After perusing shelf after shelf in UCLA libraries to search for ideas on how to build his first dollhouse, Leslie Evans finally found a black-and-white image of the Altes Haus – tall, gabled and shingled. Read more...
Photo: Leslie Evans, who worked in the UCLA International Institute for almost two decades, made an intricate 14-room dollhouse based on his research of German Renaissance architecture.
The graduate student government voted at its meeting Wednesday night to send a letter to University of California President Janet Napolitano demanding that the UC increase its support of graduate students. Read more...
The University of California will take a harder look at its faculty discrimination policies after UCLA’s policies were found to be insufficient. UC President Janet Napolitano called for the formation of a University workgroup last month to scrutinize discrimination policies on all UC campuses. Read more...
Ahmed Maher, a prominent protest organizer during the Egyptian revolution in 2011 and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will speak on a panel today at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Ahmed Maher, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will make his third visit to UCLA today to speak about his role as a political activist during the 2011 revolution in Egypt. He was one of the key organizers of an influential protest in Tahrir Square.
University police are investigating more than 30 thefts in the John Wooden Center and nearby recreational areas in the past two months. Since Sept. 1, there have been 20 thefts reported in the Wooden Center, 12 thefts reported on the Intramural Field and four in Drake Stadium, said Nancy Greenstein, a spokeswoman for UCPD. Read more...
About 60 students gathered on campus Tuesday night to watch a debate between members of Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans about the relationship between the United States and Israel. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans debated about the relationship between the United States and Israel.
Students put up a wall in Bruin Plaza this week to symbolize the occupation of Palestinian territories by the Israeli military as part of the annual Palestine Awareness Week. Read more...
Photo: For Palestine Awareness Week, students put up a mock “apartheid wall” to symbolize the controversial separation barrier that borders the West Bank.
