Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay, will now be the first sitting member of Congress to enter a same-sex marriage. Frank will wed his boyfriend of almost 5 years, Jim Ready, in the state of Massachusetts.
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_Students should feast on more than just food in recently renovated Rieber dining hall_
If you have not been to Feast at Rieber, the Hill’s recently renovated pan-Asian dining hall, you are missing out. Entering Feast, students are greeted with salutations from Asian countries ““ seven to be exact. The restaurant features cuisines from China, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Vietnam and Hawaii.
In the know: State of the state address
Given the state of the state, with our less-than-stellar economy, Gov. Jerry Brown’s Wednesday speech was expected to be rather sad.
_UCLA’s smoking ban around medical facilities matches hospital values_
Finally, the UCLA Health System has implemented a policy that should have been in place long ago; the health system’s medical area is now a completely smoke-free environment, inside and out.
UCLA economics course to give academic credit for internship at non-profit organization starting winter quarter
Through a new UCLA economics course, students can now earn academic credit by working as interns at non-profit organizations.
Awareness week presents a look at Afghanistan outside of the media
Poster board tombstones with facts about social and political conditions in Afghanistan lay on the grass in front of Janss Steps on Monday as part of the “Field of Forgotten Facts.”
UCLA graduate student Andrew Cajas places top six in TV competition show “Chinese Bridge,” wins three-year scholarship prize
Shoppers at malls in China recognize Andrew Cajas.