Reports of political unrest and violent protests might be enough to deter some students from studying abroad in Bangkok, the epicenter of a seemingly relentless struggle for power in Thailand. Read more...
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May 12, 10:32 pm
Unrest in Thailand doesn’t faze study abroad students
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May 12, 10:30 pm
Student disability projects honored
Shareen Nizami was motivated to engage in disabilities studies after watching her younger brother struggle for years against unfair treatment by school administrators, who placed him in English as a second language classes and punished him for daydreaming, thinking he had ADD "“ Attention Deficit Disorder. Read more...
Photo: English student Michelle Tang (left) and political science student Shareen Nizami (right) won the Jessie Alpaugh Senior Prize in Disability Studies.
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May 12, 10:23 pm
Professionals share international experiences
When Kantathi Suphamongkhon first stepped onto the UCLA campus in 1973, he was an undergraduate pre-med student. At the time, his father was the Thai ambassador to the U.S., but Suphamongkhon wanted to keep his career options open. Read more...
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May 12, 10:21 pm
UCLA Peer Health Exchange gives health education
In many high school health classes, students might be put off by their teachers' teaching topics such as contraception and drug abuse. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA student group Peer Health Educators visits high schools throughout Los Angeles to educate students about health issues.
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May 12, 10:19 pm
1960s UC Berkeley Free Speech Movement inspires current change
On May 13, 1960, a group of UC Berkeley students unofficially started the Free Speech Movement of the 1960s, as they protested a meeting of the House Un-American Activities Committee taking place at San Francisco City Hall. Read more...
Photo: Berkeley plans to celebrate the unofficial start of the Free Speech Movement, a sit-in at Sproul Hall that occurred over 40 years ago.
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May 11, 10:38 pm
Pauley Pavilion begins renovation with ceremony
Tuesday afternoon, UCLA broke ground on a new era in the historic campus icon Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Ben Howland (left) and Al Scates celebrate the renovation of Pauley Pavilion Tuesday.
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May 11, 10:36 pm
Muslim students discourage negative views on Islam
Some Muslim students are concerned that Islam is being misconstrued after Faisal Shahzad, the main suspect in the attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, told police the explosive was meant to "kill Americans." Read more...