to the University of Tennessee. He appeared in 25 games, including 24 starts, at Appalachian State. Aguilar completed 511-of-850 passing attempts for 6,760 yards, 56 touchdowns and 24 interceptions, while totaling 456 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 140 attempts. The signal-caller recorded at least 200 passing yards in all 24 starts with the Mountaineers. He had four passing touchdowns in four different contests, and 22 touchdown passes were either to tie a game or give his team a lead. Aguilar earned 2023 Cure Bowl MVP and Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year honors. From 2021-22 at Diablo Valley Community College, he totaled 2,992 passing yards and 21 touchdowns. Aguilar earned an undergraduate degree in communication studies from Appalachian State in May. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar leads FBS in offense entering 2025
NBC Sports
11 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Salter, Iamaleava lead Heisman Trophy longshots
Trysta Krick and Vaughn Dalzell discuss notable longshots who could make a run at the Heisman Trophy in 2025, highlighting Colorado's Kaidon Salter, UCLA's Nico Iamaleava, and Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love.
Los Angeles Times
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The Chicano artist melting ice blocks in Riverside has a bigger story to tell
Some SoCal residents spent their summer at the beach, or at their local rooftop pool; others spent it indoors, hiding from ICE agents. It's why Riverside artist Perry Picasshoe spent his summer documenting the melting of 36 ice blocks on sidewalks across the Inland Empire. He traveled to nine locations, a mix of parks, storefronts and gas stations, where immigration enforcement raids have taken place in the past few weeks. In each spot, he placed four 25-pound ice blocks on the ground and took photos of them as they melted. He would periodically check on the progress, he explained, and found that some were smashed into pieces or completely disappeared. 'I took it as a metaphor of what's happening,' Picasshoe said, referencing the recent ICE raids taking place across Southern California. 'I was also thinking a lot about having these blocks of ice as almost a stand-in for people.' This latest art piece is just one of the many other Chicano-focused projects that Picasshoe has created in his hometown in the past three years. His goal, among all of the artworks, is to push its residents to reflect on the complexity of the Inland Empire's Latino identity. Juan Carlos Hernandez Marquez is an emerging Mexican American multidisciplinary artist from Riverside who goes by the stage name Perry Picasshoe. The moniker, which he created as a teenager, is a play on Pablo Picasso's name mixed with an early 2010s social media term 'art hoe.' Under this pseudonym, Picasshoe first gained recognition for creating art that explored the complexities of his dueling identities of being an LGBTQ+ artist while surrounded by traditional Latino ideals. While studying visual arts at UCLA, he reimagined Sandro Botticelli's painting 'The Birth of Venus' with LGBTQ+ imagery, created a 9-foot-tall Christmas cactus in honor of the time he spent with his father during the holidays and hosted a solo exhibition called 'Mystic Garden,' which showcased pieces inspired by flowers given to him by an ex-partner. It's also where he developed his signature red-dominant style in both his fashion and art. 'Red is my comfort color,' Picasshoe said. He suffered from occasional panic attacks while studying at UCLA, he explained, which discouraged him from going to school. It continued for months — until he found himself wearing a bright red outfit, which brought him a sense of peace. 'It just kind of grew from there,' he added. 'It just followed me everywhere that I went.' Picasshoe also posted videos showcasing his pieces on social media. Like his artwork, his posts were intricately filmed and edited with bright red accents. They were also accompanied by narration detailing the work's inspiration, creation process and meaning. His efforts amassed him almost 200,000 followers between TikTok and Instagram. This rapid growth, both on social media and within his network, brought new opportunities to grow professionally in Los Angeles. Yet after graduating in 2022, he decided to continue his career in his hometown instead. 'It was just a different pace that I was not ready for,' he said. 'The art scene out here is much more [based in] community, as opposed to [money] or clout. It's more of making work that people here will get to enjoy.' It's a decision that's worked in his favor. This year, he's been honored by the city at the Mayor's Ball for the Arts with the Emerging Artist award and recognized as one of UCLA's top 100 alumni entrepreneurs for 2025. Picasshoe's decision to be a professional artist within the Inland Empire also came at a time when opportunities for Latino artists in the region have grown in recent years. Cosme Cordova, long-time Riverside Chicano artist and Division 9 Gallery founder, explained that for decades, Latino artists considered Riverside a 'boot camp' instead of a city where they could make a living. They would earn some money in their hometown, then travel to other prominent locations, like Los Angeles or Palm Springs, where artists felt their work was more respected. As the years went on, he said, the local community began to understand the value in supporting its artists. 'Then when the Cheech came, it's got international attention, so it's just gotten even better,' Cordova said. 'I'm starting to see a lot of artists now more genuinely focused on just trying to showcase their work here in Riverside.' The most prominent addition within the region has been the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture — known colloquially as 'the Cheech.' The museum is widely considered the only space in the country that exclusively showcases Latino-made exhibitions, including some of Picasshoe's work. Since returning to the Inland Empire, Picasshoe's artistic vision caught the attention of both community leaders and larger institutions. While hosting one of his first solo exhibitions, called 'Red Thoughts,' at the Eastside Arthouse in Riverside, the directors of the Cheech took notice of his unique style. 'They approach their work with abandon, with any medium,' said María Esther Fernández, the center's artistic director. 'They had an installation and it was very interactive and immersive. I think pushing the boundaries of that is really fun and innovative.' It would lead Picasshoe to work on a wide range of projects in collaboration with the Chicano art center for the next three years. Last year, Picasshoe teamed up with Inland Empire-based artist Emmanuel Camacho Larios to curate an exhibition for the Cheech's community gallery called 'Desde los Cielos.' 'It was a group show that explored what the term 'alien' meant in the context of Chicanxs, and alien in the political, the social and the queerness of it all,' Picasshoe said. 'I also made a huge painting for that one, the largest that I've ever done so far.' The seven-foot-tall painting, called 'Simulacra of Guillermo Hernandez, Beethoven, y los Guachimontones,' depicts his late grandfather sitting on the bed of a pickup truck alongside a small chihuahua. In the background, looming over his abuelo, is a giant circular pyramid built by the Teuchitlán people. A golden pyramid, made from Abuelita Mexican Chocolate bricks, was placed in front of the painting; the bricks were free for the taking during the exhibition's debut. After the time for his co-curated exhibition ended, another installation named 'Queer Wishes' was featured in the Cheech for an exhibition co-curated by the Eastside Arthouse's founder and resident artist. The piece is a three-dimensional black box with a white dress made from bath towels and bedazzled gems displayed on a dress form mannequin inside. Next to the mannequin is a small black vanity desk and mirror with makeup and porcelain wishbones filling the table's surface. 'The first time I was really able to express myself was when I would get out of the bathroom, put my bath towel on and pretend it was a dress,' Picasshoe said. 'I know I'm not the only one with that experience of being in the bathroom and having that be the only time you have to yourself.' Since debuting the installation at the Cheech, Picasshoe had hoped to take a step back from creating larger community-focused pieces and spend time finalizing some personal projects. However, as immigration enforcement raids ramped up in Southern California, Picasshoe felt the need to create artwork to express his frustration. Picasshoe and his father drove the family truck to Fontana on July 3 to pick up three translucent ice slabs, each about 40 inches tall and weighing around 300 pounds, and brought them back to downtown Riverside. They arrived 45 minutes before the start of the city's monthly arts walk, an event where dozens of local vendors set up booths to sell their artwork to hundreds of residents. Picasshoe and his father slowly unloaded the slabs from the truck's bed onto a dolly and wheeled the installations out into the three chosen locations: the front of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture, the epicenter of the city's monthly arts walk event and the front of the Riverside County Superior Court. A wooden platform was placed under each slab, with the words 'life,' 'liberty' and 'the pursuit of happiness,' written upside down and divided between the three art pieces, along with a QR code explaining its meaning. He chose this day, he said, because of its high foot traffic. It was the best opportunity to help some passersby feel represented while confronting others with a hard truth. 'Art should be lived in,' Picasshoe said. 'It's prevalent in a lot of my work, and especially this one, since it's meant to be commenting on something regarding the public.'
