As part of “The Faces of Wrongful Conviction” conference to be held at UCLA this weekend, several exonerated individuals who have collectively spent more than 356 years combined in prison are scheduled to tell their stories Saturday in front of an audience of students, political leaders, legal experts and other advocates for abolishing capital punishment, The conference, hosted by the UCLA School of Law, plans to examine the causes and consequences of wrongful conviction and discuss the application of the death penalty in California. Read more...
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April 6, 9:00 pm
Conference rounds up death penalty opponents
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April 5, 9:00 pm
USAC passes Election Code changes but denies new voting system
Changes to the Election Code were finalized by student council Tuesday, though adoption of the Hare system of proportional voting failed to pass because of logistical concerns regarding MyUCLA. Read more...
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April 5, 9:00 pm
Jewish student protection advised
After receiving reports from various Jewish groups that anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiments are rampant on college campuses, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted this week to recommend that the Department of Education take steps to protect Jewish students. Read more...
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April 5, 9:00 pm
Market move under dispute
As the Westwood Farmers’ Market looks to relocate after its closure last week, some Village business owners said they want the market to change before it returns to Westwood. Read more...
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April 5, 9:00 pm
Private groups fund stem cells
In an effort to work around lawsuits that are tying up $3 billion in state funding for stem cell research, six private organizations have agreed to loan a California stem cell agency $14 million until the institute can receive state funding. Read more...
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April 4, 9:00 pm
Science & Health: Mumps eruptions multiply among Iowa college students
A recent outbreak of mumps concentrated among college-age students in Iowa has many young adults, doctors and administrators across the country concerned. As of Monday, there were 245 confirmed cases of mumps in Iowa, 21 percent of which were infections among college students, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. Read more...
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April 4, 9:00 pm
UCLA gear sells well
The factory was notified, the designs were approved. All the Associated Students of UCLA needed was a men’s basketball victory Monday. But with UCLA’s loss to Florida, the T-shirts that would have said UCLA was the 2006 NCAA men’s basketball champion did not get the chance to be pressed. Read more...