Sacks of skulls damaged by machetes lined the red-bricked wall of a church. Read more...
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Professor Paul Von Blum spoke on a panel discussing perspectives on genocides on Monday. Von Blum is the son of a Holocaust survivor.
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April 25, 1:12 am
Former political science lecturer Phil Gussin selected for third annual “˜My Last Lecture’ Award
Student instrumental in helping Professor Phil Gussin win My Last Lecture Award
Apr. 25, 2012 – Fourth-year political science student Lorden Fok and political science Professor Phil Gussin (pictured) have known each other for four years now. As part of the mentorship program in the Regents Scholar Society, Fok and Gussin were matched together. When Gussin announced that he would be leaving UCLA for College of the Canyons, Fok was moved to encourage others to vote for Gussin in the My Last Lecture Award.
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"Student instrumental in helping Professor Phil Gussin win My Last Lecture Award"Told he had been elected as this year's speaker for the "My Last Lecture" event, Phil Gussin, standing on the stage of his political science class, had to swallow down tears. Read more...
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Phil Gussin was chosen as the speaker for the third annual “My Last Lecture” event. Gussin received more than 2,000 nominations.
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April 25, 1:01 am
UC Divestments
The University of California has pulled its investments from controversial areas before, most prominently tobacco (in 2001) and companies in Sudan (in 2006). Read more...
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April 24, 8:22 am
UCLA professor's link on course website to page supporting boycott of Israel sparks controversy
A recent controversy over a UCLA professor's link on a course website has spurred a debate about the use of course materials in the context of academic freedom. Read more...
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April 24, 8:19 am
UCLA hosts improv workshop, helping veterans and their families communicate and connect
On a dimly lit stage framed by red velvet curtains, seven people used their bodies and voices to construct a human machine. Read more...
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Navy veteran Karen Vasquez (right) works on an improvisation routine with her 8-year-old son Jacob Sipe (center) and a group of comedy leaders during an improvisation comedy workshop on Sunday.
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April 24, 8:18 am
Bike Nation to bring bicycle rental kiosks to Westwood in the fall
Bicycle rental kiosks will soon populate Westwood, once a city-wide bike-sharing program launches this fall. Read more...
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April 24, 8:16 am
New policy says colleges have to include transfer and part-time students in graduation rates
With a growing number of transfer students at American universities, the federal government is beginning to change how it measures students' success at four-year institutions. Read more...