International and domestic government officials discussed how to solve the global refugee crisis at a day-long forum at the UCLA Faculty Center on Friday. Several UCLA centers organized the Global Refugee Crisis Conference, including the Center for the Study of International Migration, the Center for European and Russian Studies, the Center for Near Eastern Studies […]
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Students find ways to outrun fatigue as Dance Marathon paces through night
This post was updated April 9 at 11:25 a.m. Exhausted dancers looked for ways to relieve their aching feet as Dance Marathon entered the early hours of Sunday morning. Dance Marathon volunteers started dancing at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and will continue dancing until Sunday 1:30 p.m. – a full 26 hours. Many dancers, complaining of […]
Dance Marathon creates increasing hope for cure for pediatric AIDS
HIV is not a death sentence anymore, an HIV-positive speaker at this year’s Dance Marathon said. In the last few decades, researchers have made progress in treatment and prevention of HIV. “If you are HIV-positive, you are going to live a healthy life if you take care of yourself,” said Jake Glaser, a Elizabeth Glaser […]
City of Los Angeles reviews divestment of funds from Wells Fargo
The city of Los Angeles is reviewing a motion to terminate its investment in Wells Fargo bank. Councilmembers Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood and other communities in Los Angeles District 5, and Mitch O’Farrell presented the motion to divest from Wells Fargo in March because the bank financially supports the Dakota Access Pipeline and was […]
Photo: T-shirt displays recognize, feature sexual violence survivor stories
Bruin Consent Coalition recognized Sexual Assault Awareness Month this week by displaying T-shirts in Dickson Courts North and South from April 4-6. The T-shirts are decorated with the stories of sexual and gender-based violence survivors and have been gathered over the past 21 years. The coalition, a subcommittee under the undergraduate student government Student Wellness […]
Three undergraduates to speak at TEDxUCLA in May
Three UCLA undergraduate students will speak about dance, air pollution and waste disposal among a lineup of professionals and experts at the sixth annual TEDxUCLA event in Royce Hall in May. TEDx organizers invited the students to apply after learning about their experiences. Coordinators chose about 20 speakers in total for the TEDxUCLA lineup after […]
UCLA law professor explains Supreme Court nominee’s potential effects
Federal Judge Neil Gorsuch is likely to further conservative goals for the next 30 years if he is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, a UCLA law professor said. On Jan. 31, President Donald Trump nominated Gorsuch, who has served in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit since 2006, to fill Justice […]