On the staircase between Royce and Haines Hall, the group of nine stands split. On the right, seven men stand, each holding roses. Across from them, on the left, just two, hands empty, stare at a single remaining rose, held by a group member's girlfriend, as they all pose with slight smiles on their faces. In a second, Rubalcava will snap a photo, his camera’s telltale click capturing the friends’ playful expressions forever.

The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars met with student leaders Feb. 7 to talk about the changes in national immigration enforcement that have taken place in the past year. Sam Nahidi, the center’s interim director, said the new Department of Homeland Security definitions of what constitutes a threat has made it easier for arrested international students to be denied entry to the U.S. or to have their visas terminated.

UCLA said it has no plans to shut down a Chinese language and culture center affiliated with the Chinese government, despite comments from federal authorities who believe the center expands China’s political influence.

Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said in a Congressional hearing Tuesday that the bureau was concerned about Confucius Institutes, which are educational centers for Chinese language and culture at universities worldwide.