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 […]
Author Archives: Jennifer Gottesfeld
Films capture reality of child sex trafficking
The camera zooms in on a 12-year-old girl sitting on a metal cot and she shyly recounts her story of kidnap, rape and being sold into prostitution. But her experiences, told in a documentary screened at UCLA Monday night, are not unique. Many children share this story. The Polaris Project chapter at UCLA and the […]
Panel explores North Korea’s future
Sparked by the reality of a nuclear North Korea, UCLA hosted a panel discussion Thursday to address how the international community perceives and interacts with the Communist nation. The panel, which was organized by UCLA’s Center for Korean Studies, centered around the implications of North Korea’s recent nuclear test. It consisted of four North Korea […]
Panel to put N. Korea situation in perspective
N. KOREA PANEL DISCUSSION Today, noon Kinsey Pavilion 1220B Professors from various fields plan to meet to address the political and cultural issues surrounding North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. The event will include a movie screening followed by a discussion by experts on current events in the country. The afternoon panel discussion will open with […]
Out-of-state UC students keep pursuing lower fees
A group of out-of-state students currently attending California public universities has appealed a court decision which allows undocumented immigrants living in California to pay in-state fees. 42 students and their parents sued the California public college and university systems last December, contending that California Assembly Bill 540, which allows students who attended high school in […]
UCLA hosts LGBT studies conference
An array of speakers from around the country convened in Royce Hall over the weekend to share their research into gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues as part of the Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference. The conference was hosted by UCLA’s department of LGBT studies. The Williams Institute, a think tank dedicated to critical thought […]
Author jumpstarts Starbucks’ Book Breaks
The people in Starbucks were twitching in their chairs. On Thursday, however, it was not because of their caffeine rush, but rather their anticipation as they eagerly awaited the appearance of novelist Mitch Albom in a Starbucks Book Break. With their arms clutching Albom’s three novels, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” “The Five People you Meet in […]