President William Henry Harrison proclaimed Oct. 12 as Columbus Day in 1892, saying that the Italian navigator brought enlightenment and progress to the New World.
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Los Angeles DA to prosecute dispensaries that sell over-the-counter medical marijuana for profit
Dispensaries in the city of Los Angeles that sell medical marijuana over-the-counter for profit will be prosecuted, said Sandi Gibbons, public information officer for District Attorney Steve Cooley.
Budget cuts make it hard for students to transfer
Eboni Haynes had no problem transferring to UCLA in 2008 after two years of attending Los Angeles Valley College.
UCLA Samahang Pilipino helps out typhoon victims
As a child, Edith Bell watched her mother pack and ship care packages, known as balikbayan boxes, to her family in the Philippines.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gives funds to recover economy
Every year since 2007, Joan Waugh, a professor of U.S. history, takes her students on a field trip to the Los Angeles National Cemetery.
Judicial Board holds hours to increase accessibility
The Student Judicial Board has begun hosting office hours three days a week in order to answer any procedural questions about the board’s purpose and function.
Health care reform process brings up abortion debate
As the health care reform process grows increasingly complicated, the resurgence of abortion as a major topic for debate does little to ease the heated conflict.