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In a lecture titled “Back to the Future in the Middle East,” Barry Rubin discussed what he sees as Middle Eastern countries’ return to policies it had pursued decades ago. Read more...

DARFUR TALK Today, 7:30 p.m. UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 10934 Lindbrook Ave. In a lecture titled “The Crisis in Darfur: A Concise History,” history Professor Edward Alpers plans to discuss the historical reasons behind the current situation in the Darfur region of Sudan tonight. Read more...

A panel of lawyers and city officials gathered Monday at the UCLA School of Law to reflect on the past 40 years of police policies concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults. Read more...

MENTORSHIP PANEL Today, 5 p.m. Kerckhoff Grand Salon The Armenian Graduate Students Association, which has run mentorship panels for the last five years, is expanding its program to provide year-round mentoring to undergraduate students interested in UCLA’s graduate schools. Read more...

With their perfected 8-claps, UCLA football jerseys, and blue and gold accessories, the thousands of participants in the I’m Going to College event on Saturday could almost pass for current UCLA students. Read more...

Marijuana opponents think we should keep the drug far away from our society. They think legalization would only allow its negative effects to take over. We argue quite the opposite: If we bring pot closer to the mainstream, we will watch many of the problems go up in smoke. Read more...