This post was updated April 26 at 10:04 p.m. More than 100 people gathered for a vigil at the base of Janss Steps on Friday evening to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide. Read more...
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April 24, 1:39 pm
Eric Garcetti discusses modern approaches to peacemaking at UCLA event
A former Los Angeles mayor and United States ambassador to India said countries need to rethink their approaches to international peacebuilding at a UCLA event Tuesday. Read more...
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April 22, 5:22 pm
UCLA student government accused of antisemitism for condemning Israeli hostage talk
This post was updated April 23 at 8:59 p.m. Student government officers faced accusations of antisemitism Tuesday after they condemned an on-campus event with an Israeli former hostage. Read more...
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April 17, 8:57 pm
Former U.S. ambassador discusses new novel, global affairs at School of Law
A former United States ambassador to Russia said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. Read more...
California, Campus, International, Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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April 12, 10:04 pm
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines advocates for affordable health care
While a vial of insulin takes as little as $2 to manufacture, it can cost consumers $250 in the United States. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, an international advocacy organization that has chapters at universities including UCLA, raised awareness about medication unaffordability during its annual North American conference at the Neuroscience Research Building from April 3 to 5. Read more...
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February 25, 9:31 pm
Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest former Israeli politician’s campus lecture
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 11:20 p.m. About 30 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside of the Fowler Museum on Wednesday evening to protest a former Israeli politician’s campus lecture. Read more...
International, News, Westwood
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February 1, 5:58 pm
Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m. Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Read more...