This Month's Star College Group! May 4, 2009

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Last month, we focused on the Texas-sized talent of student activists at UT - Austin.

For the month of May though, we're shining the spotlight on the superstars of the University of California, Los Angeles's Bruins for Animals!

What makes BFA stand out above the rest? Here's a brief list of their recent achievements:

The group helped to organize and promote numerous on-campus speaking events, including an event that featured Rory Freedman, coauthor of the bestseller Skinny Bitch. The event drew more than 200 students and featured free vegan "chicken" salad wraps for all attendees.
The organization worked with peta2 to gather more than 1,500 petition signatures from students in support of additional vegan options in campus dining halls.
BFA hosted peta2's controversial "Liberation Project" exhibit, which draws parallels between previous moral tragedies—such as child labor and slavery—and the suffering that animals face today.
They hosted peta2's Take Action Conference at UCLA, which featured a special acoustic performance of "Free Me" by Goldfinger lead singer John Feldmann.

Pretty remarkable, eh?

In recognition of all of their accomplishments, please join me in congratulating UCLA's Bruins for Animals on a kick-ass job fighting for animal rights, and wishing them many more years to come!