An assassination took place in Westwood in 1982, but most students have probably never heard of it. Unless you’re Armenian, it’s unlikely that you know the names Hampig “Harry” Sassounian and Krikor “Koko” Saliba or the fact that they were involved in the assassination of Kemal Arikan, the Turkish consul general in Los Angeles, just a stone’s throw away from campus. Read more...
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August 4, 9:00 pm
Media Day offers Pac-10 updates, but no T-shirts
Jeff Agase Click Here for more articles by Jeff Agase  For my money, there isn’t a better way to waste four hours of summer than Pac-10 Football Media Day. Read more...
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August 4, 9:00 pm
Close encounter of celebrity kind provides insight
Howard Ho Click Here for more articles by Howard Ho  I’m in a room with Winona Ryder, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, David Spade and Benicio Del Toro. Read more...
Opinion
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July 28, 9:00 pm
Rediscover forgotten joy of leisure reading
David Burke Click Here for more articles by David Burke  This summer my friends and roommates have been “checking out” a lot of my books, convinced their time was well spent. One even thanked me for rekindling his interest in reading for pleasure ““ an interest far too many people ignore. Read more...
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July 28, 9:00 pm
Cup serves stars, wine, goat cheese
Daniel Miller Click Here for more articles by Daniel Miller  There is a reason the Mercedes-Benz Cup is not the Daewoo Cup. For the past week the über-German luxury carmaker sponsored a spectacle of incredible food and beautiful people at UCLA’s Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
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July 21, 9:00 pm
Aged taste fails to see youth sophistication
Howard Ho Click Here for more articles by Howard Ho [email protected] Â Welcome to Springfield, U.S.A., the most indiscriminate city in the country and setting of the GameCube game, “The Simpsons: Road Rage.” In it, you’re a Simpsons character driving a taxi service through the streets of Springfield looking for Apu, Millhouse, Homer, Reverend Lovejoy, Mr. Read more...
Opinion
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July 21, 9:00 pm
Court targets wrong students for drug tests
Ian Eisner Click Here for more articles by Ian Eisner  In yet another misguided attempt to turn the tide of the United States’ mostly ineffectual war on drugs, the U.S. Read more...