The Armenian Students’ Association held a “Stain of Denial” silent protest Thursday in response to the Turkish government’s denial of the Armenian genocide. The protest was held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Bruin Walk in front of Meyerhoff Park. This year’s protest, held annually, is the first since the Centennial of the Armenian […]
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Phi Kappa Psi reinstated after petition, house construction
The Phi Kappa Psi national organization rechartered its UCLA chapter last Saturday, after the chapter’s alumni and members built a new house and petitioned to be reinstated. Jeremy Tillman, a UCLA and Phi Kappa Psi alumnus, told the Daily Bruin in 2011 the national organization suspended the UCLA chapter in August 2011 for hosting unauthorized […]
UCLA partners with UNESCO to host conference promoting education
UCLA will host an international conference and reception on Monday to celebrate the inaugural partnership between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the University of California. UNESCO approved UCLA to have a UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education in July. As part of UNESCO’s global network, which consists of […]
UCLA Ashe Center takes steps to improve LGBT health care
An Ashe Center physician recently completed a training in transgender health education, in an attempt to improve medical services for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Jay Espejo, a primary care physician, began training to specialize in transgender care last May, after attending a conference that discussed the specific issues and health […]
UCPD arrests man accused of raping student on the Hill
University police arrested a Los Angeles man Wednesday afternoon for allegedly raping a student on the Hill on Jan. 28. The student told UCPD she met the man at a party she attended in the North Village. The man allegedly escorted her to her dorm room and sexually assaulted her. The man called the student […]
ASUCLA may approve additional $400,000 to fix Kerckhoff patio
The Associated Students UCLA may spend up to $440,000 to repair Kerckhoff patio and a water containment unit underneath it, in an effort to fix leaks. If ASUCLA officials approve a renovation, Kerckhoff patio would be closed to students beginning summer of 2017, said Roy Champawat, director of the student union. Workers would remove all […]
UCLA researchers use NewsScape archive to analyze human communication
A CNN anchor gestured with her right hand, moving it away from the center of her body to the left, as she gave updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during an Ebola crisis in 2014. UCLA statistics and communication studies professors are working to annotate thousands of hours of news clips by […]