The teams of high school students had tabled discussion of a humanitarian crisis in Syria to focus on finishing a resolution on piracy in Somalia. Read more...

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UCLA’s Model United Nations held its annual conference which brought together high school students to debate about the most current political issues.

Eleven people were arrested and protesters shut down Wilshire Boulevard for two and a half hours Wednesday afternoon in the loudest pushback against tuition hikes and state budget cuts near UCLA since 2009. Read more...

In the midst of fighting in Afghanistan, Joshua Webster was registering for classes at UCLA. The 2009 UCLA alumnus started as a student six days after returning from the war. On Wednesday morning, Webster was one of a number of speakers helping to celebrate an early Veterans Day in Wilson Plaza. Read more...

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Servicemen and servicewomen watch as a jet flies overhead during a Veterans Day ceremony in Wilson Plaza on Wednesday. The annual ceremony, which began in 2006, drew a large crowd and includes speeches from veterans and UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.

Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans convened at a "Occupy Wall Street?" debate Wednesday night to discuss the two economic issues central to the growing political movement "“ tax policy and unemployment insurance extensions. Read more...

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Moderator Ryan Krebs, center, keeps time on a response from Bruin Democrats at a debate on tax revenue reform.