Students and community members gathered Tuesday evening to learn about the complex history behind the current conflict in Darfur. In a lecture titled “The Crisis in Darfur: A Concise History,” UCLA history Professor Edward Alpers outlined the political and historical factors that have led to a situation in which hundreds of thousands have died and […]
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Lecture series to explore Darfur
DARFUR TALK Today, 7:30 p.m. UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 10934 Lindbrook Ave. In a lecture titled “The Crisis in Darfur: A Concise History,” history Professor Edward Alpers plans to discuss the historical reasons behind the current situation in the Darfur region of Sudan tonight. As part of a weekly lecture series put on by UCLA […]
Students mobilize clinical health services
Some ask for vitamins, others seek a medical exam, and still others look for a friendly ear to listen to their troubles. Bringing an array of health concerns, members of the homeless and low-income population of West Hollywood come to Mobile Clinic ““ a weekly drop-in health service run by UCLA students. In the fading […]
Skid Row copes with crackdown
Lisa Thompkins has found herself on and off Skid Row for the past four years. It began when her husband of 11 years started hitting her and she left him. Unable to work due to back injuries acquired during her service in the U.S. Air Force, which were exacerbated by a fall years later, Thompkins […]
Homeless benefit a fast success
Over 200 students on campus elected Thursday to forgo food and water between sunrise and sunset in order to help provide much-needed nourishment for people who battle starvation every day ““ Los Angeles’ homeless population. As part of the Muslim Student Association’s annual Fast-a-thon, non-Muslim students joined Muslim students for a day to fast from […]
National Coming Out Week begins
This week a number of student groups will host events aimed at increasing the visibility of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community at UCLA. Art, live performances, a barbecue and a resource fair are among the events comprising National Coming Out Week, which organizers say they hope will strengthen the LGBT community’s presence on […]
Following Bruins before them
As graduating seniors depart from UCLA they carry on the unique traditions of generations of Bruins, who in years past partook in an array of clever pranks and memorable activities often not too different from those carried out by students today. Though on the outside the UCLA of years past in many ways appeared very […]