UCLA students and professors said they think the United States’ recent deployment of a missile system in South Korea in response to North Korean weapons tests raised tensions between the countries. Namhee Lee, an Asian languages and cultures professor who teaches modern Korean history, said the American deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense […]
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Following UCOP controversy, state bill may outlaw audit interference
California state legislators are considering proposing legislation making it illegal to interfere with a state auditor investigation. Assembly members Al Muratsuchi, who represents part of Los Angeles’ South Bay region, and Phil Ting, who represents parts of western San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, announced the potential legislation Tuesday. “This is to give the […]
UCLA hosts economic forum to discuss Mexico-LA trade relation
Los Angeles and Mexican business and political leaders discussed trade and collaboration between the two jurisdictions at a Friday forum held at UCLA. The Los Angeles Business Council organized the inaugural LABC Mexico and Los Angeles Economic Forum to discuss how recent political events could impact the business opportunities stemming from Los Angeles and Mexico’s […]
Students express dissatisfaction with French presidential candidates
French students at UCLA may live more than 5,000 miles away from their country, but many still find themselves invested in the events of the French presidential election. The first round of the French presidential election took place April 23. Emmanuel Macron, the centrist independent candidate, received 24 percent of the vote and Marine Le […]
ELP symposium discusses future of education, immigration policies
Activists for undocumented students and workers temporarily disrupted an education symposium focused on immigration Saturday morning. About 10 protesters, wearing white and bearing the word “sanctuary” written on parts of their bodies, shouted over Chancellor Gene Block as he tried to deliver his welcome speech to teachers, principals and other school administrators at the Educational […]
UCLA law professor, students win Supreme Court case through clinic program
This post was updated on May 2 at 1 p.m. On the morning of April 19, law professor Stuart Banner returned from an early morning run to hundreds of emails, voicemails and text messages congratulating him for winning a Supreme Court case. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-1 decision in favor of the argument […]
Anderson duo’s startup K POP Foods offers taste of Korean culture
Theo Lee begins to introduce himself slowly in a grayscale video on his startup’s Kickstarter page when his grandmother suddenly pops up on the screen. “Theo, are you trying to bore them to death?” his grandmother says in Korean. The screen brightens, and Lee catches a bottle of hot sauce thrown from off-screen. Mike Kim […]