By crossing the border into neighboring Chad, where they have been burning crops, stealing cattle and killing civilians, Sudanese-sponsored militia have escalated a crisis that has been attracting international attention for the past three years and have brought a new dimension to the situation. Read more...
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March 1, 9:00 pm
Pressure to divest rises with crisis
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March 1, 9:00 pm
An education to take home
When Gavin Hood first introduced himself to one of his UCLA Extension classes, three students walked out. “I said, “˜My name is Gavin, and I’m from South Africa.’ Three people ““ two black guys and a white guy ““ got up and walked out and didn’t want to be in class with me. Read more...
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February 28, 9:00 pm
Student Affairs faces position shuffling
With the departure of two top administrators within the Student Affairs department, there will be many changes to the structure of the department’s administration. Edward Wiesmeier, the assistant vice chancellor of Student Development and Health, will soon retire, and Soncia Lilly, the assistant vice chancellor of student affairs, will also be leaving the department. Read more...
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February 28, 9:00 pm
Hillel remembers torture victim
Students, community members and a foreign ambassador met at the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center of Jewish Life at UCLA on Tuesday to commemorate the life of a Jewish man whose kidnap, torture and murder in France last month has raised concerns within the Jewish community about anti-Semitism. Read more...
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February 28, 9:00 pm
Special election petition works toward 15 percent target
Though supporters of the senate proposal have been collecting signatures for more than a month, they have yet to get support from the required 15 percent of the undergraduate student population to hold a special election. Read more...
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February 28, 9:00 pm
Competition at what cost?
Editor’s note: This is last in a three part series about compensation and salaries at UCLA. Competition: It happens when there is a small pool of candidates who have the skills to lead a university. Read more...
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February 28, 9:00 pm
Art students will have to wait for new facilities
The spacious and sunlit studios of the new and renovated Edythe and Eli Broad Art Center, scheduled to be completed this month, will not be teeming with students any time this school year. Read more...