Friday, July 31

Professor protests Satan’s modern image

While Professor Henry Kelly began studying God and the Bible to become a priest, he now studies Satan to better understand the biblical figure. A UCLA English professor emeritus, Kelly was training to be a Jesuit priest when he was younger and found many inconsistencies between the current depiction of Satan as the horned, evil ruler of hell and the Satan that was described in the Bible. Read more...


UCLA asks for more hospital funds

UCLA officials asked the UC Board of Regents for an additional $308 million to complete construction on two new hospitals Tuesday. If the funding is approved, the Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Westwood will receive more than half the money, and the remainder will go to the UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center. Read more...



Lecture series to explore Darfur

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...


LGBT study commemorated

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...


Mapping a path to grad school

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...


Giving children a glimpse of college life

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...