Kevan Harris thought his undergraduate sociology classes were dull, until he took a class that covered social and historical revolutions from a sociological perspective. “I thought the Russian Revolution and the French Revolution were about politics,” said Harris, an assistant professor in sociology. Read more...
Photo: Sociology assistant professor Kevan Harris is working on a social survey in Iran that will focus on social mobility. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
Several veterans and experts said they think UCLA’s agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will benefit the medical, social and financial health of Los Angeles veterans. Read more...
Photo: UCLA officials announced Jan. 28 the university will pay $1.15 million annually for medical, legal and recreational services to the VA’s West Los Angeles campus. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Graduate students can now apply to participate in a food studies certificate program led by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs that will begin in fall. Read more...
Editor’s note: Priyanka Nanayakkara is a student in Ananya Roy’s class Inequality and Democracy: The Analysis and Praxis of Public Problems. Scholars, artists and activists gathered Feb. Read more...
Photo: Photo courtesy of Namrata Ramani
Police are searching for a man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September. The man hides a cellphone in his jacket pocket and presses it against people’s backs, pretending it’s a handgun, said Alexander Schlegel, a West Los Angeles robbery detective. Read more...
Photo: Police are searching for a man who has robbed six people in Westwood Village since September. (LAPD)
The Armenian Students’ Association held a “Stain of Denial” silent protest Thursday in response to the Turkish government’s denial of the Armenian genocide. The protest was held from 10 a.m. Read more...
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Several University of California professors expressed varied viewpoints about the lack of transparency surrounding the data monitoring hardware the UC Office of the President installed across UC campuses last summer. Read more...
