Afraid of the legendary monster's annual visit to devour children, Mengshi He used to wear red clothing every day for weeks before the Lunar New Year. Growing up in Beijing, He knew the mythical tale of Nian, the monster that terrorizes towns on the eve of each coming year and fears the color red. Read more...
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February 10, 1:34 am
Residents on the Hill to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival
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February 9, 1:16 am
A look into the life of resident assistants, the Hill’s role models
James Luby was going to drop out of UCLA, concerned that the theater program was not a good fit. Read more...
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February 9, 1:12 am
California Rare Book School students study covers, not content
While most historical scholars are interested in the content of books, students at the California Rare Book School judge the book by its cover. Read more...
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Susan Allen
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February 9, 1:08 am
Human Rights Watch tracks deaths, detainments in Egyptian protests
With Egypt entering its 16th day of protests, 302 people have been killed and many more have been injured or arrested. Read more...
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Iain Levine, a director for the Human Rights Watch, speaks to students at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday.
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February 9, 12:59 am
The Onion editors to visit UCLA campus
In the fall of 2009, two Bangladeshi newspapers, The Daily Manab Zamin and The New Nation, reported that Neil Armstrong claimed the United States' moon landing was a hoax, and cited a similar American news article. Read more...
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Two editors from The Onion, the satirical “fake news” newspaper, will be speaking at Royce Hall on Thursday night.
Credit: The Onion
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February 8, 12:48 am
Mark Yudof asks UCLA to find $96 million in savings to help UC meet Gov. Brown’s $500 million in cuts
UCLA will be asked to absorb $96 million of the $500 million in proposed state cuts to the University of California system, according to a new target set by UC President Mark Yudof. Read more...
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February 8, 12:46 am
Limited resources and enforcement difficulties make a total ban on smoking at UCLA unfeasible
While other universities and public college systems in the U.S. Read more...