Therese Todd thought her father was yelling an order for two-by-four planks on the phone with a client at his hardware company as she sat between her brothers in the back of the minivan on the way to Disney World. She realized several years later there was no client on the phone, and that her […]
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Political commentator Ben Shapiro to speak at Bruin Republicans event
A UCLA alumnus and political commentator is giving a lecture on conservative political thought Wednesday. Ben Shapiro, who graduated from UCLA in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, is an author and the founder and editor-in-chief of TruthRevolt, a conservative media group. Shapiro will lecture for about 30 minutes at the event, hosted […]
Chancellor Block criticizes campus climate-related incidents
This article was updated at 1:25 a.m. on Feb 25. Chancellor Gene Block sent a campuswide email Tuesday criticizing the recent posting of offensive fliers about Students for Justice in Palestine and the questioning of a student’s qualifications based on her Jewish identity. Block expressed concern in the statement about posters found Sunday around UCLA […]
UCLA Chinese Folk Dance Troupe performs at annual New Year celebration
The UCLA Chinese Folk Dance Troupe performed “A Touch of Breeze and Rain” with ribbons and fans, two components of traditional dance, at the annual Chinese New Year Celebration held in Royce Hall Saturday. The Chinese Students and Scholars Association hosted the event, which is in its 11th year.
Four other universities report offensive posters targeting SJP
Offensive posters about Students for Justice in Palestine that students found in Westwood on Sunday were also reported this weekend at at least four other universities across the nation. Students found several posters at UCLA and North Village Sunday morning depicting militants with assault rifles standing over a masked man. The posters named the group […]
Academic Senate accepts statements for, against diversity requirement
All UCLA Academic Senate members can submit statements for or against the diversity requirement proposal during the next two weeks leading up to a new faculty-wide vote on the measure. On Feb. 12, a group of 64 UCLA professors and administrators from multiple departments and schools submitted a new petition to challenge a previous vote […]
Cook seeks to use UCLA experience as ingredient for future success
The smell of tacos, Indian food and homemade ravioli wafts around the family’s small apartment from the cramped kitchen as Javier Bautista experiments with new recipes. When Bautista was 22 years old and working in food preparation at a French restaurant, he couldn’t picture himself as a chef. Now, after almost 23 years working for […]